Stonehenge and the Avebury Stones, England
Yes, it's a bit of a tourist cliche, but Stonehenge does amaze. When you look at Christian cathedrals and think of the religious fervor that inspired their construction and decoration,…
St. George's Church, Dunster, England
We went to Dunster to see the Dunster Castle, which wasn't so much a castle as an elaborate English country house. As happened to many large estates after World War…
Exeter Cathedral, England
Yet another glorious expression of Gothic architecture, the Cathedral at Exeter, England, the founding of which dates to 1050, 16 years before the Norman Conquest. The organ in the center…
Kyoto Garden, Holland Park, London
The English are great gardeners. All of their best parks are really gardens, or at least have a wonderful garden component. Holland Park in Kensington has its ball fields and…
Parthenon Frieze, British Museum
There is probably room for debate about whether or not the British should have taken (or should return) all the sculpture from the Parthenon in Athens which they removed in…
A Tour of Toronto Architecture
A Toronto architecture tour displays a great mixture of classic and modern Toronto architecture. And, any city that has a big building by Santiago Calatrava is ok in my book.
Time for Tikal: Stay on Site
As we did at Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatan, we allowed three nights’ stay right inside the site of Tikal in northern Guatemala. We wanted to be sure to have…
Frida Kahlo's Dresses, Mexico City
The Mexican artist Frida Kahlo was famous for her sense of style. She always dressed in some variation based on the clothing of her native Oaxaca. When Frida Kahlo and…
Temple of the Jaguar, Tikal, Guatemala
Tikal is one of the largest Mayan sites in the “Mundo Maya” which extends through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. Tikal was once a city of 90,000 people and flourished…