Years ago I watched the movie “Memoirs of a Geisha” and was completely taken by the scenery. The movie was partly filmed in Kyoto and the more I saw pictures of the area, the more I knew we had to visit when we went to Japan. Planning our trip there…
The more I researched what to do in Vilnius (and Riga and Tallinn), the more excited I got about the food. This is pretty unusual as I’m not a foodie and while I love trying local foods on my travels, it’s not one of the things I’m most excited about. …
Sadly for us, the fun had to end sometime, and Dubrovnik was the final planned stop on our world tour. But what a great place to wrap it up! Dubrovnik is yet another walled city, but much larger and cooler than any we’d come across. The walls are really thick…
Another one of my top things to see in Istanbul was Hagia Sophia, known locally as Ayasofya. I knew of it but not much of the history until I taught the kids Roman History as part of the 3rd grade curriculum. It was the largest Christian Cathedral in the world…