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29/07/2024

“The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.”

•Fun Fact•
The Tomb Took 20 Years To Build.

Laying Napoleon to rest involved two major projects: the Dôme des Invalides chapel crypt and tomb had to be prepared for its most important resident and the sarcophagus had to be designed and constructed. These ended up taking two decades!

For the chapel, they had to create a suitable crypt. It was to be monumental but also fit within the confines of the chapel. So the floor had to go, they installed a new staircase for public access, and they had to decorate the gorgeous ambulatory space where the gigantic sarcophagus would go. It allows us to both gaze upon Napoleon in reflection from above and with awe from below, while safely keeping him contained. There is definitely a theme of “Contain the Little Corporal” throughout his burials.

23/03/2024

21/02/2024

It’s better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.

•Fun Fact•
The Pena Palace, one of the seven wonders of Portugal, is simply mesmerizing. With its rich history, from a chapel to a monastery to a Disney-like castle, the Pena Palace became the National Monument of Portugal in 1910.

The Pena Palace was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. In 2013, the National Palace of Pena became a member of the European Royal Residence Network. In 2020, the Pena Park and the Pena Palace were integrated into the European Route of Historic Gardens, becoming one of the 40 Certified Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe.

08/02/2024

Unexpected places turned into lasting memories.

•Fun Fact•
In 1093 when King Ladislaus I of Hungary (1040-1095) moved the bishop’s chair from Sisak to Zagreb, he proclaimed the existing church as a cathedral.

Construction on the cathedral started shortly after his death and was finished in 1217 and consecrated by king Andrew II of Hungary.

The building was destroyed by the Mongols in 1242 but rebuilt by bishop Timothy (1263–1287) a few years later. At the end of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire invaded Croatia, triggering the construction of fortification walls around the cathedral, some of which are still intact.

29/10/2023

26/10/2023

23/10/2023

Blessed are the curious for they shall have adventures.

•Fun Fact•
Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

A melting pot of cultures from Europe, Asia, and Africa, Crete is where the first European civilization—the Minoan—thrived.
Minoan remains and sites are found at Knossos (Knosós or Cnossus), Phaestus (Phaestos), and numerous other locations throughout the island.

19/10/2023

Always say yes to new adventures.

•Fun Fact•
Very little of the original White House remains. The British burned the original White House in 1814 after U.S. forces set fire to Canada’s parliament.
The famous Gilbert Stuart painting of George Washington was saved by a fleeing Dolley Madison (with some help), and some exterior stone walls survived the fire.

03/10/2023

Every wave of life reach us for a reason.

•Fun Fact•
Out of the dozens of grottoes that populate Portugal's southern coastline, there's one that stands out, the Benagil Caves.

The Algarve Basin between Cabo de São Vicente and Faro was part of a region caught in the epicentre when the supercontinent of Pangea began to split up, and warm, shallow seas slowly crept in. Over time, the limestone built up, with the layers that make up the Benagil Sea Cave forming about 20 million years ago.

30/08/2023

Greece 🇬🇷 - COUNTRY # 50

“Travelling abroad will shift your mindset, expand your consciousness and permanently alter your outlook on life. Experiencing other lands and cultures is an adventure that opens many doors (not just geographically, but also doors of our mind and hearts) as well as presents us with some life changing paradoxes”