The start of my 3 week work trip around the world, and had a few days of down time before the storm of airports and lecture halls to take in some Museums around London with my wife.
Darwin's castle, and home to most of his research and findings.
On the top floor, looking at the far wall. Each gilded fresco in the ceiling that represent every discovery.
Getty Center, Los Angeles. Architect: Richard Meier
Portico at the Getty Center in Los Angeles, designed by Richard Meier.
Under the Brise Soleil (wings open)
Inside the entrance to the Quadracci Pavilion
A supporting pillar of the Gwalior Fort - described by Babur as "pearl among Fortresses in India"
Mine stack at the Levant mining site on the Cornish coast.
The lighthouse in the background is the Pendeen Watch.
The cliffs of the Na Pali coast warmed in color in the fading sunset as seen from Polihale State Park in Kauai. The beach was completely empty and only a few campers lingered along the bluffs above the beach.
The gates of Fort York, in what is now Toronto. Fort York was largely destroyed in the War of 1812 and was immediately rebuilt.