On this episode of Out of Office: A Travel Podcast, Kiernan and Ryan really Catholic it up talking about the art and architecture of Europe’s Gothic Cathedrals. The boys talk through what features distinguish Gothic architecture, how the Church taught the catechism to the illiterate, and how many groin vaults Ryan has buttressed. Things we talked about in today’s podcast: Rick Steves in the NYT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/30/travel/rick-steves-europe-tours.html  Gothic Architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_architecture  San-Chapelle in Paris http://www.sainte-chapelle.fr/en/#  The Blood Relic in Bruges, Belgium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_the_Holy_Blood  The Last Duel https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/the-last-duel  Tomie DePaola https://www.tomie.com/