Senor Hunter and La Sagrada Familia

Flat Mr. Hunter admires the gothic side of La Sagrada Familia, which has a nativity scene

Mr. Hunter's keeper has longed to visit Gaudi's famed Barcelona cathedral ever since she saw Irving Penn's marvelous photo of a funeral procession passing in front of La Sagrada Familia.

Funeral Cortège in front of La Sagrada Familía
Irving Penn
Thanks to the Pebbles From Paradise blog.

Flat Mr. Hunter and the austere Passion facade

Beautiful!  Mr. Hunter can't wait to see this cathedral with his own wooden eyes.  A big "Gracias!" to Liz for taking Flat Mr. Hunter to Barcelona in the meantime.

La Sagrada Familia

Barcelona, Spain

June 2011

Flat Mr. Hunter at President Obama's Inauguration

Mr. Hunter celebrates Inauguration Day 2013 by reflecting upon Flat Mr. Hunter's visit to Washington, D.C. in January 2009.  He attended the inauguration with Mike and Mahlon.  What an opportunity!

Flat Mr. Hunter enjoys the performances at the
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration
at the Lincoln Memorial.

Flat Mr. Hunter and the U.S. Capitol Building.

Flat Mr. Hunter and the Washington Monument, with inauguration crowds.

Flat Mr. Hunter checks out the crowds in D.C.

Flat Mr. Hunter and the White House.

Mr. Hunter will always be grateful to Mahlon and Mike for inviting one of his flat representatives along on their inauguration adventures.

Washington, D.C.

January 2009

Westminster Abbey

Mr. Hunter and his cohorts stopped at Westminster Abbey but didn't feel like waiting in the super-long queue and paying the £16 entry fee.

The Abbey's clock tower, whose clocks
each have only one hand.

Some of the ten modern martyrs above the Great West Door.
See this BBC article about the unveiling of these statues.

The Royal Coat of Arms on the west facade.

May God grant to the living Grace
To the departed Rest
To the Church & the World Peace and Concord
And to us Sinners Eternal Life

The long line to get into Westminster Abbey.

A bit of color showing through the stained glass windows.

Westminster Abbey

London, England

September 2011

Official site for Westminster Abbey - http://www.westminster-abbey.org/

Lady Liberty of the Luxembourg Gardens

Mr.  Hunter has yet to visit the actual Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, but he has posed with Auguste Bartholdi's original (and much smaller) bronze model of Lady Liberty, who holds her torch aloft in the marvelous Luxembourg Gardens of Paris.

About the statue in the Luxembourg Gardens.

Jardin du Luxembourg

Paris, France

May 2010

The Rosetta Stone

Here's Mr. Hunter posing in front of a particularly important rock: The Rosetta Stone.  The Rosetta Stone dates back to ancient Egypt and was rediscovered in 1799, and it provided a key for finally understanding hieroglyphics.

Hieroglyphs and Demotic on the Rosetta Stone

Here's the name "Mister Hunter" in hieroglyphics, courtesy of the Online Hieroglyphics Translator:

Demotic and Greek sections of the Rosetta Stone

Room 4

The British Museum

London, England

September 2011

Mr. Hunter's Blue Halo (aka The London Eye)

Mr. Hunter basks in the blue nighttime glow of the London Eye.

The London Eye

as seen from Westminster Bridge

London, England

September 2011

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament

Mr. Hunter and I have great affection for Big Ben and the Clock Tower at the Houses of Parliament.

Mr. Hunter listens as Big Ben tolls eight o'clock:

                        

Big Ben

The Houses of Parliament

City of Westminster

London, England

September 2011