Switzerland- Zurich, Lucerne and Mt Pilatus

Switzerland was my last port of halt in my maiden Europe trip and sad, we had just a couple of days ..Lush greenlands, snow capped mountains, deep blue lakes, fragrant flowers and the music of cow bells makes one lethargic .The tired feet call for rest . You want to pause and take in[...]

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by Jour ~ Wednesday, October 31, 2007 0 comments

Chalgrove, Toot Baldon and Oxford

Sunday was pretty rainy but we visited a church that had its main attraction on the inside - one of the most complete sets of medieval murals in England (painted in about 1330). Chalgrove Church is only five minutes' drive from our house and I didn't even realize it until that morning, which is pretty incredible. We arrived just[...]

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by Jour ~ Monday, October 29, 2007 0 comments

Vatican - Basilica di San Pietro

This is my last post for now on Italy ..The Vatican was our last stop. Ideally it should have been the first as we were staying very close to it near Lepanto, the metro stop if you are coming from Termini . Ironically there were no buses that would take us directly from our hotel to the[...]

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by Jour ~ Thursday, October 25, 2007 0 comments