This morning we headed to Ile de Cite, the little island located in the middle of River Seine. Even though we had our pass, we could not bypass the stringent security checks to enter Saint Chapelle. Neither Theo nor I had heard about this church but the travel guides seem to highly recommendContinue Reading

Today we leave Rome and Italy. After breakfast in the hotel, we checked out and left our luggage in the depositary room free of charge until our evening train. The Santa Prassede hotel has my compliments. Beds were comfortable, breakfast was provided, the location is centralized, free wi-fi is available and all for the right price. We hadContinue Reading

The plan for the day is the explore Southern Tuscany. After breakfast, we headed to San Gimignano, one of the many famous hill towns of Tuscany most noted for its 11 towers that could be easily spotted from a distance. Even before we arrived at the town, we spotted hordes ofContinue Reading

Today my church celebrated their 58th anniversary. When you think about it, it’s kinda weird to wish a church happy birthday because the church is made of its people, definitely more than just the physical building. Anyway the pastor gave a sermon about Christians being more than conquerors, and weContinue Reading