A Preview of Coming Attractions
Some time in early July – as soon as we can get ourselves organized for another trip – we’ll be heading north from Anacortes into the Salish Sea for about…
June 2019
This and That
Poof! Just like that, and a few tons of carbon in the atmosphere later, we’re back in Seattle. Since this blog exists primarily to share travel photos with friends and…
Ponds, Pads and Paintings
Monet was famous and going blind from cataracts when he came up with the idea of creating a set of huge paintings inspired by his “water garden”.
Monet Slept Here
I was going to title this post “Monet-land”, but decided that it sounded snarky. My point is that Giverny is a perfectly pleasant small village, but no one would visit…
Two Nights in a Brothel
Here we are, at the end of our five week ramble through England, Germany and France. Before taking the Eurostar back to London to catch our flight home, we thought…
Io Amo Leonardo – Bien Sur
Leonardo, a son of Tuscany. Proudly claimed by Vinci, his home town. “Leonardo da Vinci”, get it? So how did Leonardo come to be buried in France? Why did he…
Le Pont Canal
As you may know, France is criss-crossed by canals. These were originally used to transport goods, but are now mostly used by recreational boaters. At the end of the 19th…
Which is Better?
Most churches are inarguably better decorated on the inside than the outside. After all, that’s where God and the parishioners money reside. But Strasbourg Cathedral calls that conventional wisdom into…