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The Basilica Cistern is Istanbul’s Underground Palace of Shadows, Water and Memory.
Plato once asked us to imagine human beings living in an underground cave, chained since childhood, able to see only shadows projected on a wall. For him, the cave symbolized ignorance, illusion and the struggle to reach truth.… Read the rest
Plovdiv is charming from the get go and given the range of things to see here, it is no wonder it was Europe’s Capital of Culture 2019. On our list of ‘must see’ items are 5 things that no trip to Plovdiv is complete without.… Read the rest
Plovdiv has an Ancient Town within its Old Town and more layers of Old Town within this. Centered along ul. Saborna we walk up the steep cobbled street that crosses over Boulevard Tsar Boris III Obedinitel, one of the modern city’s main thoroughfares.… Read the rest
The Royal Palace of La Almudaina sits slightly elevated above the Parc, quietly claiming its view over the Marina. This is so, though it’s undeniably overshadowed by the towering presence of the Cathedral. Perhaps that’s why I missed the entrance at first glance.… Read the rest
Our destination is Peterhof. After a drive through the city, however, the metro is our first introduction to St. Petersburg and even from the very beginning it is unlike any other metro station. Narvskaya metro is bustling with commuters and we push our tokens into the machine to pass through the gates and are funneled onto a long escalator, perhaps the longest I have ever seen.… Read the rest
The Fosse Dionne, nestled in the cute town of Tonnerre in Burgundy, is a captivating circular well. We stop in Tonnerre on a whim to stretch the legs en route from Abbaye de Fontenay to Auxerre and by luck we discover this natuaral spring.… Read the rest