A Place Like This

Travel

  • A Day With Imene and KAL

    My time in NYC last week was fantastic. I saw three Broadway shows, ate till my hearts content, walked in central park, was surrounded by more books than one could imagine, and I got to meet a very special friend.… Continue reading

  • DWTS in NYC

    Unlike the day before, the weather was fresh with a slight warm breeze. Skies were blue and clear and I was headed to Times Square in New York City. What is that woman looking at? In fact, what is everyone… Continue reading

  • To The Tower

    Happy Valentine's Day from the city of love, Paris. "And the cathedral was not only company for him, it was the universe; nay, more, it was nature itself. He never dreamed that there were other hedgerows than the stained glass… Continue reading

  • Our Lady

    I'm just taking a short walk down the St. Miche and then over to one of the most famous sites of Paris. As I promised yesterday, today we're following in the steps of Victor Hugo, famed writer of the "Hunchback… Continue reading

  • Temple of Storytellers and Thinkers

      Have you ever passed something a thousand times and never even thought of entering to see what's inside? The Pantheon is such a building for me. The art of passing such an edifice was an integral part of my Paris… Continue reading

  • Paris:: The Best Things in Life Never Change

    As the metro stop "Luxembourg" approached, I felt this little momentary need to scream. As in exhilarating moment of excited inner bliss sort of screaming.  Here I was in Paris, almost ready to get off in the "neighborhood", almost ready to get… Continue reading

  • A Last Look at Wales

    After the coldness of the last couple days, this morning felt down right balmy. You know what that means,……it's time to walk the dog.   I would have taken any occasion to walk through this lovely countryside. For a bit… Continue reading

  • Junk shop/Vintage in Wales

    Bryn-Y-Grog is the local "junk" shop. Uh, I don't know about you but a junk shop that starts out looking like this might need to go by another name.   This fine shop is not housed in the manor but… Continue reading

  • Where are you ? How do you say that?

    I think I had a preconceived idea that I was going to the UK, therefore the language at hand would be English. Except for the differences between American English and British English, there should be no problem. All that changes… Continue reading

  • I Wore the Gauntlet

    The instructions were simple really……. Love and take care of the dog. Keep the home fires burning. "All you have to do is keep adding wood to the fire but not too much wood or the smoke stack will catch… Continue reading