Catholic Bling, Awesome Ruins and Really a Lot of Apricots
The daughter is home from college and brought a friend with her to visit. I offered to drive the two of them to a famous abbey yesterday.Road trip! Traveling with college girls was slightly different...
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The last day that we were in Ljubljana, the weather was especially European. About 50 degrees and raining. Not so great for walking around. So, we decided to break out the car and visit another castle....
View ArticleInnsbruck: Hapsburg Weirdness at Schloss Ambras
Schloss Ambras sits on a hill just outside Innsbruck. We stopped there on the way out of town, and it turned out to be pretty interesting. Located on the site of a tenth-century castle, the current...
View ArticleTrento: Castello del Buonconsiglio
Is there any better way to spend a birthday than exploring an Italian castle? Not in my book! Even as far as Italian castles go, Trento’s Castello del Buonsiglio is pretty special. Parts of it date...
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