Tag: Church Travel Journal

Old churches can be beautiful. That’s true even if you, like me, are non-theistic. Europe is overrun with beautiful old churches. In the old sections of old European cities, you usually can’t walk more than a few blocks without serendipitously passing a majestic church.

If you go to Europe and don’t visit an old church, then what the heck is wrong with you. Really. Take in the grandeur. If you’re going to spend all of that time and money to visit Europe (assuming you don’t already live there) without marveling over a church or two then you didn’t get full value from your time and money.

Bristol Cathedral and Aquarium

Well, that was a touch of a misleading title, wasn’t it? The Bristol Cathedral doesn’t run an aquarium. Bless me, no. They are two separate...

Bounding to Bristol

Okay. I didn’t exactly bound to Bristol, England. I sat on a direct train there from my previous stop, Leeds. But neither “Riding to Bristol,”...

Lyceum Church and a Bit More

“Lyceum Church and a Bit More” doesn’t sound like I did much in Pécs this afternoon. I didn’t. I did visit the Lyceum Church, although...

Plunging into Pécs

My guidebook tells me that Pécs, the Hungarian city I’m now in after leaving Keszthely this morning, is pronounced “PEH-ch.” I was thrilled to learn...

Festetics Palace & More

My primary destination this morning in Keszthely was Festetics Palace. But I stopped at a church along the way and took in a few museums,...

Pannonhalma Archabbey

If you read my first post from Győr, you might remember that I said that my guidebook mentioned a sight on the outskirts of Győr....

Ark of the Covenant Statue

Here’s a hint for deciphering some of the titles I place on these journal entries. If I title one “Ark of the Covenant Statue,” it’s...