Let me right off the bat tell you that this is an older post that I am updating with new text and links using same older pictures, Therefore, let me tell you about a favorite town of mine, Tours in the Indre et Loire dept 37 of the Centre Val de Loire region and its wonderful historical castle, the Château… Continue reading The Château de Tours, part I !!!

I have passed by this town lots of time on my ways south,  my oldest son got a training as part of his chef studies that happened to be at La Rochelle!  So we headed for La Rochelle and it was a blast, we love it another destination found in our belle France. Like there… Continue reading Cathedral Saint Louis of La Rochelle !!

In my travels in my belle France, I have come luckily to see many beautiful sights some very popular. However, I have ,also, gone from the mainstream into the countryside and even in town to neighborhood not frequently travel all thanks for my enthusiasm for walking seeing all this beauty and car travel deep into these… Continue reading The Basilica Notre Dame d’Avesniéres of Laval !!

On my family trip to Rome and surrounding Lazio region area we were confronted with lots of history and architecture which we love. However, one building really struck us for its size, meaning and even a bit of controversy. It sits in the middle of old Rome yet the building is newer sort of a big contrast that… Continue reading The Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II of Rome !!

Let me bring back memories of my trip into Dublin. I was here first on business conference fo two days, and then came back the following week on a family two weeks vacation !. A typical run from me coming seeing and then bringing the family for an in depth look. I like to update this… Continue reading Curiosities of Dublin, part II !!!