buzz buzz buzz
I’m not a huge fan of wasps, but these three were part of the exhibit of statues at Castlemartyr Resort in Co Cork. buzzzzz! Fly away!
A cat on the roof
Hey! There’s a cat on the roof! Just one of the statues displayed at the Art+Soul exhibition in the Castlemartyr Resort was one of a cat standing on a large key. I thought it might be nice to see if the cat can stand on the roof of the hotel. 🙂
All you need is love, JFK
Late last year I visited Youghal on a Sunday. Most of the shops were closed, including this one but the display in front caught my eye. JFK is still highly regarded by many people who don’t know how unfaithful he was to his wife, and maybe they do know and ignore that part of him….
Statues at Sunset
Some of the statues that decorate the entrances to St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork. Taken while we waited for the Cathedral to open so we could hear beautiful classical music played that evening by London Concertante.
Royal Scots Greys Monument
Royal Scots Greys Monument soldier on horseback by William Birnie Rhind, Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Laocoön and his sons
The Vatican Museum, Rome. November 2017.
Monument to Garibaldi
The Monument to Garibaldi at the highest point of the Janiculum hill in Rome. November 2017.
Statues
Cork, April 2015.
Mother and Child
A statue of a mother and child stands near where we stayed in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Sólfar, The Sun Voyager
This is a metal statue in Reykjavík of what looks like a Viking longboat but according to the Wikipedia page is in fact a “dreamboat”. It is a common misunderstanding that Sun Voyager is a Viking ship. It is quite understandable that many tourists think like this when travelling in Iceland, the land of the…
Is that an axe?
A statue of Leif Ericsson stands in front of the Church of Hallgrimur, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Musical Statues
Statues playing music near the Perlan in Reykjavik, Iceland. So cold while I took this photo. The Perlan offers a great view of the city but the cold wind will freeze your hands! More info on Wikitravel. Edit: check out Krista’s photos of the statues too!












