• Paris,  Uncategorized

    Sacre Couer the beauty in belief

    I arrived in Paris somewhat early and didn’t  want to lose a single second waiting around to check into my room. After a quick meet and great at the hotel I dropped off my luggage and headed out to explore the fabulous Montmartre. Montmartre literally means the Mount of Martyrs. It was originally call the Mount of Mars but in 250 AD St. Denis and two of his fellow Christians were decapitated there and being martyrs of their religion the area became known as Montmartre. Its the highest hill in the city and the views are spectacular but walking up the hundreds of steps to get there….. a little less…

  • Barcelona,  Uncategorized

    Sagrada Familia…. an unfinished masterpiece

    Crisp autumn air and bright sunshine greet me as I leave my hotel. Out on the city streets of the Eixample ( pronounced Sham paul ) district of Barcelona I wander around looking at the small shops and apartment buildings that make up majority of the area .. breathing in the life of the busy streets of a new and wondrous place …….. Turning the corner I get my first glimpse of the Sagrada Familia and it is absolutely overwhelming. A huge behemoth of a structure with its towers rising toward the sky, like arms of the earth reaching up to God. The structure is so different than anything I’ve…

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