Category: Travel

Guilin and the Caves

Guilin and the Caves

I always wondered why Chinese painters paint the way they do. They have such a stylized way with their brushes..

Xian and the Terra Cotta Warriors

Xian and the Terra Cotta Warriors

Wow…today was quite a day. We are in Xian, about 1.5 hours south of Bejing by plane. I thought there..

Temple of Heaven

Temple of Heaven

Today we visited the Temple of Heaven…a UNESCO World heritage site and considered one of the architectural masterpieces of the..

The Great Wall, Cloisonné, and Ming Tombs

The Great Wall, Cloisonné, and Ming Tombs

There are so many people here that they have to have a lottery system to be selected to have permission..

Beijing – Forbidden Ctiy

Beijing – Forbidden Ctiy

Hello from Beijing! We’ve arrived safely on the other side of the world and I have to say, the first..

Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Two days in Barcelona is just not enough. What a bustling city full of life with so much to see!..

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Monte Carlo, Monaco

We all know of this tiny principality where the actress Grace Kelly gave up her Hollywood career to become the..

Cinque Terre, Italy

Cinque Terre, Italy

We docked in Livorno today…hard to decide which way to go…Florence to see some of the world’s most famous art,..

Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy

Rome is such a fabulous city, the capital of Rome, with a population of 4.3 million within the metropolis.  It..