Avignon, a city with a remarkable history. Very few people, outside of Southern France or the historians at the Vatican know much about the French Papacy. You see the Papacy hasn’t always been in Rome but actually resided in Avignon for a time. The Avignon Papacy lasted from 1309 to 1376 during which seven successiveContinue reading “Avignon, France”
Category Archives: Odds n’ Ends
Melk Abby, Austria
Perhaps the grandest monastery in Austria, or central Europe is the magnificent Melk Abbey. The head Abbot, Berthold Dietmayr and the architects Jakob Prandtauer and Joseph Munggenast created this masterpiece from 1701 to 1736 upon the foundations of a much older medieval monastery. The centerpiece of the Abby is the library, with the main hallContinue reading “Melk Abby, Austria”
Budapest And The 1956 Holiday
A Time When Hungary Remembers The Revolt From 2018 – but even more relevant today. It’s October 23rd and we are in Budapest sitting in a restaurant*. A young couple come in and sit at the table next to us. The young lady is in her twenties, attractive and is speaking Hungarian to the waitressContinue reading “Budapest And The 1956 Holiday”
Todays Featured Street Art • Tahiti
Street Art in Tahiti. Often it’s difficult to see the message or even put a name to the creation but there are a number of street artists at work in Papeete. Soon available in giclée prints in several sizes, custom printed for each individual order on archival, museum grade paper using fade resistant inks. DropContinue reading “Todays Featured Street Art • Tahiti”
Todays Featured Street Art • Norway #1
Mixed Street Art Wall in Norway. This is a more recent trend in many cities in Norway. Standing nine feet tall this is only a segment of a block long wall of interesting street art in Stavanger. Soon available in giclée prints in several sizes, custom printed for each individual order on archival, museum gradeContinue reading “Todays Featured Street Art • Norway #1”
Todays Featured Street Art • Azores #1
The Hindu God of Graffiti on an old set of wooden doors in Ponta Delgada. We thought this was the perfect image to kick off our collection of street art images. The Azores have a vibrant street art culture ranging from elaborate wall murals to stencil art and smaller creations like this one. Soon availableContinue reading “Todays Featured Street Art • Azores #1”
The Intentional Travelers 