The Marquisdefacade Podcast

Here is Spain - Part 2.  This episode discusses my visit to the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum and some of the artwork that caught my eyes.  I also discuss some of the grand buildings in Madrid which I saw on May 20th.  Then I take you for the first half of May 21st (Tuesday) to Segovia.  Around 30-45 minutes northwest of Madrid, Segovia is like a fairy tale village.  The three highlights of Segovia ar...

I went to Madrid for seven nights and had a blast.  Listen to my trip and hopefully it will give you some tips on traveling, but also what to do and see in Madrid and other parts of Spain.  

Southern Indiana has some amazing Catholic shrines; all connected to Saint Benedict.  Monte Cassino Shrine and St. Meinrad Archabbey are located in Saint Meinrad, Indiana.  Nearby Ferdinand, Indiana has the Chapel of the Sisters of Saint Benedict.  Learn from Marquis de Facade about these places and the people who built them and who inspired them to do so.  You will also be taught some tragic Worl...

Travel around with the Marquis de Facade in New Orleans for three nights in April 2023.  As part of the trip, you'll hear about sites he saw in Mississippi as well.  Hear about the Mississippi State capitol, as well as towns within the Mississippi Delta. New Orleans has a rich history made of up fascinating people, architecture, art, and food.  It's definitely a jewel of a city.  

Listen and learn a little history of the founding of the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood in Chicago's South Shore community.  You'll hear about the varied styles of architecture in the neighborhood, as well as the biographies of some of the architects who designed the homes.  

Follow Marquisdefacade as he drives you through Winneconna Pkwy, 79th street, S. Michigan Ave., Our Lady of Guadalupe in South Chicago, the East Side, and Hegewisch.  

Listen as your favorite American faux French Marquis takes you down Route 41 and stops along the way to visit Terre Haute, St. Mary of the Woods, Vincennes, Evansville, and New Harmony, Indiana.  

Join non-philanthropist Marquisdefacade on his travels during a  weekend in February of 2019 throughout Houston as well as Galveston. Learn absolutely nothing, or something totally irrelevant, as the Marquis imparts his useless travel knowledge upon you.  Enjoy.  

Hey! You interested in Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes? Want to know more about the West Pullman and Pullman communities of Chicago? Then listen to the Marquisdefacade Podcast!

John the Marquis de Facade as he travels through Peoria, Illinois. Will his Podcast play in Peoria?  Let's hope so. 

Travel with the Marquis de Facade as he talks about Compton and Long Beach, California, as well as the Queen Mary, Wilshire Boulevard, and MacArthur Park. 

Listen to Marquis de Facade as he talks about his first 2 of 5 days visiting Los Angeles.  The Getty Villa, The Central Library, Hancock Park, Mexican Food, Uber, Impressions of Los Angeles, etc. ad nauseam.  

Drive with the Marquis de Facade as he travels "north of Delmar Blvd" through the Hyde Park and Academy/Sherman Park neighborhoods of Saint Louis.  

A tour through Chicago's Austin Community.  Travel with Marquis de Facade as he tries to inform, educate, and make you laugh while admiring architecture.