De-lights* of San Sebastian

Way back when, I posted what I called a “brief view of San Sebastian” and I promised there would be more to come. That was halfway through our trip, and we’ve been home two weeks now…

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Holiday Music, All That (Paris) Jazz . . .

Besides viewing some wonderful art while we were away, we also enjoyed a variety of live music performances. In Bordeaux’s gorgeous Opera House,  we shared a beautifully decorated box with a lovely older couple and…

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A la prochaine . . . Au revoir, Paris, Hello Home

Something over 30 hours ago, we checked the closet one last time, made sure we had our passports and ticketing info handy, then left the keys in the little bamboo basket on the tiny, triangular…

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Art-ful Paris

We have visited so many museums and exhibitions in the last month: Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh (where we followed a tour guide through a great exposition on Symbolism from Van Gogh to Kandinsky). In…

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In the Garden . . . in Paris . . .

It’s finally warmed up in Paris, and everyone’s flocking to the gardens. This photo was taken earlier in the week when I could still tolerate tights; since then, the heat coaxed me into baring my…

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