Siena 2018: Piccolomini Library
Connected to the main part of the Siena Cathedral is the Piccolomini Library. This room has choir books lining the walls at eye-level and higher…
Remembering Notre Dame Cathedral
I’ve had the privilege of traveling to Paris twice in the past—first in 2012 and again in 2015. Both times I visited Notre Dame Cathedral…
Siena 2018: Inside the Cathedral
When you step inside the Siena Cathedral one of the first things that will probably catch your eye are the mosaics on the floors. These…
Siena 2018: Outside the Cathedral
The Siena Cathedral is conveniently only about 500 feet (152 meters) from Il Campo and although the cathedral is at the top of the hill…
Siena 2018: Il Campo
It was a cool, wet Sunday as my parents and I arrived in Siena. We’d be only staying a single night in the city and…
Florence 2018: Departure
It was a cold, rainy morning when we packed up our backpacks and prepare to leave Florence. I wasn’t feeling so great that morning, having…
Florence 2018: Dinner at Mercato Centrale
For dinner on our final night in Florence we went back to the San Lorenzo Market and headed up the escalator to the restaurants on…
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April 2019: Onuma Park, Japan (大沼公園)
Today may be April Fool’s Day but this post is no prank. Being the first day of the month, I’ve updated this website’s header image…
Florence 2018: Pitti Palace
It was already the afternoon when we finally finished at the Uffizi Gallery and we then crossed the Ponte Vecchio to the south side of…
Florence 2018: Uffizi Gallery
It was a rainy day in Florence as we got in line at the Uffizi Gallery. Thankfully the entry lines at the Uffizi are shielded…
