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The next time you’re in Vézelay tell the people with the elephant ears I said hi

August 26, 2014 · by · in France, Picnics, UNESCO World Heritage Sites · 13 Comments

We were all alone in Vézelay’s Sainte-Marie-Madeleine Abbey, the light was fading, darker, darker…and then we climbed down into the crypt.  No, not actually a horror story ending, but in fact the ending to a perfect day, a day we spent from sunup to sundown in and around one of the world’s greatest Romanesque churches. Vézelay […]

The Roman city of Trier: grand architecture, funny signs, and suprisingly good vegan eats

May 22, 2014 · by · in Germany, UNESCO World Heritage Sites · 4 Comments

312 AD was an important year. The Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity and soon after, while based in Trier (in present day Germany), started building an awesome church and other amazing buildings.   Basically, Trier was the boondocks of the Roman empire, so the big shots living there got lots of money to fund amazing buildings so they […]