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Beverley to Durham

Beverley, cont.It was another full day today! But I think that will be the case pretty much every day, so you can just assume that from now on. But first, here are the other photos of Beverley I wasn't able to post last night.Beverley has cream-colored phone boxes instead of the usual red, because they are municipally sponsored instead of nationally. Or something like that. They're pretty,

by Jour ~ Friday, September 24, 2010 0 comments

Tour of the West 2: Idaho Mission and Missoula

In May, David and I took a three-week road trip from our home in Portland to Minnesota, to visit some of my relatives and tour the Great American West along the way. This post is part of a series on the highlights of our trip.Idaho MissionAfter driving through some lovely scenery in northern Idaho after Coeur d'Alene, we came upon a nice surprise - a state heritage sign indicating the presence of

by Jour ~ Tuesday, June 23, 2009 0 comments

Sacred Destinations in Oregon

Despite its relatively short history, my home state of Oregon does have some notable and historic sacred places. Below are two that my husband and I visited recently.Old Scotch ChurchThe Old Scotch Church in Hillsboro (west of Portland) was built in 1878 by 12 settlers from Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Its style is called Carpenter Gothic, which is a modest, North American form of Gothic Revival

by Jour ~ Friday, May 8, 2009 0 comments

On the street where I live-Chennai

A beautiful Wesley Church lies a few houses away from my house, a part of which faces the Poonamallee High Road . It was just another monument until a few days ago.

by Jour ~ Saturday, February 28, 2009 0 comments

Saint-Savin and Chauvigny

This morning we went on a short road trip to the east of Poitiers. The first stop was Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, whose abbey church is a World Heritage Site. It is very nice on the outside, but the reason it is a World Heritage Site is all inside - the ceiling is covered in early medieval murals.So imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the entire church is closed for renovations! I knew

by Jour ~ Tuesday, July 15, 2008 0 comments

Toulouse

Tonight is the last of three nights we've spent in Toulouse, one of the largest cities in France and capital of Europe's aerospace industry. It's actually pretty nice for a big city and we've enjoyed our stay here. It's been consistently sunny and in the upper 80s; a little hot but not nearly as bad as the South was.Yesterday I had a busy day of "work" here in Toulouse, with David joining me

by Jour ~ Thursday, July 10, 2008 0 comments

Conques

Yesterday we drove 1 hour and 45 minutes north of Albi to a little village in the mountains called Conques (pronounced "conk"). It was absolutely worth the trip, which was relaxed and scenic, too. The church in Conques is one of the best Romanesque churches I've ever visited. And it's in the middle of a wonderful little village, which still has all its medieval streets and buildings. And finally,

by Jour ~ Tuesday, July 8, 2008 0 comments

Churches in the Eastern Pyrenees

The first of our day trips from Narbonne (last Wednesday) was to a couple abbey churches in the Pyrenees mountains near the Spanish border. The first church is called St Michel de Cuxa and stands in a very pretty valley setting in the middle of nowhere.Sadly we arrived in that witching hour between noon and 2pm in which everything in France is closed. It was 1:30 so we considered waiting, but

by Jour ~ Saturday, July 5, 2008 0 comments

A Happy Birthday in Arles

Yesterday I celebrated my birthday with a trip to Arles, in which I got to see ancient Roman tombs and other good stuff in a museum followed by Romanesque sculptures on a cathedral. Then we had a nice outdoor dinner back in Aigues-Mortes. Perfect! My favorite exhibit in the museum, an Early Christian sarcophagus from around 330 AD. Roman mosaic of Orpheus.Arles was smaller and less crowded than

by Jour ~ Monday, June 30, 2008 0 comments

A Week in Provence

This not-terribly-clever title is a reference to Peter Mayle's book A Year in Provence, a funny narrative of an Englishman's adventures buying a house and living in Provence. I recommend it as good light summer reading if you haven't read it already.This post comes to you from behind the window at top right, in the city of Aix-en-Provence.Happy Summer Solstice! I hope everyone enjoys the longest

