Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Xian (China)
Updated:As I [originally wrote] this post, I’m on the high-speed train from Xi’an to Beijing. What is most striking about...
Amazing Incan stonework
12 sided stone in Cuzco – the most sides of any known stone in the area. This is at Machu Picchu...
Bled Castle, Bled Lake, and Bled Island – Slovenia
When I was in Slovenia, one of the stops was in Bled, to see Bled Castle and the lake. It...
Toledo Railway Station
The Toledo Railway Station in Toledo is a beautiful brick building that is a great introduction to the beauty of...
Casa Mila (La Pedrera) and Casa Batllo – discord on all sides
I learned a lot on my private early morning small-group tour of Casa Mila. We had access to the building...
Beijing, China: The Temple of Heaven (a must see)
The Temple of Heaven is a sizable temple complex in Beijing. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Like...
Ollantaytambo (Peru)
Ollantaytambo is a fortified Incan area with terraces for farming with irrigation. There are also still storehouses from that time...
Blue Mosque – Istanbul, Turkey
If you get to the Blue Mosque very early in the morning, you can be in the first batch of...
A power line runs through it (The Great Wall, Beijing, China);
A power line runs through it (The Great Wall, Beijing, China) I was surprised to see this when I visited...
Ancient library with a side of brothel – Ephesus, Turkey
Only the facade of this magnificent bulding still stands, and that only because it was reconstructed in the 1970s. Built...
