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Musings & Meanderings: October 2013
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Reaching Santiago de Compostela. 8220;Reaching Santiago” has grown into a metaphor for achieving a goal, for striving to be a better person, for doing good, for overcoming difficulties, for leaving behind the past and reaching for the future with renewed zeal. And we DID reach Santiago today! The spires of the Cathedral of Santiago. This fabled b...
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Musings & Meanderings: Glittering Monaco
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Saturday, October 18, 2014. Hey, let’s take a train to Monaco this morning! We’ll ride along the Low Corniche to see for ourselves those tiny villages nestled along the the Cote d’Azur with harbors sharing space with some really enormous yachts! And of course discovering some lovely areas (but we never did stumble upon Monte Carlo! And later, as we savored an especially yumm...
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Musings & Meanderings: Avignon & Arles - Happy Days in Provence
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Monday, October 20, 2014. Avignon and Arles - Happy Days in Provence. New favorite phrase in French: Tout va bien! After two days in Avignon. And one in Arles. We are starting to get the hang of being in the south of France. In fact . . . You know you’re in France. And you actually get what you wanted! And the flakiness of the croissant is a work of art. Rooftops of Avignon ...
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Musings & Meanderings: The Seine at Night
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Sunday, October 26, 2014. The Seine at Night. Boat cruise capped our last night in central Paris. After dark we re-discovered the City of Light. Dazzled in shimmering magic as we left the dock right on the hour. Take a look! From the river we caught lit-up glimpses of memorable experiences during the last few days in Paris. Arriving early one morning, we saw Mona Lisa. We do...
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Musings & Meanderings: D-Day Beaches & Villages: Success Against Great Odds
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Monday, October 27, 2014. D-Day Beaches and Villages: Success Against Great Odds. Via train for Bayeux. To stay for two nights, spending a full, thought-provoking day on a tour of the D-Day. We stood on the soft, pebbly sands of Omaha Beach. Very peaceful, very pretty at mid-tide, with our backs to the English Channel. Plot F, Row 15, Grave 18. He was in the 507th Infant...
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Musings & Meanderings: July 2011
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Friday, July 29, 2011. The trip home was an adventure of its own. But then, what did I expect! The car from Shanti Bhavan took us to the Bangalore airport where Kathy's flight to a beautiful and relaxing beach in Goa and a Yoga guru awaited her. Since my flight didn't leave for fourteen (! Saturday, July 23, 2011. Last Day at SB. I said goodbye to my students on Saturday mor...
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Musings & Meanderings: February 2012
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Wednesday, February 29, 2012. We explore, we think, we take notes, we marvel. Here we are atop Masada. Here's our sweet camel which Kellun and I named Aniq. isn't she just the cutest? And here we are IN the Dead Sea, doing our choreographed synchronized swimming routine. None of us had problems staying afloat! Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The Lowest Place on Earth. We headed ...
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Musings & Meanderings: November 2013
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Saturday, November 9, 2013. The End and A New Beginning. And then we headed to the western coast for a day to immerse ourselves in Galicia. The rocky coast of western Spain on this misty day was a stunning sight. Name this plant. Grows on trees in western Spain near the ocean. Anyone? See the circles of stone? Remnants of an ancient Celtic hill fortress. View my complete pro...
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Musings & Meanderings: September 2012
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Nancys travel blog: France Fall 2014 / Spain Fall 2013 / Scandinavia Fall 2012 / Israel and Jordan Spring 2012 / India Summer 2011. Sunday, September 9, 2012. London on a Sunday. Today I discovered that Sunday is a great day to be out and about in London! If one chooses wisely.). The V&A is quite the happy place with an eclectic collection of period clothing, furniture, design artifacts, paintings, stained glass, sculpture - and where even the cafeteria trays are delightfully decorative! Through a shoppi...