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European Travels 2011: Thursday, July 28th
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Saturday, July 30, 2011. Thursday, July 28th. Sorry I have not blogged since Paris. Besides being in a perpetual state of mourning after leaving the best city on earth, the Internet service in Italy has been anything but functional. As embarrassed as I was, it didn’t stop me from moving to a nearby bench to continue my nap. We were all dragging on our way to dinner and I think the locals thought a gaggle of zombies had hit town. So, it was agreed that early bed was a must. Ponte Vecchio - Florence. And f...
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European Travels 2011: For Book Club Members
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Friday, July 1, 2011. For Book Club Members. It is only 20 days until we leave.and only 24 days until our book club! That means, if you have not started to read Sarah's Key. In order to prepare for our discussions and the day's amazing activities, I have some extra reading I would like you to do. Don't worry - it's not intense or lengthy reading! La Rafle du Vel d'Hiv. Sylvia Beach/Adrienne Monnier Video. Excerpt from Paris Was a Woman -. Watch only first 5 minutes). It is on YouTube in eight parts.
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European Travels 2011: Ode to Freddy
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Saturday, July 30, 2011. Freddy Leads us through Italy. Freddy and Rob Share a Dance. Freddy has a Ph.D. in sociology, which he obtained in India where he wrote his dissertation on the caste system. He speaks eleven (yes 11! Languages. He lives in Seville, Spain with his lovely wife and an adorably fat kitty (I’ve seen pictures – the cat is 20 lbs! Not only is Freddy tremendously kind and insanely smart, but he is a riot! 8221; to which he jokingly responded, “In the Louvre.” Later that e...I witnessed F...
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European Travels 2011: The Eiffel Tower Deconstructed
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Monday, May 9, 2011. The Eiffel Tower Deconstructed. Here is a really cool History Channel video about the Eiffel Tower: click here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hotel Pacific, Rome. Municipal WiFi in Paris. Novotel Paris - Vaugirard. Residence Palazzo Ricasoli, Florence. Do Venets metal arches belong at Versailles? Modern Art at Versailles. The Eiffel Tower Deconstructed. View my complete profile. Americans in Paris: Life and Death Under Nazi Occupation (Charles Glass). A Room With a View.
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European Travels 2011: Let the Countdown Begin!
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010. Let the Countdown Begin! 31,536,000 seconds. 525,600 minutes. 8,760 hours. 365 days. 12 months. 1 year. It might sound like a lot - especially when you're waiting for something completely amazing. But in one year from today, we will be leaving for our next trip to Europe! Yes, in one year, we will bid "au revoir" to our loved ones, hop on a charter bus to JFK Airport, and take off across the Atlantic to begin the adventure of a lifetime - 10 days in Paris, Florence, and Rome!
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European Travels 2011: Happy Bastille Day!
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Thursday, July 14, 2011. Let me be the first (and most likely only) person to wish you a Happy Bastille Day! That's right - the French Revolution started 222 years ago today with the demolition of Bastille, complete with angry French peasants, oblivious monarchs, and severed heads on pikes. Yes, the birth of the French Republic and the notions of liberté, égalité, fraternité. Are certainly worth celebrating.but so is the fact that exactly one week from today, we are leaving for Europe! Hotel Pacific, Rome.
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European Travels 2011: May 2011
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Monday, May 30, 2011. Modern Art at Versailles. I have just discovered that when we visit Versailles, we will be treated to the modern art of Bernar Venet's. Les arcs de métal. Some folks enjoy seeing his rusted, oxidized metal arches contrasted against the blue sky and green gardens of Versailles. Others say such modernity has no place at Versailles. Either way.Venet's sculptures are there to stay until November 1, 2011, which means we will get to see them up close in a few weeks! For a preview, click.
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European Travels 2011: Paris Book Club
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Monday, December 6, 2010. If you are anything like me (and for your sake, on most counts let's hope you're not.) you cannot stop thinking about our upcoming trip! While most thoughts involve visions of the Eiffel Tower dancing in my head, my latest obsessive thought has revolved around the book club I will be holding in Paris. Of course, that got me to thinking (a dangerous thing indeed.) By the end of the summer, the plan was set - our next meeting: Paris, July 2011. Our book selection is Sarah's Key.
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European Travels 2011: Kings and Queens
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Sunday, July 24, 2011. Today, we were the Kings and Queens of Paris as we toured the magnificent Château de Versailles, its gardens, apartments (the Trianons) and Marie Antoinette's Hamlet. While everyone was impressed with the castle itself, most agreed that the Hamlet was, by far, the best part of the visit. Within 20 seconds, an alarm went off out of nowhere came the golf cart police on a motor-scooter! The students, on the other hand, were much better behaved than their "adult" chaperon. LOL. While a...
