David

Michelangelo’s David lives in another museum in Florence, the Accademia, which I also visited. I was very familiar with these … More

Florence Art

Florence has long been a home for art, the Medici family were patrons to many artists and the legacy remains. … More

Having admired the dome of the cathedral of Florence, we did of course also walk over and admire it closer … More

Florence has been home to many classical artists who have left their marks all over the city. City squares, palace … More

Stereotypes are usually based on a grain of truth. The truth of the one about higgledy-piggeldy Italian rooftops was proven … More

There are many ruins in and around Athens. Walking around the city I encountered quite a few, but without a … More

In February this year I visited Athens for a couple of days in my bid to visit the 27 EU … More

Just a short note to say that last week I ticked France off my list of EU countries to visit … More

I’m interrupting the October tales of my trip down-under to tell you about a quick train trip round Europe last … More

The city of Katowice in southern Poland grew in size and importance due to its position on coal reserves. It … More