Category Archives: Creativity
Norway in a Nutshell
From Aurland, we travelled by bus to Flam, then by boat to Gudvangen, by bus to Voss, then by train to Bergen. An early start meant fewer tourists and the ones we met, we hope to meet again. Here’s the … Continue reading
Oslo Day 2
Oslo feels like a living gallery and what follows is intended to convince you. The opera house, Vigeland Statuary, random building corners, food, fountains — even the graffiti expresses a Norwegian flare for creative imagination. Oslo’s human diversity only adds … Continue reading
Christiania
What was once a hippy colony of squatters is now a legit village within Copenhagen’s city limits and the property values are nothing to laugh at. Christiania still attracts potheads but its residents are responsible, tax-paying citizens with a history … Continue reading
Pilgrimage
“I am on a Pilgrimage. I must admit now that you press me. I have not a very clear idea of the end. But that is not the important question. These speculations don’t make one a better walker.” CS Lewis, … Continue reading
A Rare Specimen
While vacationing on Oahu a few years ago, my husband and I picked up a trail book at Barnes and Noble because we wanted a closer look at the volcanic wild. The book suggested a trailhead in an upscale subdivision … Continue reading
Hydrate
I’ve been in the Sinai desert twice in my lifetime. The first was in spring of 1979. It was a pilgrimage of sorts where I and 2 friends camped on the beach of the Red Sea. We worked hard at … Continue reading
On the Topic of Food
I may have mentioned this in an earlier post, but in case I haven’t — a necessary aspect to travel and key to experiencing foreign culture is eating in it. Robert Farrar Capon in his book, The Supper of the … Continue reading
High Culture in Vienna
One of the things about being married to an audiophile is the attention one learns to pay to sound — good, clear, harmonious sound. My husband loves music and along with his discerning musical palate his taste spans a wide … Continue reading
On the Way to Vienna
Sometimes Google Maps is not our friend. Today, for example, we plunked in the name of the Prague central train station expecting a 15 minute walk from our hotel. For whatever reason, Google Maps insisted we take the Metro and … Continue reading
Brussels
It’s only an hour by train from Brugges to Brussels and we decided the EU capital was worth an overnight stay so here we are, eating giant merangues, taking photos of Manneken-Pis (the peeing boy) along with every other tourist … Continue reading