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The Getty Center was financed by J Paul Getty. It is
a 5 acre plot situated on the top of a hill over looking the city of
Los Angeles California. The architecture and grounds of the Getty
Center are magnificent and house the Research Library at the Getty
Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, The J
Paul Getty Museum, and restaurant. For more information on the
Getty Center and for an overview watch the Getty Center Video -The orientation film
gives an overview of the current collections that you can view at the
Getty Center.
Watch the Getty Center orientation film. (9:45) Admission to all Getty
Center exhibits and grounds are free.
The
Bingham Canyon Mine, AKA Kennecott Utah Copper Mine, is an
mile deep open-pit mining operation that has been extracting copper and
other mineral deposits for over one hundred years. The Bingham
Copper Mine is located Southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah and is
still in operation today. In addition to the viewing area of the mine
where you can see the terraces made in the ground to the bottom of the
copper mine you can also visit the Bingham Canyon Mine Museum that is
maintained by the Kennecott Copper Company right on the grounds.
The 360° Virtual Tour that you can view by clicking the
link above allows you to see the mine from above. For more info
on the Kennecott Utah Mine <Click
Here>.
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1985 trip to:
Germany,
Lichtenstein, France, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands
In 1993, I landed in Zurich, Switzerland for a short stay
at the
5 Star Dolder Grand Hotel and visit to the city of Zurich below before
leaving on a five day tour of the
Alsace Lorraine Region of Western France; a region that has been
heavily influenced by the Germans and French Revolution over the last
couple of centuries. This trip took us to the Mulhouse Train Museum AKA
"Cité du Train", the second day, to a jam packed tour of sites that
include: The Strasbourg Cathedral or Cathedrale Strasbourg where we
saw the Astronomical Clock and the locks around Strasbourg, The Citadelle
de Bitche AKAZitadelle Bitche, Mont St. Odile & Haut
Koenigsbourg Castle both high atop mountains, and to Lembach, France to
see the line of underground concrete bunkers of the Ligne Maginot Ouvrage
Du Four A ChauxAKAMaginot Line or Ligne
Maginot that was named after French Minister of Defense André Maginot.
A month after the death of Princess
Dianna I visited London, England for the first time. London has
become a city that I love and visited several times in the 90's. The five
day tour took us to all of the major sites known to tourists from all over
the world.
We were able to make this whirl wind tour
because we had an unlimited pass to ride on
The Tube or Underground (public subway and transportation system)
quickly and easily. The Tube allowed us to descend deep into the ground of
the Victorian hubs numerous times and ascend five miles across town
minutes later which made everything possible. A similar cab ride took us
an hour one time that week after hours. Because of this we packed plenty
into the short trip including: The British Museum, Buckingham
Palace and Saint James Park, we sat through a session of the
British Parliament and visited the Westminster Cathedral and
shopped at the famous Harrods Department Store. During this trip I
purchased a sketch at
Sotheby's London Auction House on 34-35 New Bond Street and many other
treasures from Liberty's of London, etc.
In June and July of 1998, I spent 23 days
traveling throughout China. Up North we stayed in Beijing & visited the
Forbidden City, saw the Summer Palace, the Ming Tombs and hiked up the
Great Wall of China. Next we flew on China Air to Wuhan to start a 5 day
cruise up the Yangtze River for 260 miles visiting the 3 Gorges and Dam.
Next we flew to Xian where we visited the site of the discovery of the
Terracotta Warriors. No trip to China would be complete unless you visit
the Guilin Region where the mountains look like spikes shooting to the sky
as you cruise the River Li through the mountainous region. Then on to Hong
Kong with visits to Victoria Peak and the fishing village on Hong Kong
Island. The trip wrapped up with a flight into Shanghai China where we
visited the Bund and saw the gardens famous in that area.
Cruise Tour to London England, Dover England, The Keil Canal, Weinberg
Germany, St Petersburg Russia,
Helsinki Finland, Stockholm Sweden, Copenhagen Denmark, Oslo Norway
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