Stop #21 I wanted to visit Veliko Tarnovo because a colleague from Deloitte was born and raised in this city. I did enjoy seeing some of the history that she described come alive. Highlights: Grand old city of the czars – Veliko Tarnovo was the capital in Medieval times. Bulgarian czars lived in a palace […]
Stop #12 Maramures is the most traditional region of Romania. With many Gothic wooden churches with steeples that rise to the sky, you feel like you stepped back in history as you ride through this region. Carriages pulled by oxen and horses pass by on the other side of the street. Farmers are dressed in […]
Stop #7 The first church built on the site of present day St Mary’s Basilica was built in the 1220s. The views from the tower are a real highlight and have amazing views of the whole city. On every hour, a trumpet signal is played from the top of Saint Mary’s towers. The song ends […]
Our first stop on our trip through Portugal and Spain was Tomar, Portugal. There, we visited the Convent of Christ, which was originally a 12th-century Templar stronghold (the convent was founded by the Order of Poor Knights of the Temple, or Templar Knights, in 1118). The Convent and Castle complex are a UNESCO World Heritage […]
Link to Wikipedia The Jelling stones are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in Denmark. The stones celebrate the conquest of Denmark and Norway and the conversion of the Danes to Christianity.
Link to Wikipedia Lindholm Høje (Lindholm Hills, from Old Norse haugr, hill or mound) is a major Viking burial site and former settlement situated to the north of and overlooking the city of Aalborg in Denmark.
Oslo Cathedral (Oslo domkirke), formerly Our Savior’s Church, is the main church of the Church of Norway Diocese of Oslo. The present church dates from 1694-1697, and replaces two former churches that burned and fell into disrepair. It is the church the Norwegian Royal Family uses for events.
