https://mattbolch.com/2026/02/05/another-road-trip-for-this-fanboy/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/alix-e-harrow.jpgAlix E HarrowSeveral days into the book tour, Alix E Harrow had to tape up her hand to autograph books.2026-02-05T20:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/09/11/pousette-dart-art-an-unexpected-find-cathedral-visits-in-strasbourg-and-mainz/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250604_111313.jpg20250604_111313https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250601_162041-1.jpg20250601_162041https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250601_162041.jpg20250601_162041https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250601_155712.jpg20250601_155712https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250601_162357.jpg20250601_162357https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250601_154014.jpg20250601_154014https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250603_192059.jpg20250603_192059https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pousette-1.jpgPousette 1https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/jon-pousette-dart.jpgJon Pousette-DartJon Pousette-Darthttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pousette-2-e1757620726753.jpgPousette 22025-09-11T20:00:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/06/26/the-full-matt-y-on-display-in-baden-baden/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/swimsuit.jpgSwimsuithttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/caracalla-spa.jpgCaracalla Spahttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/friedrichsbad.jpgFriedrichsbad2025-06-26T18:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/05/06/budapest-vacay-follows-spring-break-trip-to-dublin/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250324_152851.jpg20250324_152851https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250324_131217.jpgBuda from across the Danubehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250325_101127.jpg20250325_101127https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250324_120715.jpg20250324_1207152025-06-23T19:29:29+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/06/23/kickin-back-dublin-style/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/dublin-tower.jpgDublin TowerDublin Castlehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/dunlaoghaire.jpgDunLaoghaireAll good trips in Dublin start with a train trip!https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/custom-house.jpgCustom HouseIf you’re an architecture buff, the Custom House should be near the top of your to-visit list. 2025-06-23T23:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/06/12/finding-new-adventures-in-northern-ireland/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/lough.jpgLoughhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/urinal.jpgUrinalhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mellon-house.jpgMellon househttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/friends.jpgFriendshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250513_134001.jpg20250513_1340012025-06-12T19:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/05/09/chicken-and-potatoes-galore-during-big-apple-adventure/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250403_110535.jpg20250403_110535Replica jukebox shows tunes likely played in 1969 at Stonewall Inn.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250403_105559.jpg20250403_105559Stonewallhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250404_144850.jpg20250404_144850Belvedere Castlehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/20250404_225648.jpg20250404_225648The Prodigalshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/gnt1humxcaajfh0-1.jpgGlucksman Irish HouseMarilynn with her book2025-05-09T18:39:05+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2025/04/03/feels-like-the-first-time-all-over-again/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/20250321_110526.jpg20250321_110526Marilynn and I at the James Joyce Tower in Sandycove.2025-04-21T18:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/matt-bolch-portfolio/2024-09-16T17:46:13+00:00weekly0.6https://mattbolch.com/2024/06/26/potential-puking-aside-real-irish-adventure-on-aran-islands/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/st.-caomhan.jpgSt. Caomhánhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/st.-benans-church.jpgSt. Benan's churchhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/saka-sauce.jpgSaka Saucehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/plassey-wreckage.jpgPlassey wreckagehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/obriens-castle.jpgMarilynn and I at the James Joyce Tower in Sandycovehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/innisheer.jpegInnisheerhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/inishmore.jpgInishmorehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/image-through-standing-stone.jpgImage through Standing Stonehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/horse-carts-on-inisheer.jpgHorse carts on Inisheer2024-06-26T15:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/06/22/declans-perfect-day-out-in-4-numbers/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230619_192942-1.jpg20230619_192942-1https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230619_192942.jpg20230619_1929422024-06-24T19:47:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/06/11/go-team-declan-and-i-bring-luck-to-home-football-squads/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/st.-pats.jpgSt. Patshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bohs.jpgBohshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tallaght.jpgTallaght2024-06-13T01:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/06/06/up-close-to-oxfords-bridge-of-sighs-and-other-bits-from-abroad/2024-06-11T17:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/05/27/aubergine-what-adventures-of-a-novice-foodie/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aubergine-mess-at-bala-baya.jpgAubergine mess at Bala Baya2024-05-27T13:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/05/21/a-fine-mess-of-a-time-at-elbow-concert/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/elbow.jpgElbow2024-05-21T19:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/05/14/a-study-in-contrasts-imperial-war-museum-and-pitt-rivers/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240507_142727.jpgPitt Rivers2024-05-14T09:25:15+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/05/07/journey-to-london-fraught-with-delays/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_181658.jpg20240505_181658https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240505_101546.jpg20240505_1015462024-05-09T09:10:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2024/05/09/4100-miles-to-try-saka-sauce/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/saka-sauce.jpgsaka-sauce2024-05-09T08:48:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/07/18/familiar-dublin-sights-like-old-friends/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230704_120744.jpg20230704_120744https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230629_113632.jpg20230629_113632https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230629_115614.jpg20230629_115614https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230629_114537.jpg20230629_114537https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230630_122208.jpg20230630_1222082023-07-19T00:18:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/06/17/beware-the-seagulls-as-new-irish-adventure-begins/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/adobestock_73038689.jpegThe