Posts in Tag: Cathedrals
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Old Town Geneva – A Walk Through History
My first post from Switzerland was a compendium of reasons for signing onto the Adventures Abroad Hiking tour of Switzerland. However, since Alison and I had never spent any time in this country other than at airports, we decided to get there a few days before and include the cities of Geneva and Basel on […]
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Saint John Co-Cathedral, Valletta
In the last post on our Adventures Abroad journey to Malta our group began a walking tour of Valletta by entering through the main city gate and exploring parts of the city concluding at the Armoury in the Grandmaster’s Palace. However, there is much more to see in this smallest in area of all European […]
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Leon – Nicaragua’s Most Interesting City
This is my sixth and final post on the poorest country we will visit on this Adventures Abroad exclusive trip to Central America specially designed and led by ace guide Victor Romagnoli. In my first post I provided a synopsis of what I liked and didn’t like about Nicaragua with the ledger coming down far […]
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York – England’s Most Interesting City?
This is my ninth post in an ongoing series inspired by a recent visit to Britain with Canadian military travel specialists Liberation Tours, led by noted Canadian actor and historian Phil Craig. The tour, Medieval Britain: Castles, Cannons & Crowns was the inaugural one in what will become an annual event and I hope that my […]
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Salisbury Cathedral – A Most Beautiful Church
While I am not a religious person, I do greatly appreciate the beautiful art and architecture that religion can inspire, none more so than the awesome Gothic cathedrals of western Europe. These wonders in stone often took hundreds of years to complete; Cologne took 600 years. As architectural tastes changed over the centuries, the results […]
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Granada – Explore It on Foot Part II
In the previous post I told readers why renting an audio tour of Granada Spain was, in my opinion, probably the best way to explore the city on foot over a two day period. In that post we got as far as the Capilla Real and the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella. In this post we’ll […]
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Granada Spain – Why It’s Best to Explore It on Foot
We’ve been in Granada Spain for just over twenty-four hours, all of which we’ve spent residing in or exploring the ancient Moorish district known as the Albaicin. It’s been a very pleasant eye opener, but now it’s time to literally come down from the mountain (well hill) and visit the centre of this wonderful city. I’m one of those […]
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Korcula Town – Walking in the Footsteps of Marco Polo
Originally I had planned to describe our time on Korcula island and in particular the town as part of the previous post, but realized that this charming little place deserves it’s own entry. When we left off, we were just leaving the island of Hvar on the Azimut to make the passage to Korcula island and specifically Korcula […]
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Trogir Croatia – Start of A Dalmatian Islands Odyssey
It’s finally here. After months of anticipation we are finally going to start our cycling trip of the Dalmatian coast by boarding our ship, the Azimut, this afternoon in the nearby city of Trogir. By way of background, Alison and I landed in Split, Croatia three days ago and have been enjoying that wonderful city, particularly […]