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Second Home
I have lost track of how many times I have been here. It cannot be more than 50, and yet in many ways it seems so familiar. I have been to other places and have gone back and it is almost like the first time--very little looks the same. Maybe I need repeated exposure in order to finally make an impression. In any case I know the route to and from …
Deja Vu
Once again, do I stay up, trying to resynchronize with Midwest time, or just sleep when I am tired and hope that I am semi-coherent on Tuesday morning at 0300? I call Ruth on Skype, work on this blog, and read. I finished "The Three Musketeers" in Almaty, having bought the book in Katoomba, Australia a few months ago. I believe I understand why it …
Rhine Ramble
After getting up at 0130 Friday morning in Louisville (with about 4 hours of sleep) I was on my way to Germany by 0530--we were delayed about an hour for loading. The flight was relatively smooth, as Hurricane Irene was still far to the south of our track. I talked to my fellow first officer about his trip to Greece a few weeks before and learned a …
Smells like Cologne
... and cold inside. On a side note, the signs on the door made it clear that no balloons were allowed inside the Cathedral. It was so busy with tourists and so full of art that it seemed more like a museum than a church in a lot of ways. Some of the highlights were the Altar of Agilolphus, created in Antwerp in 1520, and the statue of St. Christopher dating from 1470. There was also a statue called the “Milan Madonna” dating to about 1290, which is ...
Snow , rain & 0 below
... the Rudolfplatz xmas markets.. every xmas market has it's own theme, in it's decor, foods etc.. all distinctively different so one never tires looking at more & more xmas , foods, sights etc.
Being "zero"!! degrees at 12 noon, and a light snow falling !!.. a visit into some of the surrounding department stores to warm up and thaw out is required. Good old Starbucks saves the day many times.. Brisk walking is the ...