seagullThe seagull, sea bird par excellence, posing on a wall against the backdrop of the sea.2023-07-16T20:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/07/07/germany-puts-the-fun-in-funicular/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230624_122954.jpg20230624_122954https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230624_122348.jpg20230624_122348https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230624_103001.jpg20230624_103001https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230624_153325.jpg20230624_153325https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/20230622_194127.jpg20230622_1941272023-07-07T09:22:47+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/06/28/nearly-textile-free-spa-day-in-baden-baden-and-whats-donge-swingen/2023-06-29T01:08:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/06/27/visit-to-tubingen-worth-the-travel-hassles/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230621_100910.jpg20230621_100910https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230621_101120.jpg20230621_101120https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230621_101852.jpg20230621_101852https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230621_092613.jpg20230621_0926132023-06-28T17:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/03/20/drag-queens-a-family-tradition-in-europe/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/prince-and-the-drag-queen2.jpgPrince and the Drag Queen2Prince (now King) Charles (left) greets the Dame of the Grand Opera House in Belfast May McFettridge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/prince-and-the-drag-queen.jpgPrince and the Drag Queen2023-03-25T21:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/03/17/belfast-badassery/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/richtarik_linenhall.jpgRichtarik_LinenHallGeorgia State University Professor Marilynn Richtarik talks about her book on literary responses to the peace process at the Linen Hall in Belfast on March 16.2023-03-17T13:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/03/13/have-knowledge-will-travel/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/durham-university-dining-hall.jpgDurham University Dining HallDining hall at Durham University. Notice the really small 2023-03-13T15:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/03/11/delayed-planes-wrong-trains-negotiated-coaches-and-snow/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/snow.press-eye-darren-kidd.jpgIreland SnowSnow covered hills of Dromara Credit: Darren Kidd / PressEye2023-03-25T21:37:50+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2023/02/07/farewell-dr-himebaugh/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/himebaugh_bolch.jpgHimebaugh_Bolch2023-02-07T18:52:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/19/cutting-line-just-a-fantasy/2022-01-08T23:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2019/05/08/want-to-find-networking-success-at-a-conference-pay-attention/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/conference.jpgConferenceThe conference is that'a way! Photo by Trang Doan from Pexels 2019-05-08T18:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/04/11/weeki-wachee-once-in-a-lifetime-means-never-again/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mermaid3.jpgHitting the pipeMermaids frolic (and get an air fix) at Weeki Wachee Springs.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mermaid2.jpgDancing turtleA turtle struts his stuff during Ariel's celebration.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mermaid4.jpgSinging fish?Even the fish sang songs for the Little Mermaid's birthday.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mermaid1.jpgFuture merman?Declan's football jersey-of-the-day perfectly complements his merman persona at Weeki Wachee Springs.2019-04-25T17:20:08+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2019/04/24/notre-dame-fire-like-losing-a-friend/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/notre-dame.jpgNotre DameNotre Dame cathedral's rose windows are one of many highlights. Hopefully, the cathedral will rise again after the catastrophic fire.2019-04-24T22:52:06+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2019/04/03/straightest-path-to-happy-clients-is-good-customer-service/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/customer-service.jpgCustomer serviceCustomer service isn't rocket science, but it should be baked into everything a company does.2019-04-03T15:26:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/06/26/la-fitness-follies-what-shower-curtain/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/curtain.jpgcurtain2018-06-26T21:38:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/06/10/letting-it-all-hang-out-in-tarragona/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/crispy.jpgCrispyImagine this guy, just naked and with a top knot. Then again, better if you didn't2018-06-10T17:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/06/09/gaudis-lesser-known-attractions-merit-attention/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/la-pedrera.jpgLa Pedrerahttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/guell3.jpgRootsColumns shaped to resemble tree roots support a walkway at Park Güell.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/guell2.jpgPark Güell with La Sagrada in backgroundView of the Porters Lodge at Park Güell, with Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece La Sagrada Família at upper left (under the cranes).https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/guell1.jpgPark GüellPark Güell may have failed as a housing development, but it succeeded as a tourist attraction.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/batllo2.jpgCurves and more curvesGaudi did not believe in straight lines, taking every chance to bend and swirl what nearly all considered to solid objects and surfaces.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/batllo1.jpgGaudi doorResidents of Casa Batlló would have felt they were living in a fantasy world as they opened oddly shaped doors with raised designs and walked along hallways that felt more like narrow tunnels.2018-06-09T18:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/06/08/la-sagrada-familia-lives-up-to-reputation/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada2.jpgRose WindowA rose window blazes in the late afternoon sunshine at La Sagrada Família.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada3.jpgsagrada3https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada4.jpgsagrada4Gaudi eschewed straight lines, which create interesting angles.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada5.jpgsagrada5The exterior features interesting tableaus.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada6.jpgsagrada6Nearly 130 years after construction began, the towers at La Sagrada Família are scheduled to be complete by 2026, the 100th anniversary of Gaudi's death.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada7.jpgsagrada7https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sagrada8.jpgsagrada8Colors from the windows wash through the basilica.2018-06-08T19:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/06/04/looking-for-the-tower-of-hercules-in-all-the-wrong-places/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/pontevedra1.jpgPontevedra1A typical square in Pontevedra.