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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 14, Rabat
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This day will prove to be “one of those days” that experienced travelers too old to be completely on their toes remember as … ahhh… “interesting” or “memorable.” We climb to the Doge’s rooftop and are told there are only… Continue reading
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February 22, Guanajuato
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French-press cafe, eggs and bacon served early at our casa by yours truly fuel the early morning ride we booked with Jorge, our guide for the day, to the one-hour-away silver-mining mecca of Guanajuato, a much larger city with a… Continue reading
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February 15 Mexico City
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The three of us woke early and skipped breakfast so we could ride our pre-arranged cab to the Anthropology Museum where, 45 minutes before it was to open, we waited in a long line on a large entrance plaza. On… Continue reading
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October 11 Brussels
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Top of my list for our last day in Brussels was a tour of the Magritte Museum. It had been closed and reopened just a few days ago. I expected to see a lot of Magritte paintings and was surprised… Continue reading
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October 5-6 Bruges
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Bernadette had told me that she would like to visit Bruges and Carolyn thought that it warranted an overnight. Bernadette only had 3 nights with us (Oct 4-7) so we planned to go on the 5th. However, after dinner her… Continue reading
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October 3-4 Brussels
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Carolyn and I came to Brussels from Paris on the 3rd. Navigated Gare du Nord in Paris, Brussels-Midi, and the Brussels metro to arrive about 3 at Stephanie Hardy’s house. Stephanie is sister to Daniel who is married to Monika… Continue reading
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September 30 Paris
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The itinerary for this day began with the Rick Steves tour of Historic Paris. Heading for Notre Dame we came across a small flower and plant market. We wandered through it enjoying the beauty and peace of plants. There were… Continue reading
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September 29 Paris
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Although some had been to the Louvre before and were not as enthused, the desire to stick together got us all off to see the famous works of art. Winged Victory, Mona Lisa A bonus was that a branch of… Continue reading
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April 23 Glasgow
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Our last day in Glasgow, a city that easily opens itself in little moments and grand displays to strangers and offers its history and ongoing reformation to strangers like ourselves, we wake and eat a brunch of eggs benedict and… 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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April 21 Glasgow
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Glasgow is not London but it’s like a smaller, earlier version of London. How do we think of it? Strangely: like John Knox’s passionate, puritanical spirit leavened London’s wilder culture … reformed it (all puns intended) … but gave it… Continue reading
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April 18 London
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After another groaning board breakfast, we bounce on the tube — Cynthia with her preserved Oyster card and David tapping on with his Capital One (because … not to put a finer point on it AGAIN … David lost his… Continue reading
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April 15 London
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Dennis Severs began life in California but escaped to London five days after graduating from high school in 1967. A dozen years later, he bought a derelict house in Spitalfields, the market area in the East End where Jack carved… Continue reading
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April 14 London
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Despite last night’s prayers, we wake to pouring rain and slanting wind but another nice English breakfast after which we are misdirected from street to street by Google Maps, trying to find the wash-and-fold laundry that says “get it tomorrow”… Continue reading
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October 15-16 London
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We had been seeing a lot of medieval and renaissance art so I googled post-impressionist in London. Up came the Courtauld Gallery and off we went. It’s a pleasant space and MUCH less crowded than the National or V&A. Then… Continue reading
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October 13-14 London
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On the 13th we visited Westminster Abbey. Along with the Churchill War rooms this was the most crowded place we saw. The Queens Chapel has a beautiful ceiling but most of the time we were looking down at the names… Continue reading
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October 12 London
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This trip to Hampton Court went smoothly. We knew exactly how to navigate train to bus and the location of the entrance. The palace was generally very busy and full of school groups. The older groups had entertaining private guides… Continue reading
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October 10 London
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The Aster House breakfast room is full of light and the whole place is quiet and calm. We hadn’t pinned down our activities for the week so we needed to make some decisions. Theater was at the top of my… Continue reading
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October 6-9 Taormina
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On the 6th we took a private car from Siracusa to Taormina with a stop over in Catarina to see the WWII museum. We didn’t really give the museum it’s due. There are 4 major sections to see after viewing… Continue reading
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