Travels with Tricia

Tag: architecture

  • Photo du Jour: The Rector’s Palace by Night – Dubrovnik

    To celebrate our arrival in Dubrovnik earlier this week, we strolled along its glimmering stone streets by night. Many of the city’s visitors had departed via cruise ship, and we had the city’s streets much to ourselves (well, certainly much more so than on a bustling summer evening).

  • A Farewell to Trogir, Croatia

    “Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.” Henry David Thoreau Our time in Trogir, Croatia is rapidly ticking down, and we are getting sentimental about leaving this special corner of the world in which we have called home for the past seven…

  • Shades of Vertigo: Climbing the Bell Tower in Trogir, Croatia

    Sometimes, fear can get the best of you, and here in Trogir, Croatia, I must confess that it did. Whenever I explore a new city, I like getting high above it, and despite an aversion to heights, I’ve climbed some of Europe’s most iconic church towers: Notre Dame de Paris, Germany’s Ulm Cathedral, and the…

  • The city of Trogir, Croatia is seen from afar, via a walking path that is surrounded by greenery. You can see mountains in the distance, as well as the Adriatic Sea.

    A Walking Tour of Trogir, Croatia

    Trogir was our Croatian home away from home for two memorable months. This picturesque old town has a fascinating history that goes back more than 2,300 years — in fact, it’s actually situated on an island! During our first weeks in Trogir, we preferred to soak up the town’s details bit by bit, leaving much…

  • The Blue Skies of Trogir, Croatia

    We’ve hit a bit of a wet patch of weather this week in Trogir, with rain dancing down onto the rooftops by day and by night. It’s the kind of weather that finds us making our own sunshine. Though I’m longing to explore more of this charming town on the Adriatic, as well as more of…

  • Trogir’s Cathedral of Saint Lawrence: Radovan’s Magnificent Portal

    For the past weeks, much like a diner on a progressive dinner savoring multiple courses, I’ve been the chance to slowly absorb the details of the Cathedral of Saint Lawrence in Trogir, Croatia. I first admired the twelfth-century structure from afar as we watched Trogir’s animated Carnival parade a few weeks ago. Despite the parade craziness…