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/img_7377.jpgPontevedraThe altar at Santuario da Virxe Peregrina.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/acoruna3.jpgacoruna3View from the Torres de Hércules, which is almost worth the walk.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/acoruna2.jpgAcoruna2A Coruña just out from Spain, as Declan shows on this map.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/acoruna1.jpgPlaza de Maria PitaView from the Plaza de Maria Pita in A Coruña.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/acoruna4.jpgTowerThe Roman-built Tower of Hercules, at long last.2018-06-04T21:06:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/06/03/cathedral-highlights-visit-to-galician-capital-city/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/santiago7.jpgSantiago7The tomb of St. James has a blinged-out resting place.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/santiago6.jpgSantiago6Santiago de Compostela features many long alleyways.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/santiago5.jpgSantiago5https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/santiago4.jpgSantiago4The Cathedral de Compostela is official end to a pilgrimage that 200,000 undertake each year.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/santiago3.jpgSantiago3Spanish troubles: A portion of Galicia does not want to be part of Spain.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/santiago8.jpgBotafumeiroThe Botafumeiro (rear) is world’s largest censer (thurible). Those angels ain't shabby, neither.2018-06-04T06:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/05/30/visit-avila-for-the-walls-get-the-finger-for-free/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/avila3.jpgAvila3The Cathedral del Salvador forms part of the wall around Avila city center.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/avila2.jpgAvila2Hungry lions await your mail.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/avila1.jpgWhite storksWhite storks, which are common in Spain, nest wherever they can find space. Church spires and electric lines are typical targets.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/avila4.jpgAvila's wallsYou can walk along more than 1.5 kilometers of Avila's 12th-century walls.2018-05-30T14:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/05/28/rain-greets-first-full-day-in-spain/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/palacio-real-de-madrid.jpgPalacio Real de MadridThe Palacio Real de Madrid, which covers 1.45 million square feet, was actually supposed to be bigger, much bigger.2018-05-28T19:32:44+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2018/04/19/spanish-and-cuban-influences-in-tampa-bay-area/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hologram.jpegHologramhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/brocatos.jpgBrocato's Sandwich ShopGoodness lives here: Get in line and get yourself a Cuban (and a devil crab)--pronto. The best sandwich shop in Tampa never fails to deliver.2018-04-19T00:50:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/11/22/once-not-enough-for-family-belfast-adventure/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/antrim2.jpgAntrim2Heron takes a pause at the river's edge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/antrim.jpgAntrimBridge alongside the Sixmilewater River provides a scenic respite during a visit to Antrim Castle Gardens.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/longley-and-parker.jpgLongley and ParkerPoet Michael Longley (center) and author David Park talk with Marilynn Richtarik during the the Belfast launch of Hopdance earlier this year.2017-11-24T21:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/11/24/trump-tales-follow-us-to-emerald-isle/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/trump.jpgTrumpTrump, by Kyle Alexander Lundy, now showing at the Ulster Museum2017-11-24T20:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/11/25/feuding-fighting-and-other-effing-in-game-of-thrones/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/game5.jpgGame5... and effing ...https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/game4.jpgGame4... and blood, lots of blood coming out of dudes.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/game3.jpgGame3https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/game2.jpgGame2So apparently in "Game of Thrones," there's fighting ...https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/game1.jpgGame12017-11-24T17:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/08/16/one-foot-in-two-worlds/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mail.jpgMailThis is what seven months of mail looks like, not including the obvious financial stuff that was separated from the pile. 2017-11-22T10:52:52+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/22/goodbye-belfast/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/lastday.jpgLastDayView from our flat window on our last day in Belfast, 5:30 a.m. GMT,2017-07-25T05:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/22/cathedrals-to-god-football-on-display-in-braga/2017-07-22T15:11:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/20/beginnings-of-portuguese-history-in-guimaraes/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/guimaraes-greatroom.jpgGuimaraes.GreatroomGreat room at the Ducal Palace of Braganza.2017-07-20T09:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/18/water-and-wine-a-fine-mix-in-porto/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto2-train.jpgporto2.trainThe São Bento Train Station is an attraction onto itself, with 20,000 azulejos tiles in the entrance hall showing scenes from Portuguese history.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto2-marilynn.jpgPorto2.marilynnMarilynn enjoys a tipple at Porto Augusto.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto2-bridge.jpgPorto2.bridgeA view of the Porto side of the Douro River.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto2-barrel.jpgporto2.barrelInside the barrel house at Porto Augusto, where port can be kept for 40 years or more.2017-07-18T19:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/17/bling-abounds-in-porto/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-stfrancis.jpgPorto1.StFrancisInterior of the church shows off its opulencehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-henry.jpgPorto1.henryHenry the Navigator points to the sea (or to the bling)https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-floor.jpgPorto1.floorThe four elements (including the eagle, representing air) can be found in the Hall of Nations.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-crypt.jpgPorto1.cryptCrypts below the church are a world apart.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-church.jpgPorto1.churchHumble exterior of the Church of St. Francis hides the ornate interior.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-ceiling.jpgporto1.ceilingOctagonal ceiling at Stock Exchange Palace.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-artdeco.jpgporto1.artdecoArt deco-tyle building (and peacock!) still catch the eye.