New Year’s Day we started with the international mass in the Crypt of Sagrada Familia. After lighting a candle athe … Continue reading A Walk in the Neighborhood

“The Bible written in stone” is how some describe the Basilica of Sagrada Familia, or Holy Family. Antoni Gaudi spent … Continue reading The Sacred and the Tourists

Among other things, Barcelona is famous for creating the Modernisme movement, which I will poorly summarize as the art movement … Continue reading Modernisme and Catalan

Our last day in Paris was a slower day to enjoy the city. Started off with a morning walk along … Continue reading Goodbye to Paris

Paris in the early morning has a nice easy pace. We bundled up and walked along the Jardin des Tuileries … Continue reading Morning Walk

Jumping back a few days, we took a fun day trip on our last day in Denmark up to the … Continue reading Hamlet’s House

The Impressionists created something new by, among many other things, looking at the normal daily life routines and showing how … Continue reading Everyday life and its disruptions

We landed in Paris and the strikes did not seem to impact us, yet, on our transportation into the city. … Continue reading Meeting Friends in Paris

When Samara joined us, Josiah had a great plan to help her get over jet lag and jump ahead the … Continue reading The Forgotten Giants

Today we worked on the cross cultural exchange the other way by sharing our Christmas traditions including the full brunch … Continue reading A Cline-Bliesner Christmas in Denmark