There were times when a very very very rich pope would find a need for a little extra protection from very large armies who have heard about his very large pile of gold.

You should have seen the size of the chests inside of the treasure room.

Red Light District, Amsterdam.

Makes you wonder if we should still call those "shorts".

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

Capitoline Museum, Rome

Taken from the walls of the Castello de San Angelo.

Vatican Museum.

#1 Montreal in HDR
#2 Manhattan Downtown
#3 Inside St-Peter's Basilica
#4 War Zone
#5 Urinoir
#6 Dutch Transportation
#7 The Roman Forum
#8 Ruins of the Quebec city Armoury
#9 You two are going back to Hawaii
#10 Marcus Aurelius

While this last trimester was notable for visits to Rome, Amsterdam, New York and Quebec City, it will certainly be remembered for my acquisition of Photomatix Pro which finally allowed me to produce decent HDR images.

My favorite painting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art shows Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) along with his Wife Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze (1758–1836). Lavoisier, who is known as the father of modern chemistry, is famous for his discovery of oxygen. If it wasn't for him, we'd all suffocate.

5th Avenue Apple Store, New York City.

Taken in a section of the Vatican Museum that was undergoing renovations.

Schipol Airport, Amsterdam.

Did you know that I have a hidden talent worthy of a freak show?

Ruins of the Quebec city Armoury.

Quebec city Armoury.