by Ian Cochrane | Apr 8, 2013 | Europe
On my last night here, I’m dining with Bohdan at the Jindrisska belltower; a rustic restaurant occupying the top three floors. Panoramic views span the famous `one hundred spires’. Just above us hangs the c1518 St Mary’s Bell, our tiny table and chairs tucked between...
by Ian Cochrane | Nov 26, 2012 | Europe
We had passed by here before, tall and ornate, diamond timber-panelling on grand double gates, always shut; the name in sweeping letters across the arched pediment above. This time – en-route to Nidaros cathedral – I pay little attention, until my girlfriend stops....
by Ian Cochrane | Nov 23, 2012 | Europe
Cars and trucks wait in orderly line, the ferry still one hour distant. It’s the northern autumn, the air ominous and dank, rain arriving as I leave my car. The church I pass is small, the wet bluestone black. Behind, a large mound rising to leaden skies, its sides...