20 12, 2019

Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree at The Vatican

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In 2005, I visited Vatican City right after Christmas. Here is their life sized Nativity Scene and Christmas Tree. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

29 12, 2017

7 Days of Black and White

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I had been seeing those "7 Day Black and White" posts on Facebook for a while, but didn't feel artistic at the time. But as my business trip early in the month was coming up, I got inspired and decided to do it as well. Here are my 7 days of Black and White photography. Day 1: Ornate Christmas Tree decorations at the Denver Christkindl Market Day 2: I found one of the infamous Pink Doll's heads that have been popping up around Denver in the last few years. This one is near Larimer Square. Day 3: A Wandmaster at

24 12, 2012

Travel Missteps: A Grave Christmas Tree Mistake

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A decorated Christmas Tree in Munich. A little large for what I was looking for. My little sister had been teaching in Kenya, so the family decided to meet "halfway" in Germany for Christmas 2011.  I felt like Kevin McCallister in the "Home Alone" movies, worried we wouldn't have a real Christmas tree.  So I had researched ahead of time where to get a little Christmas tree  and Odeonsplatz in Munich was recommended on a ex-pat forum.  The key issue with this plan is we were staying two U-Bahn stops away from Odeonsplatz, which would make for an interesting subway ride if