Most of us think of Vikings pillaging some poor fishing village along the coast. We had the opportunity to seeing Viking life “After the Battle” at the JORVIK Viking center. The JORVIK Viking Centre was on tour due to...
Argentina: Buenos Aires City Highlights II
On Friday, May 5, 2017, the second half of our Buenos Aires city tour was filled with numerous colors and important history. La Boca or Mouth of the River We toured the brightly painted houses in the Caminito area....
Nuremburg, Germany — WWII History
Nuremberg, Germany – Sunday, December 18th, 2016 On the final day of our Germany Christmas Markets tour we visited the beautiful medieval city of Nuremberg. It has an impressive medieval wall that can be seen in the historical poster...
Argentina: Buenos Aires Highlights 1
El Plaza de Mayo or May Square Julietta, our local tour guide, started our tour of Buenos Aires in El Plaza de Mayo. It is a plaza made famous by the protests that happen there on a regular basis....
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Four to Day Five
Now that we had a greater understanding of the culture into which Jesus lived, it was time to look more closely at Jesus himself. Day Four on the Footsteps of Jesus Experience: we headed to Bethlehem to begin retracing...
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Two to Day Three
During our Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage Day Two and Day Three, we needed a primer about the groups who were active during the 1st century. The 1st century world of Jesus was filled with a diversity of people and...
Footsteps of Jesus Pilgrimage: Day Zero to Day One
Our “Footsteps of Jesus” pilgrimage (Sept 26-Oct 1, 2016) was an amazing way to see the places were Jesus walked in Jerusalem and Galilee. Every time we read the Bible we will not only have those places in mind,...
St. Columba’s Christianity is still lived out at Iona Abbey
Iona, Scotland — Abbey and Church: St. Columba Scholar, scribe and statesman, Columba was a monk with many talents. In the course of his long life he established monasteries, and was credited with countless miracles. (Italics indicate...
Titanic Belfast: “Two Pennies to Rub Together”
As we prepared to go to Belfast in Northern Ireland for the first time in our lives, we consulted the wise travel sage, Rick Steves, for his recommendations. We learned that the famous Titanic was built in the Belfast...