Stratford-Upon-Avon, England

I finally made it to Stafford-upon-Avon!

All of the photos taken on iPhone 16 Pro Max as my Nikon battery died after our visit to the butterfly house.  Stafford-upon-Avon is a medieval market town located along the River Avon and is the home of Shakespeare. We enjoyed walking the streets and a beautiful dinner cruise in a long boat along the River Avon.

 

The Guild Chapel

    

Shakespeare's Home

    

 

     

 

Charlecote Park, Warwickshire, England

 Charlecote Park, UK

 

On a recent visit to the UK, we made a stop at this beautiful Elizabethan style home.  A National Trust site, Charlecote Park is a country house set in rural parkland near Stafford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire dating back to the 1500's.

 

 

  

 

 

Inside the house taken with iPhone 16

      

      

 

 

Churches of Cologne, Germany

 The jewel of Cologne (Koln), Germany, is the Gothic cathedral that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Construction started in 1248 and didn't complete until 1880. The Dom is the 3rd largest Gothic cathedral in the world.  It was heavily damaged during World War II, but brought back to life over the years.  It's hard to explain the pure massiveness of this place.  During a recent visit to Cologne, I photographed inside using my iPhone. The cell phone does a great job capturing inside in low light that just can't be done with a DSLR without a tripod.  

DSLR shot earlier in May

 

 

One of my DSLR shots from 2018

Mosaics

 Treasury

St. Maria Himmelfahrt Church

 We refer to this one as the pink church.  With it's Baroque style architecture, it is probably the next best church in Cologne. 

 

 

 

 

Church of St. Agnes in the old part of Cologne is a neo-Gothic Catholic church dating back to 1902.  I loved the steeple, but the sanctuary was a little less ornate but still beautiful.