I read that ludicrous line, “without historical intent…” on a museum explanatory sheet today, about a curator. It’s not that I don’t care about modern art, it’s that I don’t care… Plus, look at that turbine above. That’s some historical…
After breakfast we walked uphill past the National Pantheon (which house’s Portugal’s “major historical celebrities” I kid you not, that’s what it is, not a place of worship, and that’s the language used to describe it) to a Saturday market…
A beautiful warm morning in Lisbon. Friday in mid-November so all the tourists are off to the Pena Palace. Why not join them? After breakfast we headed off to Sintra; we walked to the Rossio station where we caught a…
We said goodbye to Porto shortly after breakfast. We took a taxi to the train station, about 15 minutes drive, then caught the “express” to Lisbon; three hours centre to centre, a few stops, hit 220 km/h a couple of…
Wednesday rain. Drizzle, then a lot of drizzle, then wind, then rain and wind, then drizzle again, back and forth and up and down and just consistent enough to make tourism miserable. We walked from the hotel across the…
“Can I have it on the good foot?” Woof, what a day for walking this was… Breakfast is included so we had one of those elaborate hotel breakfasts usually served buffet style, but served to us, fruit and fruit juice,…
Bright and early out of the hotel to CDG. Terminal train transit two stops to Terminal 2. Checked in at 2F. Boarding pass, processed luggage, went to pass security, then informed I was meant to check-in at 2G. If it’s…
Sunday I had 2 PM checkout; that’s like adding an extra day to the itinerary, no cost. Had breakfast, packed, then took a long walk to get the steps in. Oberkampf to the Marais is about 20 minutes by…
Or “uspekh” as they say in Sofia. Saturday morning, before the tennis, was caustic; rain like Hollywood, in sheets. Then “torrential drizzle” then just flooding, puddles in the Metro, pools that overlapped the street and sidewalks. I ventured out, but…
I quote the NYT. Only an American would refer to Paris that way. That said, whether your first time in Paris or your tenth, the initial 48 hours is all eye candy. But to get to that, to arrive,…