Past Travels

  • Arts and the Aquarium

    It’s been a great couple of weeks in Chattanooga. We went up to Point Park to get (sort of) a nice view of the city. The clouds did eventually clear so we could see the Tennessee River, Moccasin Bend, and downtown. This is also one of the many important civil war battle sites in the… Read more

  • Chattanooga

    We arrived in Chattanooga late last Sunday and are slowly starting to wander around and explore the city. Here are some shots of the sunset from our front porch and over the Tennessee River up by the Hunter Museum of America Art. The art museum is a cool combo of classical architecture and a modern… Read more

  • Adios Valencia

    We’re leaving Spain tomorrow and we’ve made the most of our time in Valencia! The past couple of weeks we’ve been going to the most popular touristy sites of the city. We visited the Valencia Cathedral to see the holy grail. We climbed the Micalet bell tower of the cathedral. They rang the bell while… Read more

  • Madrid

    We spent this past weekend in Madrid and hit some of the hot spots. First a tour of The Royal Palace. Incredibly beautiful and my first opportunity to see a Stradivarius cello up close! I bet it sounds like angels. The artifacts in the palace museum were also super interesting. Can you imagine being carried… Read more

  • Toulouse

    Last weekend we headed to Toulouse, France. We got the recommendation from Riley and found direct flights from Valencia for €40! Couldn’t pass that up. We wandered all around the old city center and along the banks of the Garonne river. Toulouse is nicknamed La Ville Rose because of the pink bricks used in the… Read more

  • La Cremà

    This week Fallas wrapped up with La Cremà, a burning of all the monuments to ashes. We went to see the burning of my favorite falla in the nearby neighborhood of Russafa. A beautiful piece of art gone up in flames in a matter of minutes! A truly wild experience. We also made it back… Read more