Back Door, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The back side of the Gerding Theater. Love this building. LOVE it.
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Back Door
Posted in Out and About, Photos, Portland with tags architecture, black and white, black and white photography, city life, city photography, doors, gerding theater, structure on July 6, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
City Hall
Posted in Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, lancaster, england, city photography, urban photography, travel photography, structure, lancaster england on May 28, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
City Hall, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Lancaster, Lancashire, England.
The Lion and City Hall
Posted in Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, buildings, glasgow, glasgow scotland, lions, photography, scotland, statues, Travel, travel photography on May 27, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
The Lion and City Hall, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Always cool squares, monuments to famous men, and gorgeous buildings. You just can’t buy atmosphere like that, it has to be made… over time.
Gargoyles (or Little Man) in Glasgow
Posted in Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, glasgow, glasgow scotland, photography, scotland, scotland buildings, scotland cities, Travel, travel photography on May 27, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
Gargoyles (or Little Man) in Glasgow, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Karen took this one in Glasgow. The buildings in Glasgow, like Edinburgh and London, were beautiful. Glasgow is a larger and more modern city than Edinburgh, but still lovely in it’s own right. Once a major industrial center for the U.K. it’s still a thriving and improving cultural city.
Priory
Posted in Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, churches, england, historical buildings, lindisfarne england, lindisfarne priory, photography, priory, ruins, structure, Travel, travel photography on May 24, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
Priory, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The sun was shining right behind the priory as we approached. I took several photos, but many of them had the glowing hazy look because of it. This one I took as we walked away from it. It didn’t turn out too bad. At least you can see it.
Natural Beauty
Posted in Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, beautiful buildings, buildings, city photography, england, london, london england, london natural history museum, structure, travel photography on May 22, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
Natural Beauty, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
National Gallery at Trafalgar Square
Posted in Art, Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, england, famous squares, london, london england, national gallery london, trafalgar square, Travel, travel photography on May 19, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
National Gallery at Trafalgar Square, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
Trafalgar Square is an impressive place. Big. A definite hang out for locals and tourists alike. This is the National Gallery. All museums, galleries, etc. are free to the public. Pretty cool eh?
Impressive Structure
Posted in Art, Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, famous architecture, famous buildings, london england, structure, Travel, travel photography, westminster abbey on May 19, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
Impressive Structure, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
All I can say is… wow.
Westminster Abbey
Posted in Art, Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, churches, famous architecture, famous churches, london england, Travel, travel photography, westminster abbey on May 19, 2009 by tokenhippygirl}
Westminster Abbey, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
What can I say? Westminster Abbey is an impressive, massive, and gorgeous piece of architecture. Amazing.
Ben And The Eye
Posted in Photos, The U.K., Travel with tags architecture, history, england, urban photography, travel photography, london, london england, big ben, london eye, city of london, city photogrpahy on May 19, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
Ben And The Eye, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
We walked past Big Ben, heading toward Westminster Abbey.
2
Posted in Out and About, Photos, Portland with tags 2, architecture, buildings, number 2, orange, parks, Portland, portland oregon, quirky portland, warehouses on February 22, 2009 by tokenhippygirl
2, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
I wonder what’s behind door number 2? Monte Hall… do you know? What if, some day, we just wandered up to it and knocked. Who do you suppose would answer? Strange scientists doing secret experiments? A rock band renting the space getting ready for it’s next international tour? A guy making donuts? Elvis?
Walking Around in the Pearl
Posted in Photos, Portland with tags architecture, blue sky, buildings, downtown portland, downtown portland oregon, light, Portland, portland oregon, the pearl, the pearl district on August 28, 2008 by tokenhippygirl
Walking Around in the Pearl, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
On Saturday we had dinner at a great place called Silk in the Pearl. It was Maggie’s choice, being that it was Maggie’s birthday and all, and so she picked Vietnamese. This place was awesome. Not a bad dish in the bunch of what we ordered. Not a bad appetizer. Not a bad drink. It was fantastic actually and we will definitely be back there for some tasty grub.
After dinner we walked a couple of blocks and then hopped on the Portland Streetcar to go over to the concert venue. What a great way to get around town. No worries about having to park over by the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
I took this shot as we walked from Silk to the streetcar stop. Just one of the condo buildings in the Pearl. They each have their own distinct personality. I liked the round windows at the corners in this one.
Parliament Building
Posted in Canada, Photos, Travel with tags architecture, building photography, buildings, Canada, parliament building victoria b.c., photography, victoria b.c., victoria harbor on June 26, 2008 by tokenhippygirl
Parliament Building, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The Parliament Building in Victoria, B.C. Quite stunning against the bright blue sky. One of the tour guides fell in love with Weston. She even offered to babysit while we were taking a tour. We didn’t take her up on it, but it was a nice of her… even if she just selfishly wanted to snuggle with our dog.
Photo Hunt – Different
Posted in Photo Hunt, Photos, Travel with tags architecture, Barcelona, gaudi, Gaudi buildings, Photo Hunt, photography, spain, Travel on March 7, 2008 by tokenhippygirl
Casa Batllo, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The theme for the photo hunt this week is different. I looked through my recent archives and ran across some pictures I took in Barcelona, Spain of the Gaudi buildings. Nothing says different and unique in architecture like a Gaudi building. Strange, beautiful and amazing stuff. I’d never seen anything like them.
This is Casa Batlló. You can find out more by clicking on the official site link here and/or by going to the wikipedia link here. Check out these sites, it’s pretty interesting stuff.
If you want to join in the photo hunt follow the link here to get all the info and then start taking some pictures!
Philadelphia City Hall
Posted in Photos, Travel with tags architecture, building, city hall, historic buildings, history, marble, philadelphia, philadelphia city hall, relief on February 18, 2008 by tokenhippygirl
Philadelphia City Hall, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The Philadelphia City Hall is a gorgeous building.
Independence Hall
Posted in Photos, Travel with tags architecture, historic buildings, history, independence hall, pennsylvania, philadelphia, U.S. history on February 18, 2008 by tokenhippygirl
Independence Hall, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
The building where the decision for resistance and then war was made, the system of government was decided, and the constitution was drafted and signed.
The Second Bank
Posted in Photos, Travel with tags architecture, blue sky, building, columns, light, pennsylvania, philadelphia, second bank building on February 18, 2008 by tokenhippygirl
The Second Bank, originally uploaded by Tokenhippygirl.
