Global Adventures
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” - Mark Twain
As I’ve already mentioned, I LOVE to travel! My first international adventure came when I crossed the border into Mexico in college to visit Tijuana and Ensenada. After that came Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, various Caribbean Islands, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Costa Rica, Ireland, and Scotland. Each country has presented its own interesting sights, sounds, smells, foods, styles, music, and history. In each, I have filled our itineraries - and there’s always more I want to see. Fortunately, my husband has been a wonderful traveling companion and likes to spend as long as I do in museums, reading as much as possible along the way. Again, this page is a work in progress, with just a few highlights of some of our international travels, but here are a few of my favorites photos.
View from Mt. Vesuvius, southeast of Naples, Italy
View of the Crater of Mt. Vesuvius, southeast of Naples, Italy
Approaching the Ruins of Pompeii, southeast of Naples, Italy
Ruins of Pompeii, southeast of Naples, Italy
Ruins of Ephesus in Ephesus, Turkey
Walking the Ancient Road in Ephesus, Turkey
Ruins of Ephesus
Statue of Nike, Ephesus, Turkey
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Turkey
Turkish Delight in the Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey
Mykonos, Greece
Mykonos, Greece
Erechtheion, the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece
View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece
Corinth Canal in Corinth, Greece
Ancient Ruins of Corinth, Greece
Ancient Ruins of Corinth, Greece
View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater (with concert lights) from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece
Entrance to the ruins of the Oracle of Delphi, in Delphi, Greece
Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece
Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece
Theater at Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece
Odeon Theater and Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
Acropolis View, Athens, Greece
Santorini, Greece
Santorini Crater, Santorini, Greece
National Palace with waterfalls and fountains, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Jesus Sculpture, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
Gondola Ride in Venice, Italy
View from the Duomo in Florence, Italy
View from the Cathedral in Milan, Italy
Pre-Christmas in Milan under a Full Moon, Milan, Italy
Christmas Eve Mass with the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican, Italy
Ancient Ruins in Rome, Italy
Overlooking Giotto's Bell Tower, Florence, Italy
View from Gondola, Venice, Italy
Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy
Gondola Ride, Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Campanile (Bell Tower), Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy
Approaching Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
The View from Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan