Monthly Archives: September 2014

Here we are, our 7th day in the BCN, and I do love it.  I don’t know if I could live here (the question one asks at each new locale), but it’s a great city.  Replete with culture, amazing architecture … Continue reading →

As I’ve mentioned, we lived in Barcelona many years ago, when I was 17.  My father was an architecht and was offered a position that would take us to Spain and supposedly afford him more money and advancement than he’d … Continue reading →

Ah Venezia, the love of my life (don’t tell Paris) (or the Boyfriend)… We had a long travel day from Berlin and arrived late afternoon, when motes of light seem to bounce off the milky green waters.  This is my … Continue reading →

I’ve been remiss.  Remiss in keeping up with this blog, remiss in documenting every morsel I’ve eaten, every sight I’ve seen.  This will not do, especially so early in the journey.  Technical difficulties (typing on a tablet with a clip-on … Continue reading →

IT’S FINALLY HERE! DEPARTURE DAY! The bags are all packed, and every hope, dream and expectation is stuffed as tight as it can be into a big, old, black, 2-wheeled suitcase, circa 1980-something? I tried to pack lighter, I really … Continue reading →

Weeks have passed.  Weeks of not quite believing this is really going to happen.  Weeks spent poring over endless maps and calendars, perusing travel, food, and accommodation sites.  Weeks of planning and scheming, plotting and cursing, scheduling and booking, researching … Continue reading →