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/porto1-arabian.jpgporto1.arabianArabian Hall (Salão Árabe) features intricate Moorish designs with 18 kilograms of gold leaf. 2017-07-17T15:49:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/16/somethings-fishy-about-portugal-repasts/2017-07-16T09:36:46+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/13/harry-potter-popular-in-porto/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-staircase.jpgHarry.staircaseA detail of the stairs, with Marilynn in the background.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-stair.jpgHarry.StairWell-worn, intricate staircase that inspired the stairs at Hogwarts is the main attraction at the Lavraria Lello bookshop in Porto.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-people.jpgHarry.peopleAs you can see, the stairs and elevated walkways are anything but level.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-glass.jpgHarry.glassHow many bookshops sport stained glass?https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-exterior.jpgHarry.exteriorExterior shot of Lavraria Lello.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-declan.jpgHarry.DeclanDeclan poses in the bookstore.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/harry-ceiling.jpgHarry.ceilingThe ceilings and mouldings are ornate.2017-07-12T19:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/12/coimbra-an-up-and-down-mostly-up-experience/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-relic.jpgCoimbra2.Relichttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-historic.jpgCoimbra2.HistoricView of the Historical Cathedral of Coimbra from the Castro museumhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-crypto.jpgCoimbra2.cryptoThe old Roman cryptoprotico features many rooms and passageways.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-cloister.jpgCoimbra2.cloisterEach pediment below the arches in the cloister of the Historical Cathedral of Coimbra are different.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-azulejos.jpgCoimbra2.azulejosThese azulejos (Portuguese tiles) show the Ptolemaic theory of the universe.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-apse.jpgCoimbra2.ApseExpansive apse of the church of the Convent S. Domingos, which was built between 1553 and 1564.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-altar.jpgCoimbra2.altarhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/coimbra2-11th.jpgCoimbra2.11thCloister unearthed at the museum dates from the 11th or 12th century.2017-07-12T14:38:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/10/declan-plans-portugal-adventure/2017-07-10T13:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/09/bullocks-butt-in-on-view-of-bronze-age-standing-stone/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stone-group.jpgStone.GroupCattle quickly moved back around the stone following our visit.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stone-muff.jpgStone.Muffhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stone-peek.jpgStone.PeekWhat are you lookin' at?https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stone-declan.jpgStone.DeclanDeclan strikes a pose next to the Ardmore Gallan Standing Stone.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stone-cows.jpgStone.CowsMoooving back into position.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/stone-single.jpgStone.SingleA bullock looks protectively from the side of the Ardmore Gallan Standing Stone, located a kilometer from the County Donegal town of Muff.2017-07-09T16:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/07/donegal-beauty-is-like-no-other/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-peat.jpgDonegal.Peathttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-malin.jpgDonegal.MalinMalin Head, the northernmost part of Ireland.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-kinnagoe.jpgDonegal.KinnagoeDeclan on Kinnagoe beach, with beautiful hills in the background.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-horse.jpgDonegal.HorseFive Fingers Strand beach in County Donegal.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-grianan.jpgDonegal.GriananGrianán of Aileach, a rebuilt 8th or 9th century fort outside of Derry.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-greencastle.jpgDonegal.GreencastleThe remains of Green Castle in (naturally) Greencastle.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-derry.jpgDonegal.DerryView from the Bogside toward the walls of Derry.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-declan.jpgDonegal.Declanhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/donegal-cooley.jpgDonegal.CooleyCooley Cross allegedly erected by Saint Patrick, near Greencastle.2017-07-09T16:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/07/04/thinking-of-home-on-independence-day/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/july-4-2.jpgJuly 4Thanks to this unnamed photographer who took this picture that I lifted from Twitter. At least (s)he had the foresight to whip out a camera at this event, unlike the author.2017-07-04T16:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/26/sun-fun-and-birds-at-wetland-centre/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-wetlands.jpgEspie.WetlandsSalt marsh in the foreground.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-lough.jpgEspie.LoughStrangford Lough, with Scrabo Tower on the hilltophttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-landing2.jpgEspie.Landing2https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-landing.jpgEspie.Landinghttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-hide.jpgEspie.Hidehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-dragonfly.jpgEspie.DragonflyDragonflyhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-declan.jpgEspie.Declanhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/espie-bird.jpgEspie.Bird2017-06-26T17:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/23/puffins-and-seals-highlight-trip-to-rathlin-island/2017-06-23T07:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/21/pop-up-pissoir-tames-wild-peeing/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/urilift.jpgUriliftUp pops the pissoir, at the top of Shaftsbury Square in Belfast.2017-06-21T17:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/20/celebrating-fathers-day-the-belfast-way/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fathers-day-2017.jpgFathers Day 2017Father's Day 2017, Botanic Gardens, Belfast2017-06-20T16:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/16/many-trips-down-many-more-to-go/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/heading-home.jpgHeading HomeMarilynn and Declan walking along the Dingle peninsula during a driving trip to the Republic in January.2017-06-16T18:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/14/putting-our-feet-up-in-hillsborough-castle/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-throne.jpgHill.throneThrone roomhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-road.jpgHill.roadMake no doubt, Hillsborough is loyalist country.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-rear.jpgHill.rearThe rear of Hillsborough Castle is just as impressive as the front.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-portraits.jpgHill.portraitsPortraits in many rooms are a recent addition.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-living.jpgHill.livingLiving room where Anglo-Irish agreement was signed.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-exterior.jpgHill.exteriorWonders await outside, toohttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-elk.jpgHill.elkIrish elk horns greet visitors.