Category: History

Today we got to visit some less visited sites in and around Rome. In the morning we boarded a train to Tivoli Tivoli is about 20 miles outside of Rome in the hills. There are some lovely villas including one made by emperor Hadrian. We got to explore Villa d’Este, it was constructed by a…

Today was our first full day in Rome and our first stop was the Colosseum. I was looking forward to this but seeing it in person surprised me. Its about 2000 years old and still looks impressive. You can see it from far away, its massive up close, and you can still see some of…

Yesterday Ashley and I visited Neuschwanstein castle. This is the quintessential fairytale princess castle in Europe. Its only about 150 years old and is situated in the Bavarian alps. Bavarian King Ludwig II ordered the construction of the castle in 1869. As a child Ludwig would visit a nearby castle during the summers and fell…

Versailles is the most visited tourist site in the world and I definitely noticed. In spite of the crowds one could still admire the grandeur of the palace. Built by Louis XIV “the sun king” in the 1600s this massive palace was covered with gold and sun figure. Heavily inspired by the Italian renaissance there…