After a marathon walk with Yioryis in the hills behind the village of Saronida we took a nice jaunt down the road to Cape Sounion. Here I was introduced to the ancient temple of Poseidon which sits high on a promontory that extends out into the Aegean sea. Here Yioryis reminded me of the story…
According to my friends Yiorgis and Anguilla Demetrius is synonymous with James. I don’t often refer to myself as James although there have been others that do. Even so James is indeed my name and so whilst I am in Greece I am certainly okay with Demetrius. In fact just for fun I recently changed…
On a recent jaunt to San Francisco I had the opportunity to also see Alcatraz Prison. Actually it was really only a prison for twenty-nine years. And now after oodles of interesting history and occupation as a prison and then later as an American Indian Colony it is now a National Historic Monument. Situated a…
While Caserta Royal Palace can be said to be resplendent with it’s ornate 1200 rooms, 1790 windows and 34 staircases, it is the Park that encompasses a stretch of 2.5 miles of gardens, fountains and statues that draws a greater presence of both tourists and native Italians. The Park much like the palace itself was…
Also known as the Reggia of Caserta, Caserta Royal Palace was built as a summer retreat for Charles VII of Naples. Construction for this modest estate commenced in 1752 and is renowned in part because of its resemblance in structure to the Palace of Versailles in France. The Caserta Royal Palace is rectangular in shape…
Once upon a time the Rock of Fergus, also known as Carrickfergus Castle dominated the Antrim Coastline of Ireland. It was originally constructed in the twelfth century and occupies a promontory that projects out into the Belfast Lough. The guides and guidebooks both tell that the Rock of Fergus is the oldest and most well…
I’ve traveled to Ireland three times now. In November of 2007 I arrived with a group of friends. We had a fabulous Thanksgiving party. In July of 2008 I was in Ireland in part to find my ancestral home, Malahide Castle in County Dublin but also to see my friend Branden graduate from Queens University…
On our way back to Rome from an awesome visit to Venice we headed for a place called San Marino. Where is San Marino? I had no idea that such a place existed and that I was going to be able to go there. San Marino is the only Country in the world to be…
While traveling the Amalfi coast we stopped in many villages. including but not limited to Amalfi, Sorrento, Salerno and Ravello. On our first trip out there we had intended to get there much earlier so that we could see some of the area, have a nice lunch and then do some shopping. But as is…
This was my first visit to Venice. By the time I actually stepped foot in Venice I had already been in Italy for well more than a week and had seen all sorts of really wonderful sights. I’m thinking that Venice really took my breath away because I had heard about it’s wonders all my…