Tag: Travel
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Mont-Saint-Michel: Worth a look
There is a huge decision to make for those visiting Normandy. ‘Should we visit Mont-Saint-Michel even though it’s one of the more popular tourist destinations in the world?’ After all, it’s not an easy place to get to unlike many other cathedrals and small churches you can encounter on your average Church Walk. To help…
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Fjord Safari
One of the more popular day trips out of Bergen is to the small town of Flåm located on the Nærøyfjord. We drove out there one September day without a particular plan in mind. We had heard that the top attractions in this small town surrounded by mountains is the Flåm railway so after parking…
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Grand Canyon: Ledge Lunacy along the South Rim
‘People fall into the Grand Canyon all the time’, a friend told me when I mentioned my family was planning a trip there. ‘That’s crazy’, I thought. I mean, how can you not see the thing – it’s so BIG! Well, here’s the deal. You can get some lovely shots of the canyon from famous…
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Antelope & Horseshoe: Sharing the Beauty
There are many reasons to visit the state of Arizona: the Grand Canyon, the red rocks of Sedona, ‘Flag’ aka Flagstaff, etc. Two sites that are also getting some attention are Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend – located in and run by the Navajo Nation. Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon formed by the wear…
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Rouen: Cathedral Lights and a Martyred Heroine
The French city of Rouen is known for two things – its magnificent cathedral and the martyrdom of Joan of Arc at the age of nineteen. There has been a church on the site of the Rouen cathedral since the 4th century. Construction started on the current cathedral in the 1200s. If you’re lucky enough…
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Vatican City
Well, if you have to do it. Don’t get me wrong – Vatican City is well worth a visit – if you’ve never been there before. St. Peter’s Basilica is magnificent. Michelangelo’s Pietà alone is is worth a look. It’s such a shame you have to look at it through glass while surrounded by people…
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My Obsession with Mosaics
“…but beautiful mosaics are made out of broken pieces” — Lori Jenessa Nelson Traveling through Europe there are plenty of beautiful palaces and churches to look at. For some reason though, while others are gaping at flying buttresses or speculating on who once lived in a certain palace I’m the one in the corner with…
Unfolded Maps 