While I was wandering around St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest, I found myself thinking of that distinction that some people make between “tourist” and “traveler.” Google it sometime and you’ll … Read more
As Kris and I were walking around Budapest last night we were talking about this city and realizing that it was really growing on us. We’re getting familiar with it … Read more
The windows of the remarkable Gothic cathedral at Regensburg, Germany are a wonderful mix of 13th and 14th Century work, combined with some from the 19th Century and even some … Read more
The history of the wooden churches of Maramures, which dot the villages of north western Romania is an interesting one. The Maramures region is primarily an Orthodox, or Greek, Christian … Read more
As you walk around Budapest, you’re confronted constantly with lovely Danube vistas, day and night. In fact, the buildings that line the river make up collectively a view that’s been … Read more
The Matthias Church at the top of the Buda castle hill has been through many iterations since the first church was built on the site in 1015. The first building … Read more
If a place is located between two powerful empires, situated on a major river, and at the crossroads of east-west and north-south trade, things are going to get complicated. It’s … Read more
Kris and I have been in Budapest for a week now, and we’ve spent much of that time walking along both sides of the Danube, crossing the bridges and strolling … Read more
Long story short, I found myself in Oslo, Norway, with a Eurail pass and a week to spare before my flight back to the U.S. It was midsummer (June 27-July … Read more
Some sunsets are better than others, but that’s no excuse to keep from trying. I got up to a point near Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to shoot the … Read more
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