I have come from the north of Italy down to the south, into the heel if you know your geography. I am in Lecce. Nicknamed the Florence of the south, it’s a small city I have been wanting to come to for a while. It has a historical centre full of winding alleys and roads and you never really know what is around the next corner. The local limestone has been used to build and be carved into the most beautiful buildings. This is full on Baroque.
Being back in Greece is very much a breath of fresh air. Spending time walking along the water, exploring the many churches and enjoying the city.
While Lille isn’t the biggest of cities, it sits within the larger European Metropolis of Lille with a regional population between 1.5-2 million. While I explored most of the historical centre there is lots more to come back one day and explore across the region. And the usual steep and traditional winding French staircase to…
Having read some mixed reviews before coming to Athens, it’s been such a pleasant surprise. My neighbourhood is green, walkable and incredibly quiet at night. Even the metro is more orderly and spotless clean than I expected. I wandered through the lush and leafy National Gardens Then into the Psyri neighbourhood Little Kooks is an…
I’ve heard about both Saint-Germain-des-Pres and Jardins Luxembourg for a long time so it was great to have a chance to visit both. The equally large and beautiful Saint Sulpice. Dropping by Montparnasse cemetery to see the graves of famous philosophers Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. and Concorde Metro station where the Declaration…
It was a rainy start to my time in Budapest but the city is still very grand. One of my first stops was a poignant memorial, the shoes on the Danube. It marks the spot some 23,000 people were massacred (most of them Jewish) during the fascist regime. The rain provided a chance to visit…