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/hill-dining.jpgHill.diningBanquet hall (note fake pineapple on the table at top).2017-06-14T18:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/12/uk-election-a-tangled-web/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/turning-up.jpgTurning UpAnti-Teresa May campaign literature2017-06-12T17:32:34+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/10/troubles-live-on-in-murals/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/murals-unionist.jpgMurals.UnionistMemorials to those killed during the Troubles appear on both sides of the divide.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/murals-gates.jpgMurals.GatesGates in the distance are shut each night to separate unionists from republicans.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/murals-falls.jpgMurals.FallsMurals along the Falls Road increasingly feature struggles in other countries.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/murals-driver.jpgMurals.DriverOur driver describes why the walls still are needed.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/murals-declan.jpgMurals.DeclanWriting on the peace wall is encouraged.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/murals-clonard.jpgMurals.ClonardHigh walls separate the Falls from the Shankill. This is part of a memorial to republicans killed while making bombs in the houses destroyed where this memorial now stands.2017-06-10T14:08:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/07/7-ways-to-help-you-make-it-rain/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/linen-hall.jpgLinen HallBelfast author Glenn Patterson discusses "Hopdance" with Marilynn Richtarik last month at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast.2017-06-07T19:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/31/making-it-rain-one-event-at-a-time/2017-06-07T11:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/05/visiting-large-at-big-houses/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/florencecourt-2.jpgFlorenceCourt (2)https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/castlecoole.jpgCastleCooleCastle Coole rising out of ground, all 100 rooms of Georgia construction that date to the late 1700s.2017-06-05T12:55:02+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/06/02/driving-the-boat-thats-the-way-you-do-it/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-tree.jpgcrom.treeCool tree just off the loughhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-swan.jpgcrom.swanSome geese great and smallhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-pigs.jpgcrom.pigsPig sties turned people sties called "glamping pods"https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-matt.jpgcrom.mattCaptain Matt might take you to that special island, or crash most heinously.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-eileen.jpgcrom.eileenOur friend Eileen, with Marilynn and Captain Matt in the backgroundhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-declan.jpgCrom.declanDeclan enjoys his day outhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-cows.jpgCrom.cowsLike cows everywhere, they just don't carehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-clover.jpgcrom.cloverNo crimson, just lots of clover.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/crom-castle.jpgcrom.castleCrichton Tower, an observatory built as a family relief project in about 1847.2017-06-02T17:27:45+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/26/all-roads-lead-to-belfast-city-hall/2017-05-25T19:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/24/finding-quality-in-every-effort/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zen.jpgZenI admit to being 4,000 miles away from my "battered paperback copy" of the book, so this one came from the Queen's University Belfast library.2017-05-24T17:33:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/22/let-there-be-light-lots-of-light/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/night.jpgNightThis is what 10 p.m. on May 18, 2017, looks like from our flat. No wonder we can't get any sleep around here.2017-05-23T21:19:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/18/samson-goliath-the-also-ran-photos/2017-05-18T10:49:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/17/finally-an-image-for-the-ages/2017-05-17T13:47:13+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/15/a-touch-of-celebrity-on-our-16th-anniversary/2017-05-15T15:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/12/another-garden-while-the-sun-shines/2017-05-12T14:35:35+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/11/garden-beauty-in-full-bloom/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane10.jpgRowallane10https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane9.jpgRowallane9Formal gardens were quite stunning.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane8.jpgRowallane8https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane7.jpgRowallane7Bees getting ... busyhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane6.jpgRowallane6https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane5.jpgRowallane5Marilynn and Declan is a gorgeous meadow.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane4.jpgRowallane4A gate leading to nowhere.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane3.jpgRowallane3Azaleas and rhododendrons were in full bloom.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane2.jpgRowallane2The grounds were spectacular.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/rowallane1.jpgRowallane1The Rev. Moore planted the trees in Pleasure Ground.2017-05-11T11:59:30+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/09/europe-drives-motorists-to-public-transportation-better-than-in-us/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/transportationtwo.jpgTransportationTwoAmsterdam has fully embraced the bicycle as a viable form of transportation for adults, kids and even tourists.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/transportationone.jpgTransportationOneA train pulls into the Berlin Hbf station. Public transportation is quicker and more integrated than it is in the United States.2017-05-15T09:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/05/free-to-pee-you-and-me/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/toilet.jpgToilet2017-05-05T10:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/05/01/trump-not-going-anywhere-says-the-hill-correspondent/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/niall-2.jpgNiall (2)Niall Stanage appeared at Queen's University Belfast last week, talking about the Trump presidency.2017-05-01T17:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/30/no-place-to-poop-crumlin-road-gaol/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/crumlin.jpgCrumlin2017-04-30T18:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/28/famous-not-really-by-association/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hopdancemarilynn.jpgHopdanceMarilynn2017-04-28T13:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/26/the-more-you-see-the-more-it-looks-the-same/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2praguethai-e1493221146474.jpg2PragueThaiRoom with a view ... of a Thai massage parlour.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2pragueeaster.jpg2PragueEasterHorse-drawn carriages for tourists? Czech...https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2praguecrowd.jpg2PragueCrowdTwo lines were hundreds deep to view Prague Castle. We gave it a pass.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2pragueclockcrowd.jpg2PragueClockCrowdCrowds gather hourly for the tolling of the Old Town astronomical clock.2017-04-26T15:39:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/25/running-on-empty-and-still-prague-to-go/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1praguevltava.jpg1PragueVltavahttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1praguetowerview.jpg1PragueTowerviewhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1praguetombstones.jpg1PragueTombstoneshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1pragueclock.jpg1PragueClockPrague astronomical clock is the oldest working clock in the world.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1praguecastle.jpg1PragueCastlePetrin Tower is the backdrop for Prague Castle.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1praguebud.jpg1PragueBudIt's the real thing, baby.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1pragueaction.jpg1PragueActionI call these the action hero statues2017-04-25T09:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/23/pastry-aplenty-in-paris-but-wheres-my-tea/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/4paris.jpg4ParisThis is how I feel when I don't get enough caffeine in the morning.2017-04-22T10:10:43+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/22/early-bird-visitors-beat-the-rush-in-paris/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisstarry.jpg3ParisStarryVan Gogh's masterpiece "The Starry Night."https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisnotre21.jpg3ParisNotre2Notre-Dame windowhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisscene1.jpg3ParisSceneView of Paris from the Musee D'Orsayhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisnotre1.jpg3ParisNotreVaults at Notre-Damehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisscene.jpg3ParisScenehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisdorsay1.jpg3ParisDorsayCrowds gather outside the Musee D'Orsayhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisnotre2.jpg3ParisNotre2https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisnotre.jpg3ParisNotrehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parisdorsay.jpg3ParisDorsayhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/3parischapelle3.jpg3ParisChapelle3Beautiful windows at Sainte-Chapelle2017-04-22T10:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/21/all-the-sights-to-see-and-then-some/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris9street.jpg2Paris9StreetView from our hotel along Rue Monge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris8notre.jpg2Paris8NotreNighttime at Notre-Dame.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris7chapelle.jpg2Paris7chapelleSainte-Chapelle was built to house the crown of thorns.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris6arena.jpg2Paris6ArenaOld Roman arena now a great plays for kids to play and adults to picnic.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris5museum.jpg2Paris5MuseumNatural history museum in Paris.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris4plantes.jpg2Paris4PlantesJardin des Planteshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris3concorde.jpg2Paris3ConcordeEiffel Tower from the Place de la Concorde.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris2hell.jpg2Paris2HellHells Angels HQ in Sri Lanka town.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2paris1srilanka.jpg2Paris1SriLankaAll the Sri Lankan hits. At least that's what I think they are.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2parismain.jpg2ParisMainMy view of the Eiffel Tower. Thanks photo hog!2017-04-21T19:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/20/finally-in-the-city-of-light/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1paris.jpgHuh?I think this is an ad for sunscreen, because his butt looks sunburned.2017-04-20T08:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/19/good-friends-make-for-great-sightseeing/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpwaffle.jpgAntwerpWaffleA true Belgian wafflehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpstation.jpgAntwerpStationAntwerp central train station.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpportrain.jpgAntwerpPortrainhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpnello.jpgAntwerpNelloNello and Patraschehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpmary.jpgAntwerpMaryMary, Jesus and free light!https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerphouse.jpgAntwerpHouseBegijnhof commons areahttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerphand.jpgAntwerpHandBrabo throws giant's hand.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpbuiulding.jpgAntwerpBuiulding"New" housinghttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpbene.jpgAntwerpBeneMarilynn listens as Bene explains the splendors of Antwerp.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/antwerpbeer.jpgAntwerpBeerWho can turn down free train station beer?2017-04-19T20:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/18/cant-escape-amsterdams-seedy-side/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2amsterdammisery.jpg2AmsterdamMiseryOld Dutch saying depicted on a misericord in Oude Kerk: You can't poop money.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2amsterdamlemur.jpg2AmsterdamLemurLemur poses for a closeup.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2amsterdamgannet.jpg2AmsterdamGannetThis northern gannet was not high, as far as I could tell.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2amsterdamflowers.jpg2AmsterdamFlowersZoos are more than animals, as this Declan photo can attest.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2amsterdamduck.jpg2AmsterdamDuckA dozen little yard crappers in the making.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2amsterdamchurch.jpg2AmsterdamChurchMuseum Our Lord in the Attic: Better than you thinkhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamhemp1.jpg1AmsterdamHempAs seen on the subway2017-04-18T17:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/17/a-crap-tastic-visit-to-amsterdam/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamwater.jpg1AmsterdamWaterMoving through the canal during a boat tourhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamstuff.jpg1AmsterdamStuffProbably salt runoff, but isn't stalact-shites a much better word?https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamstuck.jpg1AmsterdamStuckMore than 100 passengers displaced from the train on the way to Amsterdam.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamscene.jpg1AmsterdamSceneA typical Amsterdam street.