One morning during vacation, my sister-in-law and I decided to workout on the beach…and we were blessed with this beautiful sunrise! Who doesn’t love the beach? Especially when the sun is rising? A wonderful way to start the day! Happy Friday, y’all!
Located on the coast of the Adriatic Sea (close to Slovenia), Trieste is a northeastern Italian city that combines beautiful sea views with an Austrian flavor (it was one of the oldest parts of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918). If you get a chance to visit, take a break at a cafe surrounding the harbor…and definitely visit Castello Miramare (one of the most beautiful castles I’ve ever visited).
One of my favorite shots while strolling down Pusher Street (named for its former sale of soft drugs) in Christiania (a free-wheeling community of alternative living in Copenhagen). This place is fascinating…from the urban street art to the colorful people.
I took this photo while sitting on my balcony at the Rocabella Santorini Resort & Spa. I sometimes just stare at it for stress relief…and then continue to plot how to get there again this year. If only I could disapparate…hate being a muggle. *sighs*
Well, not really but 
I did spend the afternoon at Oakland Cemetery. “This garden cemetery, founded in 1850, is the final resting place of many of Atlanta’s settlers, builders, and most noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Maynard Jackson. It is also a showplace of sculpture and architecture, and a botanical preserve with ancient oaks and magnolias. Here in this peaceful place the full scope of the city’s rich and fascinating history unfolds before you. From a hilltop in Oakland Cemetery, General John B. Hood watched the Battle of Atlanta, and nearby lie soldiers from both sides who died in it.” (source, www.oaklandcemetery.com)
I decided to check it out as I’d heard so much about this cemetery from professional photographers. It was recently selected by the Atlanta Journal Constitution as Atlanta’s Best Picnic Spot. Now, while I find cemeteries peaceful and like to try to figure out the family ties of those buried within, I don’t have any interest in having a picnic next to Dearly Departed Darryl. It did afford me the opportunity to practice my photography tho!
“Oakland’s acres of Victorian gardens offer a variety of spectacular locations for your special occasion. Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first African American mayor, and Ivan Allen, Jr. became the 26th and 27th mayors of the city to be buried at Oakland, joining six Georgia governors. Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With The Wind, is also buried here. So are golf great Robert T. (Bobby) Jones; Joel Hurt, one of the city’s leading developers and entrepreneurs; Atlanta historian Franklin Garrett, Bishop Wesley John Gaines, founder of Morris Brown College; Carrie Steele Logan, 19th Century founder of Atlanta’s first orphanage for black children which continues today as the Carrie Steel Pitts Home, and others who played a role in Atlanta’s evolution.” (source, www.oaklandcemetery.com). I’m pretty sure I’m related to Carrie Steel Pitts (or at least that is the story I plan to circulate…see what kind of ancestry you can make up by hanging out at the cemetery?).
Grave of Maynard Jackson, first black mayor of Atlanta, GA
My friend, Haskell, and I decided to spend a few hours taking pictures in Little 5 Points and Oakland Cemetery. Little 5 Points (a/k/a “L5P”) is a funky bohemian neighborhood east of downtown Atlanta. Known for unique clothing boutiques (Junkman’s Daughter, Envy, etc.), hookah bars and cafes…it’s a fabulous place to spend a Saturday afternoon!
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