I Can Change My Clothes Tomorrow
Christmas. Friday. 9:11 PM. My suitcase just arrived from my flight on Monday. I can change my clothes tomorrow. (Don't fly Air France. They've handled this poorly.)
My Personal Tour Guide
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 tour bus is like a crash course in the new city. (Not literally, of course!) So...
Oh So Chic in Paris
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 the plane" I would NOT have picked the following: a bra, heavy opaque tights,...
Joyeux Noël
Today I simply followed inspiration and ended up south instead of north. I had all sorts of wonderful encounters with people along my wanderings and saw beautiful, delicious arrays in front of me....
French Onion Soup in Paris
After walking in a cold rain for several hours on my first evening in Paris, I wanted something HOT in my belly. I wanted a hearty soup or stew. I walked into the Brasserie Balzar, about 3 blocks...
It’s Made of Gold!
From my journal entry, 21 December, 2009, 9:00 pm: I just ordered French Onion Soup, to be followed by pepper steak and a nice red wine. (Chateau de Brague 2006, Grand Vin de Bordeaux, Bordeaux...
Packing for Paris
Packing for Paris. Leaving early in the morning and I'll get there at about noon. It's COLD there, and snow is predicted much of the week. A white Christmas is almost assured. I've been gathering...
Festive with Lights
In addition to the International Festival of Light that's present in Milano right now, there are special light displays and decorations all over town. I like the illuminated scrolls that line the...
International Festival of Light
Milan is currently the host of 33 large-scale lighting installations. (6 December - 10 January.) In the evenings, I've wandered through town to see the pieces and love how it changes the night...
It’s Snowing in Milano!
The fridgy day and the taunting sky followed through on their promise and have coated us all with 2 inches of snow. And it's still coming down. What will I wake up to? If there's a thick, white...
Brrr! It’s Fridgy!
We awoke to a dusting of snow in Milano yesterday. Today the sky taunts us with more. The air has a chill I haven't felt here before, and the thermometer in my apartment has dropped 4 degrees. With...
Truffle Breath
I have truffle breath. I've just "eaten my way across the country" without leaving Milano, and I sampled so many incredible foods, who needs dinner?! It wasn't enough to spend half a day at the...