Exploring the Marrakech Medina
In Arabic culture, a medina are the ancient cores of cities, typically enclosed by thick walls and entered through large gates called “Bab”. They are usually a maze of streets…
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Absolutely Grand Munich
Munich is one of the grand old European capitals from the 18th century along with Vienna, Salzburg, Paris, and Venice. Bavarian royalty made Munich their home and because of that…
Palacio Real de Madrid
On our last full day in Madrid we paid a visit to the famous Royal Palace. It used to be the residence of the Spanish royal family but is now…
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Bhaktapur is the third of the three Durbar (Palace) Squares that we’ll visit. It was home to the Bhaktapur Kingdom in the 18th century and is greatly diminished from its’…
Patan Durbar Square
Less than 30 minutes later we found ourselves in Patan Durbar Square. It’s smaller and not as grand than Kathmandu Durbar Square but still plenty to see. Patan Durbar Square…
Kathmandu Durbar Square
The word “durbar” translates from Nepalese as “palace”. In the Kathmandu Valley there are three durbar squares: Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhakhtapur. We’re going to see all three but today we’re…
Schönbrunn Palace
This will be the most disappointing post ever! While I’d like you to know that we visited the beautiful Schönbrunn Palace, we have no real photographic evidence because they strictly…
Gyeongbukgong Palace
There are a handful of 500-600 year old palaces that dot central Seoul and of them the most popular is Gyeongbukgong. However you are pronouncing that in your head is…
Grand Place
Central Brussels contains a giant public square called the Grand Place and it is surrounded by a warren of narrow streets and it all dates from the early 1400s. .…
Versailles
We made a daring choice to rent-a-car in order to squeeze Versailles and Giverny into the same sightseeing day. Morning for Versailles and afternoon for Giverny. Versailles is one of…