Lisbon’s 500-piece nativity set (yes it’s huge)
Basilica De Estrela and the 500-piece nativity This is a nice church in Lisbon, mainly noted for the 500 piece...
Wishing wall and the home of Mary (Turkey)
Near Ephesus (Turkey), you can visit what is supposedly Mary’s home (based on study of an old book; many people...
Starry skies – see the Milky Way
Since I live in Chicago and have always lived in a large metro area, one of the things I love...
Grenada – Grenade-ah :-) The Spice Island
Again a pronunciation: Grenade-ahI was pronouncing it incorrectly because I used to live in a building called the Grenada Center,...
Chat with a tree in Australia?
Leave it to the Aussies to do this. Melbourne (Mel-bun) Australia has mapped the location, species, and age of thousands...
Walking among the dead in catacombs and crypts
There are many places around the world have catacombs you can tour. Many more countries have crypts that you can...
Terezin – the WWII Nazi lie of “Work Frees”
Terezin was a Jewish ghetto in a former resort town just a bit north of Prague. It was a converted...
Sagrada Familia – How-to-guide
For more about the site itself – see my article on Sagrada Familia’s beauty. For more about Gaudi’s work in...
Stay in a Japanese temple with Buddhist monks
If you are in Japan, one thing you can try as an unusual experience is staying in a shukubo. These...
