Category: traveling

DEAR DIARY

Quite a bit has happened since we downsized over a year ago and moved into a one bedroom apartment in Manhattan. But the really big news this year is that my novel FISH KICKER was accepted by MuseItUp, a publishing…

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SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN

I love the last month of summer and I definitely won’t miss the miserably hot days in July. It’s the changing of a season that I’m so fond of, and as I write this on a Labor Day weekend, what…

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LOST IN TOLEDO, SPAIN

Traveling is the most fun when I have one unexpected experience after another, and I’d put our trip to Toledo in that category. Our adventure in Toledo started with a most delightful treat when we entered the Madrid Train Station to purchase…

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LA SARGRADA FAMILIA BASILICA

Visiting La Sargrada Familia Basilica is a fascinating experience. And that’s an understatement. I knew it was an architectural project started in 1882, but I had no idea how amazing it was until I visited the place. Antoni Guadi, first began…

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CASA BATLLO IN BARCELONA

I saw Casa Batllo for the first time while riding on a bus heading for Park Guell on the far side of Barcelona. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Right then and there I vowed not to leave Barcelona until I’d…

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SHARING MY BIRTHDAY

I don’t mind sharing my birthday!! May 24th. It’s fun to find out who was also born on that day or what special event happened. Take for instance, Bob Dylan, Rosanne Cash, Patti Labelle, Queen Victoria, and even my dear…

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STREET THEATER

We’re now in Madrid and so far from everything that we’ve seen and done, I’ll have enough material to blog for a long time. The experiences just keep coming, with something delightfully unexpected  happening nearly every time we turn a…

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A SMALL TAPAS TASTING

Spain is famous for it’s tapas, small bits of food that originally had a utilitarian use, a slice of bread placed on top of a glass of wine to keep the flies from getting into the drink. Tapas in Spanish…

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