Tag: History

We arrived home to the news of the latest installment of Muslims gone wild. Apparently even Chattanooga, Tennessee is not

Today the rest of the cruisers set out for a tour of the Normandy D-Day beaches. It’s a great tour

We spent our morning on a walking tour through Le Marais, the historic district of Paris. We saw the remains

The trip is over and we are back home. I’ve had a few days to reflect. If there is a

Today was our last day to tour in Paris, and it was a full day. After beginning at Rue Cler, we

Today we visited the Basilica of Saint Denis, the church where almost all the French kings–Charlemagne is one exception–are buried.

Yesterday, after leaving the castle of Godfrey de Bouillon in Belgium, we drove 2 hours to Aachen, Germany, where Charlemagne’s

If you are like me, most of what you were taught in school regarding the motivation for the First Crusade is

Today we traveled from the western part of France (Bayeux in Normandy) through Paris, to Epernay. Epernay is in the heart

Today we began at Mont St. Michel, one of the most visited and photographed sights in the world. Mont St. Michel

We were in Normandy today. And if you are American, you cannot go through Normandy without visiting the D-Day beaches,

On August 23, 2012, we start our Carolingian & Crusader Tour of Europe. As with our other travels, I’ve developed

The GSB 2012 summer travel journal theme has been decided and the destination set. The time period is 750 A.D.