Today's travel photo is of the entrance courtyard inside Hampton Court Palace in England. Hampton Court was built in the 16th century for King Henry VIII and much of the architecture of the original palace remains unchanged. The following century, King William III and Queen Mary expanded the palace to try and rival Versailles. Today, [...]
It seems only fitting that the first photo that I publish from my recent trip to Paris should be of the Eiffel Tower. It is, after all, the city's most famous landmark. We first visited the Eiffel Tower during the day, and as I expected, I wasn't wowed by it. In my opinion, other sights [...]
Blue skies and sun shined down upon us as we stepped out of Waterloo Station for a day of sightseeing in London. Although still cold in the shadows of the buildings, out in the sun it was nice and warm and I removed my jacket, possibly for the first time since I landed in England. [...]
Today's travel photo is of the Ancient Roman Walls at the roman ruins in Silchester, England. This photo might look like an ordinary English farm paddock, but the stone wall on the right is nearly 2000 years old, built as defense of the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum. The town itself dates back even further [...]
Just north of Newbury in Berkshire, stands the ruins of a castle I had never heard of. It took a drive to the small village of Donnington, down a quiet village lane to a typical English field to discover what remains of a 14th century castle. Donnington Castle was built in the 1380's for Sir [...]
Today's travel photo is of a view of the Tower Bridge from a boat on the Thames in London, England. During my recent trip to London, we took a cruise along the Thames to the Tower of London, which took us under the Tower Bridge, one of the iconic landmarks of the city. A cruise [...]
The city of Southampton on England's south coast is one of the UK's most important ports and has been for centuries. Since medieval times, ships have been arriving and departing from the natural deep water harbour of Southampton Water, making Southampton a city full of history. During our recent trip to England, we hopped on [...]
With May quickly approaching I am getting very excited about my upcoming trip to Europe. It will be a fairly quick trip and I will be visiting the UK before heading to Paris for a week. I was faced with the decision of how to get from London to Paris. Train or Plane? There wasn't [...]
Today's travel photo is of the Gallery of Maps inside the Vatican Museums in the Vatican City. This hall is one of my favourite parts of the Vatican Museums. It contains 40 detailed maps of the Italian regions and cities frescoed on the walls, as well as some other incredible frescoes covering the entire ceiling. [...]
Today's travel photo is of a crowded canal in the busy San Marco area of Venice, Italy. San Marco is the area where you will find the largest crowds as it has a lot of the major tourist attractions of Venice, most notable of which is Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica. The large [...]
