John Burke's a-Musings

Welcome to this series of articles about religious buildings in England and the UK. These include Churches, Abbeys, Priories, Cathedrals, B...

Florence is an Italian city full of works of art. Michaelangelo's statue of David is just one of many statues to be seen here, though...

Wednesday 30 January 2002. After lunch at Fügen, we get back onto the coach and are taken to the town of Rattenburg. We are here to visit a...

Monday 11 August 2003. Today's excursion is to the city of Innsbruck. It's our first time there and there's plenty to see. ...

Thursday 30 August 2007. The Island Star reaches Spain and Barcelona is our port of call today. On last year's cruise we opted to do a ...

I know I live in - well near these days - Blackpool but I'm ignoring illuminations and to be honest, the UK altogether for this entry. ...