A Guide in Venice: St. Mark’s and the Doge’s Palace
We began our Greek adventure in Paris and ended it in Venice. This might seem an odd route, but thereContinue Reading
Category: Museums
What Athens in Greece, Stays in Greece
When I hear people talk about so-and-so went to Athens as their first European city I think: what were theyContinue Reading
The Archaeological Sites of Heraklion Crete
Our guidebook was not full of flowing reviews of Heraklion but it did say that the Archaeology Museum was aContinue Reading
Our Favorite Things in Paris, France
With some time to reflect on our recent trip to Paris, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite things weContinue Reading
Vingt ans plus tard: Une Semaine à Paris (Twenty Years Later: A Week in Paris)
While we’ve been back to France on two extended trips since our first nearly 20 years ago, aside from theContinue Reading
A Visit to Versailles
“Long ago in days untoldWere ruled by Lords of greedKings and queens and guillotinesTaking lives deniedStarch and parchments laid theContinue Reading
Nîmes (France) Wasn’t Built in a Day
France’s Rome, the city of Nîmes, is an impressive living museum to Roman history. We stopped there, and at neighboringContinue Reading
Leisurely Life on Lago di Como
We arrived on Lake Como from Milan after several days of crushing heat and I barely wanted to sleep andContinue Reading
Feasting on the Last Supper, and other things to do in Milan
We were scheduled to visit Milan last year when, on a whim, we bought tickets to see Bruce Springsteen hereContinue Reading
Mértola and its Islamic Festival
We’d driven through Mértola twice. Once, in December of 2019, just after moving to Portugal, on our way south toContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 