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamrijks.jpg1AmsterdamRijksRear entrance to the Rijks Museumhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamlibrary.jpg1AmsterdamLibraryLibrary at the Rijks Museumhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamhemp.jpg1AmsterdamHemphttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1amsterdamcant.jpg1AmsterdamCantBuildings cant toward the water to protect their facades while moving furniture.2017-04-17T10:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/15/a-palace-for-every-king/2017-04-15T08:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/13/berlin-museums-a-world-apart/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin10.jpg2Berlin10https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin9.jpg2Berlin9Canopic jarshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin8.jpg2Berlin8Bodes Museumhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin7.jpg2Berlin7Alhambra Domehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin6.jpg2Berlin6Processional way of the Ishtar Gate of Babylonhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin5.jpg2Berlin5Why do gods carry purses?https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin4.jpg2Berlin4Market Gate of Miletus https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin3.jpg2Berlin3Market Gate of Miletus, obverse viewhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin2.jpg2Berlin2The Ishtar Gate? Can you imagine hauling this out brick by brick and reassembling it?https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2berlin1.jpg2Berlin1Waiting in line2017-04-13T20:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/12/chalk-one-up-for-the-americans-in-berlin/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin8.jpg1Berlin8Matt and Declan at halftime.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin7.jpg1Berlin7https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin6.jpg1Berlin6Free kick during the Hertha match.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin5.jpg1Berlin5Former Olympic cauldron.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin4.jpg1Berlin4Olympic rings.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin3.jpg1Berlin3Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin2.jpg1Berlin2Brandenburg Gate.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/1berlin1.jpg1Berlin1Remaining part of Berlin Wall.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pissoir.jpgPissoirIf you have to ask...2017-04-12T20:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/08/my-wife-breaking-the-law/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/breaking-the-law.jpgBreaking the Law2017-04-11T23:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/06/what-the-hell-is-that-a-visit-to-the-tate-modern/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tate-stack.jpgTate StackStackhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tate-huh.jpgTate HuhI have no idea...https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tate-urinal.jpgTate UrinalA pot to piss in or art? You be the judgehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tate-babel.jpgTate BabelBabelhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tate-couscous-castle.jpgTate Couscous Castle2017-04-06T17:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/04/brilliant-afternoon-at-emirates-stadium/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/arsenal-score.jpgArsenal scoreFinal score.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/arsenal-declan.jpgarsenal DeclanDeclan in the club level lounge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/arsenal-wenger.jpgArsenal WengerNot all fans are happy with coach Arsene Wenger, who hasn't brought home a major trophy in 12 years.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/arsenal-group.jpgarsenal grouphttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/arsenal-goal.jpgArsenal GoalHeader goes past the goalkeeper to tie the score in the second half.2017-04-04T20:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/03/so-many-crisps/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chips.jpgChipsAh, crap! I accidentally called these "chips" in the title. Don't I know where I'm living these days, they're crisps.2017-03-31T18:29:16+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/04/01/living-the-life-one-chore-at-a-time/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/chores.jpgChoresCost for this meal (minus the $4.50 bottle the wine came from) is under $9 US, quite a bargain.2017-03-31T17:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/30/conferences-book-launches-and-pilgrimages-oh-my/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/arsenal.jpgArsenal"Glorious" Emirates Stadium, which Declan and I toured in 2014.2017-03-30T17:36:24+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/28/mothers-day-belfast-style/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mothers-day.jpgMothers DayMarilynn looks great. I look like I'm practicing my (very unsuccessful) ventriloquism act. I swear I still have most of my teeth.2017-03-28T18:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/25/its-a-beautiful-day/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-1.jpgDay 1Sunset as seen from outside out flat window.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-2.jpgDay 2Cool bridge on our walk back.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-hw.jpgDay H&WHarland & Wolff gantries in the far distance. (hint, they're yellow).https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-henge-2.jpgDay henge 2Expanse of Giant's Ring swallows the central henge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-henge.jpgDay hengeUpright stones at Giant's Ring.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-lagan.jpgDay LaganReflections of the Lagan River on the underside of Shaw's Bridge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/day-tree.jpgDay treeStately tree keeping silent watch over Giant's Ring.2017-03-25T21:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/24/is-us-treatment-of-muslims-creating-another-troubles/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/mcguinness-2.jpgMcGuinness (2)2017-03-23T21:18:03+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/23/on-pride-prejudice-and-bathing/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-windows.jpgBath windowsBath Cathedral is awash in light, the result of so many stained-glass windows.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-hospital.jpgBath hospitalHealing waters?https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-door.jpgBath doorWhat big doors!https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-darcy.jpgBath Darcyhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-coliseum.jpgBath ColiseumCircus, a circular building project bisected only by three intersections.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-bridge.jpgBath bridgePulteney Bridge, fashioned after Ponte Vecchio bridge in Florence.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-baths.jpgBath BathsRoman Baths, sans roof, which is why the water's green.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bath-abbey.jpgBath AbbeyBath Abbey2017-03-22T19:39:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/22/most-henges-great-and-small/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-priest.jpgHenge priestAvebury Stone Circle remains popular among pagans, although we didn't approach these folks, so maybe they're doing something else.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-stone.jpgHenge StoneIconic image of Stonehenge.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-rock.jpgHenge rockAvebury Stone Circlehttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-silbury.jpgHenge silburyNo walking up on Silbury Hill.