Mont Saint-Michel – France
The world-famous island abbey may stand just across the border in Normandy, but much of the phenomenal World Heritage Site Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel forms part of Brittany.
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Places
Cool Image: Goreme in the Cappadocia region of Turkey
Cappadocia has a terrain unlike any other on Earth, consisting of strange and wondrous rock formations, and hills soft enough to carve out elaborate cave systems. Over the centuries, this region in central Turkey became honeycombed with homes and holy places tunneled into the topography. Göreme boasts many of these sandstone cave dwellings—some of which
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Cool Image: Cliff dwelling, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona, USA
Cliff dwelling, Canyon De Chelly National Monument, Arizona, USA.
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Golden Gate Bridge With Fog? Not Quite – Under Lihu Bridge, Wuxi, China
Here’s a cool image of the underside of the Lihu Bridge in Wuxi, China.
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Highest Road In The World? Not Quite, But Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road Is Cool
This picture is of Tianmen Shan Big Gate Road (also called the Tianmen Winding Mountain Road). It’s not quite the highest road in the world, but it is cool. The actual highest road in the world is in Uturuncu, Bolivia and it’s at the altitude of 5768 meters (18,923 feet) above sea level. Tianmen Shan Big Gate is a
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Cool Room In The Mountains: Biltmore Estate
This cool picture is of the Biltmore Estate. It was built in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, USA as an escape from everyday life for the Vanderbilt Family. The mansion was built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between the years 1889 and 1895. It has beautiful landscaping along with a large expanse of land. The
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Cool Room In A Hot Desert: Beresheet Hotel Ramon Crater
Beresheet Hotel Ramon Crater This picture is of the Beresheet Hotel Ramon Crater which is in the Negev Desert in Israel. Talk about a cool room in a hot desert! I came across a picture of it in the Wall Street Journal recently and was able to track down some background on it. The Wall Street Journal occasionally
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Judith Mountain Cabin (AIA Merit Award Winner)
Judith Mountain Cabin This picture is of the Judith Mountain Cabin. It was an AIA Merit Award Winner. I came across a picture of it in the Wall Street Journal a while back and was able to track down some background on it. The Wall Street Journal occasionally has some nice pictures of interesting mansions
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