Global Adventures
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” - Mark Twain
As I’ve already mentioned, I LOVE to travel! My first international adventure came when I crossed the border into Mexico in college to visit Tijuana and Ensenada. After that came Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, various Caribbean Islands, Greece, Turkey, Spain, Costa Rica, Ireland, and Scotland. Each country has presented its own interesting sights, sounds, smells, foods, styles, music, and history. In each, I have filled our itineraries - and there’s always more I want to see. Fortunately, my husband has been a wonderful traveling companion and likes to spend as long as I do in museums, reading as much as possible along the way. Again, this page is a work in progress, with just a few highlights of some of our international travels, but here are a few of my favorites photos.
 
                  
                    
                View from Mt. Vesuvius, southeast of Naples, Italy
 
                  
                    
                View of the Crater of Mt. Vesuvius, southeast of Naples, Italy
Approaching the Ruins of Pompeii, southeast of Naples, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Ruins of Pompeii, southeast of Naples, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Ruins of Ephesus in Ephesus, Turkey
 
                  
                    
                Walking the Ancient Road in Ephesus, Turkey
 
                  
                    
                Ruins of Ephesus
 
                  
                    
                Statue of Nike, Ephesus, Turkey
 
                  
                    
                The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Turkey
 
                  
                    
                Turkish Delight in the Spice Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey
 
                  
                    
                Mykonos, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Mykonos, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Erechtheion, the Acropolis, Athens, Greece
 
                  
                    
                View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece
 
                  
                    
                View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Corinth Canal in Corinth, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Ancient Ruins of Corinth, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Ancient Ruins of Corinth, Greece
 
                  
                    
                View of the Parthenon, Acropolis, and Odeon Theater (with concert lights) from the Acropolis View Hotel, Athens, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Entrance to the ruins of the Oracle of Delphi, in Delphi, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Theater at Delphi - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delphi, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Odeon Theater and Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Acropolis View, Athens, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Santorini, Greece
 
                  
                    
                Santorini Crater, Santorini, Greece
 
                  
                    
                National Palace with waterfalls and fountains, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
 
                  
                    
                Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
 
                  
                    
                Inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
 
                  
                    
                Jesus Sculpture, Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain
 
                  
                    
                Gondola Ride in Venice, Italy
 
                  
                    
                View from the Duomo in Florence, Italy
 
                  
                    
                View from the Cathedral in Milan, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Pre-Christmas in Milan under a Full Moon, Milan, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Christmas Eve Mass with the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Ancient Ruins in Rome, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Overlooking Giotto's Bell Tower, Florence, Italy
 
                  
                    
                View from Gondola, Venice, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Rialto Bridge, Venice, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Gondola Ride, Venice, Italy
 
                  
                    
                St. Mark's Campanile (Bell Tower), Venice, Italy
 
                  
                    
                St. Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy
 
                  
                    
                Approaching Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
 
                  
                    
                Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
 
                  
                    
                The View from Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan