Prague: the city of spires
Prague is a stunningly beautiful city with more churches than you can throw a stick at. The wonderful thing about this is that the churches are all used on a daily basis to host...
Category: Travel Photos
Toledo Part II: the return of the photo-dump!
We had so many amazing places to visit we took a million photos. This Blog is just a photo drop of the amazing Santa Iglesia Catedral Primada de Toledo – Toledo’s main Cathedral. We...
Toledo: Corpus Christi, Cathedrals, swords, bull fighting, El Greco, Visigoths and Knights Templar !!
We took a detour between races and decided to go to Toledo. Little did we know that the town was to be engrossed with a massive festival of Corpus Christi. Again, we seem to...
Barcelona Cathedrals and Art
Barcelona in the heart of Catalan country is a fabulous city that boasts wide boulevards, lots of fabulous food, wine and of course, Cathedrals. It is really easy to get around the city via...
Bologna – where it all began!
Some nearly 30 years ago, a momentous occasion occurred in Bologna, one that was to shape the lives of at least two people. David (the hero of the piece) proposed marriage to Michelle (equally...
La Basilica di San Petronio
Piazza Maggiore, Bologona Some of these ancient exquisite buildings in Bologna deserve their own post…the Basilica in Piazza Maggiore is one of them! We came to Mass here 30 years ago and are still...
Cinque Terre – the most beautiful place in the world? We think so!
After the wild world of Miami, Cinque Terre was a complete contrast. It was serene and peaceful and stunningly beautiful. This was a great thing as our luggage was lost in Lisbon! However, hats...
Burka’s to Bikini’s
Our week in Miami. Miami is a huge place. It takes nearly three hours to get from North Miami to South beach using public transport!! The Metromover is free and takes you around the...
Final Days in Caucasus Mountains
Staying in the Karvansaray in Sheki! This is a great experience that we could not miss. Leaving the lovely Panorama Guest House was a wrench but the lure of staying in an old historic...