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-barrow2.jpgHenge Barrow2https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-barrow1.jpgHenge Barrow1West Kennet Long Barrowhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/henge-cars.jpgHenge carsAvebury Stone Circle ... a road runs through it.2017-07-27T15:38:39+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/21/what-do-you-call-a-one-legged-woman/2017-03-21T20:03:01+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/20/no-escaping-pasties-and-poldark-in-cornwall/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/poldark-2.jpgPoldark (2)https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lizard-3.jpgLizard 3https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lizard-2.jpgLizard 2Lighthouse at The Lizardhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lizard-1.jpgLizard 1Just off The Lizard. https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stives-3.jpgStIves 3Another view of St. Iveshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stives-1.jpgStIves 1Harbor at St. Iveshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/stives-2.jpgStIves 2Marilynn and Declan at St. Iveshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/poldark-pillow.gifPoldark pillow2017-03-20T14:24:57+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/19/rain-cant-dampen-spirits-at-football-match/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bristol-interior.jpgBristol InteriorOur view from the grandstands.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bristol-kick.jpgBristol kickPenalty kick during the first half.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bristol-portrait.jpgBristol portraitDeclan and Matt, before we lost the capacity to move our lips.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bristol-fans.jpgBristol fanshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bristol-ashton-gate.jpgBristol Ashton GateExterior image of Ashton Gate.2017-03-19T16:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/17/exeter-cathedral-looking-good-for-a-900-year-old/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-throne.jpgExeter throne14th century bishop's throne, carved in Devon oak and rising 59 feet.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-vault.jpgExeter vaulthttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-main.jpgExeter mainNote Norman tower to the lefthttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-keystones.jpgExeter keystonesA few of the 400 keystones.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-gouge.jpgExeter gougeGouges in the columns due to the bomb.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-fire.jpgExeter fireWindow depicts bombing during World War 2https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-elephant.jpgExeter elephantElephant misericord, one of 50 in the cathedral.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-dog.jpgExeter dogMinstrels' Gallery, with dog whipper windows underneath.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-clock.jpgExeter clockOrnate astronomical clock has the sun at the center.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/exeter-bishop.jpgExeter bishopGraffiti covers Bishop Edmund Stafford's tomb.2017-03-17T08:03:40+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/16/new-sign-needed-for-narrow-uk-roads/2017-03-16T09:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/14/few-fossils-but-lots-of-fun-in-lyme-regis/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cobb-waves.jpgCobb wavesCobb, 13th century seawall in Lyme Regishttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/broadchurch-2.jpgBroadchurch 2West Bay, setting for "Broadchurch"https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/paddy-howe.jpgPaddy Howe"That looks like a rock." Declan and Paddy Howe.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/our-haul.jpgOur HaulOur haul, with belemnites at back, ammonites center. Ichthyosaur vertebrae is the round one, middle left.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/broadchurch-1.jpgBroadchurch 1West Bay, setting for "Broadchurch"https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lyme-regis.jpgLyme RegisDowntown Lyme Regishttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lyme-regis-2.jpgLyme Regis 2Check out the ammonite lamppostshttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/anning-road.jpgAnning RoadAnning Roadhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ammonites.jpgAmmonitesAmmonites in rockhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/a-filthy-mornings-work.jpgA Filthy Morning's WorkAll in a filthy morning's work.2017-03-14T10:56:23+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/13/first-hand-stories-from-the-troubles/2017-03-13T22:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/12/gunner-doing-better-than-namesake-team/2017-03-12T21:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/11/a-world-away-but-close-to-home/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/declan-and-carina.jpgDeclan and Carina2017-03-11T21:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/02/27/walking-between-the-raindrops/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/irish-elk.jpgirish-elk2017-03-10T22:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/10/a-grand-day-out-to-newtownards/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/declan-lagan-e1489183786879.jpgDeclan.LaganDeclan in his Lagan College football kit.2017-03-10T22:18:32+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/08/meeting-a-us-ambassador-kinda-certainly-a-first/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lew-raf.jpgLew RAF2017-03-08T18:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/03/05/ni-political-situation-clear-as-mud/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/votey-mcvoteface.jpgvotey-mcvoteface2017-03-05T12:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/02/28/remember-the-venues-less-visited/2017-02-28T17:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/02/23/the-vatican-once-was-absolutely-enough/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome3b.jpgrome3bGilt. Lots of gilt.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome7b.jpgrome7bView from San Pietro in Montorio.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome6b.jpgrome6bThe closest we got to St. Peter's Basilica.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome5b.jpgrome5bI call this one Jazz Hands Jesus.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome4b.jpgrome4bMarilynn and Declan on the Spanish Steps.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome2b.jpgrome2bhttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rome1b.jpgrome1bGods posing for their album cover.2025-06-29T18:15:04+00:00monthlyhttps://mattbolch.com/2017/02/21/getting-from-a-to-b-nearly-all-the-battle-in-venice/https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/directions7.jpgdirections7Waiting to be unloaded at the dock.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/directions6.jpgdirections6From our dock to yours ... literally.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/directions5.jpgdirections5https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/directions3.jpgdirections3Marilynn and Declan consult a maphttps://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/directions1.jpgdirections1'I swear it's over here.'https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/direction2.jpgdirection2Goods coming in by canal.https://mattbolch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/directiions4.jpgdirectiions4Overland hauling amid the 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