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.

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...

Going to Győr

I left Sopron this morning, and I’m now in Győr, Hungary. Why Győr, you might ask? That’s a fair question. Like everywhere I’m visiting on...

Shopping for Sopron

Please do not surmise from the title of this entry, “Shopping for Sopron,” dear reader, that after a lifetime of despising shopping, I’ve suddenly developed...

Buda Castle Hill

After spending all of my time yesterday on the Pest side of Budapest, this morning I followed the path of Buda and spent the morning...

Villefranche-sur-Mer

I took a half-day trip to Villefranche-sur-Mer from its neighbour, Nice, my base, this morning. I like a town that tells you what it is...