Siena 2018: Cathedral Museum
We stepped out of the cathedral to find the rain was still coming down, but we didn’t have to go far to reach our next…
Venice 2018: Touring The Lagoon
From Siena my parents and I took a bus through the rainy Tuscan hill country back to Florence and there we boarded a train headed…
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…
Japan-Korea Trip: 2019 vs 2020
As I’ve been thinking more about my potential return trip to Japan and Korea it’s occurred to me that there may be some upside if…
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…
Japan-Korea 2019: Is it happening?
Two years ago I had the privilege of spending six weeks traveling across Japan and South Korea. Since then I’ve been hoping to one day…
