Category: Travels
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2000 Years-Bajardo
We climbed through the tiny hilltop village of Bajardo, making our way up the steep, ancient stone stairways and narrow pathways. as I climbed up I couldn’t stop thinking about how I was yet again wearing the wrong attire- my Mary…
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Feasting on Italy
One village after another dots the landscape as we weave along a single-lane road never intended for two-way traffic—yet somehow two-way it is. Around every bend, another picture-perfect village appears, drawing gasps of “ooh” and “ahh” at the view. At…
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Eatly, and be Merry
When in Italy espressos or hot chocolates are part of the experience, part of being part of Italy. It feels like if you can stand up at the bar order an espresso, say “Ciao” a few times, and walk arm…
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Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame, eternal hope, a testament to faith that survives, adapts, and begins anew. Like Adam and Eve, this fragile circle of stained glass captures a beginning. Gathered from the ash, a relic of what was, as the first beautiful…
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Climbing to the Top of the Dungeon
They say there are 250 steps to the top of the donjon at Château de La Roche-Guyon. That’s true… if you don’t count all the steps it takes just to get to the beginning of those steps. My friend Erika…
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Reflections at Hambye Abbey
Being at Hambye Abbey, a place built in the 12th century, looking at the carved stone, I find myself overwhelmed by the immense challenge of creating such a place. Everything speaks in silence. The arches. The trees surrounding it. The…