http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/958:Lemont+TempleThe Lemont Temple - aka the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago - is a major Hindu community center in the Chicago area. The temple web site provides the following abridged introduction to the complex: TheTue, 26 June 2007 20:16:55 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/192:aubazine+monastery+in+correze%2C+franceWe decided to visit the monastery at Aubazine, and ended up staying to hear an hour-long guided tour. The building was absolutely gorgeous the monastery dates back to the 11th century and connects to a large church right next to it. There was a really cool stairway that leads from the second floor of the monastery into the church, whichThu, 29 June 2006 22:10:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/123:poblet+monasteryThe Poblet Monastery is located in Tarragona, Spain, about an hour and a half north of Barcelona. The monastery was established in the mid-12th century, but was set on fire during the Carlist War. It was rebuilt and reinhabited in the 1930s. It is really an experience to go and see how a monastery functions today. There are guided tours led byTue, 20 June 2006 03:08:00 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/37:umayyad+mosqueThe Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus is located in the heart of the old city. The most visually dramatic way to reach the mosque is to walk through the central path of the Hamidiyah Marketplace. (You'll understand why once you're there.) Ruins of the Roman Temple of Jupiter still stand erect around the mosque providingFri, 26 May 2006 21:44:00 America/New_York