It was 32 degrees outside this morning at 6:00 and we were going scrounging for junk. I put on two pairs of pants, two sweaters, a down jacket and wool coat, two hats and gloves. Bundled. As ready as I could be.
Stretched out along the north side of Milan’s Duomo, Christmas Market stalls are selling meats, cheeses, breads, pretzels, truffles, dried fruit, candies, chocolate… Also every variety of gift item, including little trinkets, clothing, ornaments, jewelry, etc.
13 December 2021 "Stanca morta" - Dead tired. Just arrived this morning after complex travel prep due to Covid-19, two...
Forty-one people showed up under unusually warm, blue skies for the Walk-n-Talk on New Year's Day! Wow! Rainier was...
Buon Anno. Tanti Auguri. Happy New Year. Many Good Wishes. L'anno duemilleundici. The year two thousand eleven. Vi...
"Black Friday". THE day upon which retailers place their hopes and base their projections for their year's sales and...
Have you ever wondered about the first ones to eat something new that they hadn't encountered before? IS it edible?...
From my journal entry, New Year's Day 2010: I took off walking toward the Duomo at 4:10 today. It's New Year's Day. I...
I haven't seen this much fur ever, anywhere. Between Milano and Paris my eyes are full-up with fur coats! Women stroll...
By day's end, my feet were screaming. The "slow museum shuffle" is exhausting, more so than walking briskly for 5...
Journal Entry: "8:00 P.M. After a day at the Louvre. I've just eaten the most sumptuous dinner at a little...
It seemed to me that the ultimate Parisian, Catholic experience would be attending Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve....
Hungry in Paris? Good food is never far away. I like that the stores are specialized and are clustered near each...
What was for dinner on Christmas Eve in Paris? Fast food, Parisian-style! From my journal yesterday: 5:30 P.M....
Group tours aren't generally "my thing" but I found out in Washington D.C. a few years back that hitching a ride on a...
If someone had said to me: "You're going to Paris for a week, but the only thing you get to wear is what you wear on...
Today I simply followed inspiration and ended up south instead of north. I had all sorts of wonderful encounters with...
From my journal entry, 21 December, 2009, 9:00 pm: I just ordered French Onion Soup, to be followed by pepper steak...
In addition to the International Festival of Light that's present in Milano right now, there are special light...
Milan is currently the host of 33 large-scale lighting installations. (6 December - 10 January.) In the evenings, I've...