I took a little expedition down Van Ness today and discovered some of the buildings with an architectural style similar to what I saw in Europe. This makes me so happy. I never really appreciated architecture until Europe. I love … Continue reading
I knew La Sagrada Familia was going to be a life-changing experience. I felt it when first I glimpsed the basilica spires between buildings as we neared it on the tour bus the day before, a sudden tightening in my … Continue reading
Parc Guell is a sort of architectural garden wonderland designed by Gaudi, who I am beginning to realize has shaped structures all over this city. The park bears the same sort of whimsical, rounded, organic shapes common to a lot … Continue reading
Listen to them … the children of the night … –or– And then the werewolf asked, “Witch way to Alexanderplatz?”
Departing Amsterdam, we traveled south by train passing through (or maybe just near) towns like Dordrecht, Roosendal, Antwerp, from Holland into Belgium; transfer at Mechelen station and a second train to Leuven. This is where we’d be spending Christmas.
