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  When I first traveled to Europe, I didn't consider the loving care and restoration given the many landmarks.  These restorations sustain the brilliance of the architecture of the time it was built.  Above is the Eiffel Tower in Paris dated 1890 and my photo to the right 1973. Although, not much has changed, they've added electronic signage to announce special events.  I took the photo below in 1999. The Tower was built in 1889 as an entrance to the World's Fair.  It stands 1050 feet tall.  You can see the signage added for special events.  When I took this photo it was nearing (283 jours or days) until the millennium celebration of 2000. See the old and new comparison photos of very popular landmarks: The Rome Colosseum Photo on left taken about 1890 and mine on the right is 1973 when cars were able to drive around the structure.   Here is one of my photos from 1999 where it appears the architectural trim h...

See the new British Airways Vertical Pier in Brighton here .

Your travel keepsakes mean so much...enjoy this article from Victoria Magazine...

Johnny Depp is allegedly selling his four story Venice palazzo for over $10 million.   See the story on daily mail here

Rome Fashion Show featuring Kendall Jenner photos here My Trevi Fountain/Rome city photos here

The dreamy Hotel Splendido, Portofino, Italy See these photos of Fredrik Eklund's (Million Dollar Listing NY) vacation  here See my Portofino post here .

2016 Garter Day Service (Knighting ceremony) at Windsor Castle.  See full Daily Mail post here My Windsor Castle post  here

There are so many beautiful, manicured gardens all over Europe but recently I was surprised to find that Lugano, Switzerland is among those.  The lake area or old town section is kept fresh and neatly groomed of trees and lush flowers.   This is a great day trip from Milano.  Enjoy...  At the local market There are public vegetable gardens around the main walkway Manicured trees and shrubs More public grapes for harvesting along the piazza So gorgeous around the lake! See more of Lugano here or my other posts through the search icon.  Thank you!