Peregrinations

Springtime on the Acropolis

I know it's the middle of May, but I can't help posting this picture from an October of a few years ago. I was visiting my best friend from high school, and she took me to visit Asticou Azalea Gardens on Mt. Desert Island near Acadia National Park.  Read more

It may be a cliche' about spring showers and their inevitable results. But that does nothing to diminish our delight.

Istanbul is known for tulips, but apparently I was too taken with the pansies to notice. These are just outside Topkapi Palace.

If you go to Venice, go on a rainy day.

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You know the old song:

April in Paris
Nothing's in blossom
What have I done to my feet??? Read more

Back in 2005 when I made my first driving tour of England, an item on my itinerary was the shipyards at Southhampton, from which both Mayflower and Titanic sailed. One made it. One didn't. Nearby is a column dedicated to the first ship. Read more

From Montmartre:

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It's Friday. Important issues have consumed our week and will consume them in the days to come. But take a little breather for just a moment. Spend some time at Abbotsford, just south of Edinburgh. Sit on a bench by the river and let the rest of the world go by. It will still be there when we return.

You might want to take a little book. Try this one: Ivanhoe (Penguin Classics) .

Outlined on the lawn of Powis Castle, Wales.

Why the Irish came.