I love tall places and the John Hancock Observatory has, in my not so humble opinion, the best views in Chicago. The John Hancock Center is the only building in Chicago with membership in the exclusive World Federation of Great Towers. Just look for the building with the X patterns on all sides, it’s next to [...]
Let me start by saying, I am not a fan of museums. Yes, I am a brat, I know. They overload my brain with information I can’t retain, but @MrTravelD LOVES them! Every time we go to Chicago he wants to go to the Art Institute of Chicago and I must say, I think [...]
Do you like to send postcards? I do, but with the cost of cards and the ever-increasing cost of postage I haven’t been sending them like I used to until I found Postcardly! It’s a very cool service that uses YOUR PHOTOS to create postcards to send to your family and friends. All you need [...]
In Texas where almost everything is BIG I shot this FriFotos Skyline of the “World’s Littlest Skyscraper.” During the oil boom in 1919, J.D. McMahon sold about $200,000 of stock to investors for a multi-story office building across from the St.James Hotel. What investors didn’t realize and McMahon didn’t mention was the blueprints were [...]
Today’s FriFotos theme is flags. I am anxious to see flags from around the world waving proudly. Here are the flags I have to share for this edition of FriFotos Flags: The Royal Standard is flown when the Queen of England is in residence. Flags from around the world in Mexico- and the I [...]
