Toulouse has many historic Christian churches, with their origins going as far back as the third century CE. Saturnin, or Saint-Sernin, was the first bishop of Toulouse and was buried there after being killed by…

I don’t say this lightly. I knew little about Toulouse, but I fell in love as soon as I arrived. Just the ride from the airport to the hotel was…

This was the last day in Amsterdam. The weather was a little grey most of the day, but that’s okay. We were all over the city, so these photos are…

We explored the Noord area a bit more before heading back to the city center, Amsterdam-Centrum. It’s just a short ferry ride back…

After a few days in Ireland and the U.K. we headed to Amsterdam. I’ve been to Amsterdam a couple of times in the past year, and a favorite stop is the STRAAT Museum in Amsterdam-Noord. This area is an eclectic mix of…

This was our last day exploring Birmingham before moving on to our next city. These photos are just a random collection of scenes throughout the day, which involved lots of walking and…

After spending the day in the idyllic setting of Cooksey Green, we arrived back in Birmingham with all the sights and sounds of the city. We spent the evening…

Over the last couple of years, this is my third trip to Cooksey Green. As I stated in the previous post, we took the train from Birmingham to Droitwich, then took an Uber out to Cooksey Green…

Droitwich Spa is a beautiful little town located about 20 miles southwest of Birmingham in Worcestershire. Since we were traveling by train…

This post will be short and sweet. After our too-brief stay in Dublin, we took the train to Birmingham after arriving in Holyhead, Wales by ferry. Once we unloaded and re-organized in our apartment…