Tag: History

Italy's charm never ceases to amaze me.  There's just something about the storied Italian towns as they sit perched atop ancient hills that oozes romantic thoughts.  It is always somewhat shocking to me how the gritty charm of a city like Orvieto can make something as simple, benign, and uninteres…

Hundreds of years of history, empire, wealth and culture shape the now unified sister cities of Buda and Pest. In my previous post, A traveler's journal: meandering Budapest's Streets, I took you through some of the city's more off-beat, religious and cultural attractions. In this post let's dive …