July 23, 2017
Category: Europe
June 25, 2017
Europe, Fall 2016: Amsterdam
But tonight Herengracht doesn’t loom over us with all the portentous weight of its history and importance. Tonight it is a stylish, lively neighborhood where the lights spill out from carefully preserved storefronts over the waters, redolent with the city’s confidence and adventurous spirit.
June 24, 2017
Europe, Fall 2016: Praha
One of my favorite memories of that chilly evening jaunt was the classical musician we happened upon on Charles Bridge, filling the air with the timeless harmonies of another age.
June 18, 2017
Europe, Fall 2016: Wien and Salzburg
We would not have missed the Schloss Belvedere's Klimt collection for all the imperial pastries in Vienna.
March 12, 2017
Europe, Fall 2016: Cologne
I wanted to spend our limited time in Cologne just sitting on the steps of the vaunted cathedral, watching people and pigeons, enjoying the vague sense of well-being that comes with a warm belly full of schnitzel and a crisp autumn breeze, but Mom was having none of it.
December 8, 2016