Itchin'

Life update:

This semester I have been taking two classes that have been pushing me to travel more. The past few weeks in my Art History and Museum Studies class we have been looking at Gothic architecture, and every time the professor changes the slide to a new cathedral I have to hold myself back from pulling out the credit card and booking a flight to France. To help with this, I have been collecting the names of all of the cathedrals that we learn about and am going to create a wonderful path throughout France to go and see all of this Gothic architecture. Below I have posted one of the cathedrals that has stood out the most to me- Reims. The symmetrical look is just so stunning. I also love the replacement of the tympanum with rose windows- I just can never get enough of these gorgeous windows. Not to mention the details everywhere on the facade of this cathedral- breathtaking. I cannot wait to see this in person! 

Also, I am taking a class in Later Roman Empire for history, and basically am doing the same thing- recording the names of cities and sites that are of great interest. I will post more about this once I create a more complete list!