by Jour ~ Sunday, June 22, 2008 0 comments

Three Days in the Auvergne

Our apartment complex, with some sunshine the morning we left.Our stay in Clermont-Ferrand was short and sweet. The apartment worked out really nicely for us and we enjoyed several home-cooked meals. There was even a dishwasher, which I could hardly remember how to use, it's been so long since I've seen one! With my breakfasts I had quail's eggs! They were tiny but delicious. Mostly like chicken

by Jour ~ Sunday, June 15, 2008 0 comments

Old St. Vincent's, Mâcon

We were mainly in Mâcon because it is a such good base for seeing lots of Romanesque churches in southern Burgundy, but it also has a nice church of its own. It's called Vieux St-Vincent and has been in ruins since the 1700s. The very impressive facade above actually faces east, and was originally inside the church - when taking the picture I was standing where the nave was. Most of the church

by Jour ~ Wednesday, June 11, 2008 0 comments

Church and Temple Crawling

Last Wednesday we drove a loop north of Mâcon and saw some great churches as well as an ancient Roman temple and a Buddhist temple! We came back with lots of pictures; here's a small selection of them.The drive was, as always in rural France so far, beautiful and easy. There was almost no one on the roads and they were smooth and wider than those in Britain.First stop was the village of Chapaize.

by Jour ~ Monday, June 9, 2008 0 comments

A Day Out in Cluny

Greetings from Mâcon (rhymes with bacon), a fairly nondescript town on the River Sâone in southern Burgundy. We're staying in the Novotel Mâcon Nord, which is just off the A6 freeway. This location means there isn't anything of interest nearby, but it is convenient for making our day trips. The weather has continued not to cooperate with our photography plans, but yesterday we visited some

by Jour ~ Tuesday, June 3, 2008 0 comments

Semur-en-Auxois

This morning the sun came out for awhile so we drove to the nearest town, Semur-en-Auxois. It's a pretty medieval town overlooking a river, with ruins of a big castle and a nice 13th-century Gothic church.General view of Semur, taken another day in less-nice weather.View from the bridge.Fruit and vegetable market.East end of the 13th-century Eglise Notre-Dame.South transept and crossing

by Jour ~ Sunday, May 25, 2008 0 comments

Avallon

Yesterday we drove 30 minutes west to Avallon, primarily to check out the carved portal of its church. The drive was beautiful and there were hardly any other cars on the road, which was what we were hoping it would be like here! The countryside and villages we've seen so far look a lot like England. In fact, as we drove through one village, which had old stone houses on either side and a

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Bergamo and Milan

The beautiful Galleria in MilanYesterday we took the train from Bergamo into Milan. This is the reason we're in Bergamo - hotels here are cheaper and easier to access here than in Milan. But we had a hard time getting ourselves to the train station and we considered skipping it entirely! We're just so tired of big cities and neither of us had any huge interest in Milan other than to get some nice

by Jour ~ Tuesday, May 13, 2008 0 comments

Ravenna

The Byzantine Empress Theodora in the Basilica di San VitaleRavenna is wonderful. We are here for two nights to see its ancient churches and Byzantine mosaics, which are considered the best in the world. I've been pretty excited about this stop, and I'm happy to say it has entirely lived up to my expectations.In the early 5th century AD, Ravenna briefly became the capital of the Roman Empire

by Jour ~ Saturday, May 10, 2008 0 comments

Florence

The Ponte Vecchio, bridge over the River Arno in Florence.On Monday, our last day based in Lucca, I took the train into Florence. David stayed behind at the hotel because he had ordered a new camera lens from the USA and there were some technical difficulties with customs he had to deal with (involving many phone calls and faxes). These typically Italian complications caused more than a little

by Jour ~ Thursday, May 8, 2008 0 comments

Spoleto

We loved Spoleto, a smallish town in a beautiful location overlooking the Umbrian countryside. It is filled with old and interesting churches, the streets and buildings have an authentic medieval feel, and the shops and restaurants are excellent. But they aren't kidding when they call it a hill town - those streets were some of the steepest we've encountered yet! Unfortunately a lot of the town

by Jour ~ Thursday, April 24, 2008 0 comments