St Valentine was not Irish – but he is now
I’ve written about relics of saints before. They exist because people believe proximity to part of a saint ?means ‘something’ can rub off. Dublin has the remains of St Valentine so I went to take a look.
Puck’s castle
It was late morning when Francois, Helene and I, after visiting two other historical places around Dublin, stopped to take a look at the rundown Puck’s Castle.
The Possessed Fairy Tale Farmhouse
If a building is abandoned for a long enough time, it doesn’t take long before stories about hauntings begin to emerge. In Czechia, the Fairy Tale Farmhouse has attracted a few
St Christopher and the Alchemist
Prague’s Charles Bridge is adorned with statues that accompany tourists on their walk across the Vltava river. St Christopher’s statue is one of the more recent, but also full of
The House of the Two Bears
Tucked into the entrance of an alley beside the road leading to Prague’s Old Town Square lies the House of Two Bears. The imagery, which suggests a link to alchemy,
Illuminati symbols in Catholic Churches?
As I explore and stroll through churches and public buildings I can’t help but notice patterns and symbols. Often, these symbols explain something to me. The Illuminati all-seeing eye had
Naked Butt Guy on a Church
There is plenty to enjoy about Gothic architecture – the scale, the beauty, the decor. If you know what to look for, you may find a Green Man or perhaps
Laura – The Headless Ghost in Prague
I blinked as a few droplets of rain got in my eye. Behind me a night tram trundled away into the city leaving me in the scenic Malá Strana (Lesser Town)
Brno’s Twisted Pinnacle
Brno is a lovely collection of stories. Apart from the bells that ring an hour early, there is also a bent pinnacle on the Gothic facade of the Old Town
The Sundial Protecting Prague
Tourists in Prague know of the cable car that takes them up to the top of Petrin Hill. Some also stop in the park which contains the cable car. Few