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Category Archives: Travels
Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
This week’s challenge is Inside. I was going in a few different directions until I saw this shot at the Tate Modern by Mrs. Carmichael. Even though I’m being a bit of a copy cat, Mrs. Carmichael’s capture reminded me of … Continue reading
Boulevardier
“Journeys are the midwives of thought.” — Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel — Alain de Botton calls the final section of his book, simply, Return. And it was to that section that I turned, despite having only read … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Travels
Tagged alain de botton, Berlin, europe, london, paris, roberta bondi, the art of travel, travel
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Out on the Surface of Life
“I do things quite purposefully now to get out on the surface of life.” — Alice Munro, on her retirement from writing — I saw many performances in Paris – contemporary theatre, modern dance, a ballet, a concert of Fado … Continue reading
Posted in Paris, Reflections, Travels
Tagged europe, life in london, life in paris, london
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Movie Magic Close Up
One of the most incredible (and, dare I say, moving?) parts of the Harry Potter Experience was seeing the 1:24 scale model of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This massive structure was the finale of the exhibit, and … Continue reading
Posted in pop culture, Travels
Tagged castle, harry potter, harry potter experience, harry potter movies, hogwarts
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Please Queue Here for Butterbeer
Since I first discovered them I have loved the Harry Potter books, have been fascinated by J.K. Rowling, and have seen all eight films. What I love most about the phenomenon is that books are at the root of it. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, pop culture, Travels
Tagged harry potter, harry potter experience, j.k. rowling, london, warner bros.
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This Moment of June
“In people’s eyes, in the swing, tramp, and trudge; in the bellow and the uproar; the carriages, motor cars, omnibuses, vans, sandwich men shuffling and swinging; brass bands; barrel organs; in the triumph and the jingle and the strange high … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Travels
Tagged abbey road, beatles, bloomsbury, bloomsbury group, london, mrs dalloway, virginia woolf
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The Artist in the Garden
The gardens “defined [Monet]. They gave him life. They added kind of spiritual zest to his being and they obviously were absolutely central to his conceptions about art.” – Paul Hayes Tucker – This is a more recent article from the NY … Continue reading
Posted in art, Flowers, Travels
Tagged claude monet, giverny, impressionism, les nymphéas, modernism
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Memory is Hunger
The title comes from A Moveable Feast, and seemed appropriate. I went back to Lyon for the first time since I left thirteen years ago. Mostly I wandered, and took it all in. The best part of the afternoon was reconnecting … Continue reading
Posted in Memory Lane, Travels
Tagged fourvière, France, lyon, quai romain rolland, rue st jean, smoking dog, vieux lyon
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Pikes Peak
While visiting family in Monument we had a little time for sight seeing, so J, his dad and I drove the Pikes Peak Highway to the summit of Pikes Peak. At 14,115 ft, Pikes Peak is the 31st tallest peak … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travels
Tagged america's mountain, pikes peak, pikes peak cog railway, pikes peak highway
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Québec Ville
A few final photos from our time in Québec City, including a New Header: Runner up: Where we stayed: Hôtel du Vieux Québec (recommend highly): And a few more … One of my favorites:
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