Blogs from Europe - page 12069

Vyrazili jsme kolem 6h ráno z Prahy do Córdoby.... read more

Although we were happy to spend another week stuffing ourselves with tapas underneath the orange blossoms in Seville, there was more Andalucian glory to explore a short day trip train ride away in Cordoba. Both Seville and Cordoba are overrun with tourists, however Seville somehow carries it off with class whereas Cordoba felt a little claustrophobic and a little cheap. Maybe it's because the old town in Cordoba is not as big as Seville's. The old town in Seville is also better laid out and more spacious - particularly the area around the cathedral. Yet the Cordoba cathedral is a marvel in itself. Lots and lots and lots of pretty arches. In case you feel that we have skimped on the arch photos, there are plenty more to send if you are an arch-itectural geek ... read more

Here are some pictures from Easter weekend in Liepaja, in the West of Latvia. We were staying with Lelde's family on a farm in the countryside. It was pretty cold-it snowed a bit on Easter day. In Latvia, it is a tradition on Lieldiena(Lit. Big Day) to colour eggs by wrapping them in muslin parcels and adding leaves, flowers and anything else, then boiling them in water with lots of onion skins- nice results this year. We also played a lot of Novus, a traditional Latvian game with a sqaure wooden table with a circular whole in each corner. It 's a bit like snooker/billiards, as the aim is to get your coloured wooden discs into the holes by striking them with the main, larger piece called the govs( pronounced gooavs and meaning cow). ... read more

After being in Europe for 2.5 years Barrie still hadn’t been to Rome. So for Easter 2007 we thought we’d spend this Christian holiday in the most Christian of Christian cities, Rome. We arrived on Good Thursday night and shared a cab into town with a nice French couple who could thankfully speak a little Italian. Our hostel turned out to be Mamma’s house. A large apartment where Mamma, Pappa, daughter and granddaughters lived in the centre of Roma. It was charming. Contrary to what you might think, everything is open on Good Friday in Roma, except St Peter’s. So first stop, the Vatican Museum. A few hours later after being Moo’ed through the amazing artworks, gardens and architecture, we emerged impressed and hungry. We found a cute little alfresco pizza place down a pretty deserted ... read more

Class was cancelled tonight! Our design professor is sick so we didn’t have class! I spent the afternoon in the studio getting some work done though - Professor Griffen (my design prof. from last semester) is visiting tomorrow. It will be interesting to get a different perspective on the project from him. This morning in class, we went out to the EUR. That’s where the World’s Fair of 1942 would have been, had there not been a war. We learned all about the fascist architecture. It’s actually really interesting. Like I’ve said - I feel like I’ve learned more in this one class, then I have in 2 years of history classes at Philadelphia Univerisity. That’s sort of sad… I don’t really have that many more plans for trips while I’m here, so I’ve decided that ... read more