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April 23, 2025 Detroit
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The Hudson Cafe on Woodward Avenue, just three blocks from our hotel, is a Detroit landmark, like Scholls Cafeteria was in Washington, DC. Its menu is the size of a small movie poster and covers bagels to benedicts. Cynthia orders… Continue reading
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April 22, 2025 Detroit
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We ablute, dress and amble down Woodward a ways, take a right and enter a small palace of pastries named Cannelle, which sells its namesake goodies — small columnar pastries of rum and vanilla with custard centers and carmelized crusts… Continue reading
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February 17 Mexico City
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Despite Quetzalcoatl’s ingenious campaign to prevent us from seeing the Rivera murals in the Palacio Nacional — he leagues with Tlaloc, the god of water, to bring a chill wind and heavy rains upon his flock this morning — we… Continue reading
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February 16 Mexico City
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David dresses in the chilly early morning, gulps cafe and vitamins in the sweet dining room with a French couple who pretend to understand what he says, and a tasty crumpet from London who’s here for two months and DOES… Continue reading
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April 22 Glasgow
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We board the tube for The Huntarian Museum and Mackintosh House on the grounds of Glasgow University, getting to them just before they open at 10 AM. The house is where he and his wife lived for about 10 years… Continue reading
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September 20/21 Aix-en-Provence
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We had two full days in Aix before leaving the home exchange house and heading our for the Rhône. Since we would be on the road eating out from then on, we decided to eat at “home” for the next… Continue reading
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September 18 Nice
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David and I took off early for a very full day in Nice. We started with The Promenade des Anglais (the English promenade). On one side is the beach and the other is the main road in front of hotels… Continue reading
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September 14 Aix-en-Provence
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Ian and David arrived yesterday. Ian about mid-day from the States and David in the evening from Switzerland. Valerie and I had stocked the house with good things to eat and we had a simple buffet of French hams, olives,… Continue reading
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Apr 21 Melbourne
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After breakfast, Cynthia and I take the train into Melbourne to see Simon’s sculptures in 101 Collins Street. The office building is the “Fifth Avenue” of Melbourne, so the Bulgari jewelry store down the street has two guards dressed as… Continue reading
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Mar 17 Christchurch
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Quake museum, art gallery, cathedral square, buy possum yarn. Stephen and Robyn have their personal trainer, Nathan, arrive at six a.m. for an hour of three “reps” of a dozen moves — squats, push-ups, standing jumps, stuff with 15-pound weights,… Continue reading
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