By Julian (The Texas Giant, 10 ft 5 in) We started the day by hopping out of our Best Western beds and getting back on the road as Texas Roadies driving to Vanceburg. Vanceburg was a neat n’ classy town that bordered a railway and the Ohio River. Both the river and the railway were very…
By Julian (The Texas Giant, 10 ft 5 in) We woke up early by attending a traditional Catholic Latin mass at Holy Family Catholic Church. The church (like many other traditional Catholic churches) is glorious with so much beatific greatness with the architecture and the mass being performed with graceful perfection. After attending mass, we…
The heat does not stop a Texan from having a good time. We have air-conditioning. 🙂 Well, even without AC we like to explore our great state and see the spots and eat some great Texas fare. Earlier this summer we explored south and west Texas on our way down to an annual summer camp.…
We say good-bye to Dublin and hit the road to Kilkenny. When we arrive we head to the thirteenth century gothic cathedral. They charge 4€ per person to enter the church, so we point the camera over the wall and take a picture. Next we climb up the 100 foot tall watch tower outside the church. To…
We arrive in Belfast, the Capital of Northern Ireland, and we decide to hop on a tour bus. Belfast City Hall We drive by the Harland and Wolff shipyard where the Irish built the Titanic. Titanic memorial representing the iceberg that sunk the Titanic We jumped off the bus get at the Northern Irish Parliament . and walk down…
Arriving in Glasgow Scotland we park and walk to the light house. This is no ordinary light house. Inside this lighthouse is the Scotland Center for Architecture. The building is full of modern art, information on the designers, and innovation of past and future buildings in Scotland. At the top of the lighthouse is a…
We walk to Wimbledon station again and take the train to Victoria and then to Westminster Abbey. As soon as we arrive we walk over to Westminster Abby and buy tickets to go inside. In 970 Saint Dunstan, assisted by King Edgar, started a community of Benedictine monks here. Westminster Abby was originally Catholic and…
Driving through Norway is not fast. The scenery is beautiful and we have to stop and look at everything God has created. The roads through these mountains are long and winding, so be ready for a long drive. After a very scenic drive we arrive in Trondheim. Our first stop is the oldest church in…
We start the day by going to Ema’s for lunch. On are way to Eme’s we drive through a really long tunnel that goes under the ocean and has lots of rotary’s. We find Eme’s closed so we walk around the block. We find an open delicatessen and get some hot lasagna. After finishing that…
We hit the road from Rovaneimi and head to Tromsø, Norway. As we continue to go deeper into the Arctic circle and closer to Norway the terrain is full of rugged mountains. After a long scenic drive we arrive in Tromsø Park in Norway. The harbor is full of cool fishing boats and seriously expensive pleasure…
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