The Melk Abbey just west of Vienna Austria is a magnificent Baroque monastery. The yellow and white castle is perched high atop a cliff overlooking the Danube River. In this blog I share our visit in May 2025 on our Viking Grand European Cruise.
Category Archives: Places of Worship
Egypt: Hatshepsut’s Temple (Art & Travel)
Hatshepsut – the person and her legacy – came into my radar during a college class in Old Testament Bible Archaeology. A visit to her temple was high on my To Do list as we traveled to Egypt’s Valley of The Kings (and Queens!) on our 2024 Viking Nile River Cruise.
In its setting at the foot of a sheer limestone cliff-face, Hatshepsut’s Temple is an imposing and stunning sight. Photos in travel and art history books do not begin to do it justice.
Egypt: Abu Simbel (Travel & Art)
Abu Simbel is one of the most fascinating sites in Egypt. Filled with ancient history, its story has a phenomenal modern-day twist of deliverance from destruction. This blog shares this great story with lots of photos!
China: Travel Tips & Sites (Travel)
Our long-awaited travel adventure to China was everything we had hoped – and more! Our 3 week trip was filled with cultural immersion, unexpected experiences, along with visits to anticipated sites such as the Great Wall and Terra Cotta Warriors. We circumnavigated the entire globe via airplane! This post is the key that unlocks entrance to my China blogs. Enjoy!
China: Guanyin Altar, Zhoushan (Travel)
Along the eastern sea coast of China, the Guanyin Altar, Zhoushan, is a unique Buddhist temple Opened in 2020, it fuses tradition with modernity and differs greatly from the traditional Temple of Heaven and Wong Sin Temple we visited. Enjoy details in photo and musings in this blog!
China: Temple of Heaven, Beijing (Travel)
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China is a spectacular UNESCO World Heritage site. Its tall, circular building in cobalt blue, bright red and gold, is magnificent, even in the rain!
Hong Kong, China (Travel)
Traveling from mainland China to Hong Kong is like going to a different country even if Shenzhen (on mainland China) can be seen across the harbor.
The British/Western influence is significant from vehicles driving on the left side of the street to the lack of bicycles/mopeds. It was a great way to ease our way from east back to west! Enjoy this blog of highlights.
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