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ENTRIES FROM THIS CATEGORY
- Out of Africa
- Back in the Western World - Second Time, Second Nature - City of The Phallus - My First Celebrity Sighting - Progression to the Typical - Guidance in the Home of Paella - To Run Or Not To Run - Run Erik Run - King For A Day - An Invitation For Trouble - Last Night Out (Take Two) - The Race to Paris - Open and Closed - Paris Lost - What A Difference A Day Makes - Dead End - To See The Bridge - On the Roof and Under the Bridge - Three Flavors of Alps - Memories of Tuscany - Mr. Big Head - Overcoming Dysfunctions - History On Wheels - House of Superheroes - Perfect Strangers - What's A Motto With You? - Searching For Einstein - Palace Pictures - Bohemian Rhapsody - Classical, Hip Hop and the Ghosts In Between |
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July 03, 2004
Out of AfricaDAY 254: "It's the end of an era," I told Sebastian as we rode on the last ferry from Africa into Europe across the Strait of Gibraltar. The nighttime ferry ride was the unforeseen final leg of a mad dash...Read this entry Back in the Western WorldDAY 255: Being in Spain, I was back in the Western World. On a morning walk to make a reservation at the train station, I saw the familiar images of scantily-clad women on billboards and the sounds of Vespas whizzing...Read this entry July 11, 2004
Second Time, Second NatureDAY 256: Barcelona, has a particular allure unmatched by other Spanish city. It attracted the likes of wild and world-renowned artists like Picasso and Miro and lured the Olympic committee in 1992 for the Summer Games. It lured me once...Read this entry City of The PhallusDAY 257: I don't know if it was intentional, but I've heard that Barcelona seems to be obsessed with phallic symbols....Read this entry My First Celebrity SightingDAY 258: You never know when you may bump into someone famous in a major city. During my days in New York City, I've randomly stumbled upon Keanu Reeves, Nathan Lane and Sarah Jessica Parker to name a few --...Read this entry July 14, 2004
Progression to the TypicalDAY 259: Pablo Picasso, the world famous painter, revolutionized the art world with his Cubist style. However, he didn't always depict his subjects in the sharp angles and loud colors that made classical art buffs at the time what to...Read this entry Guidance in the Home of PaellaDAY 260: Every great city can be characterized by its local cuisine. Philadelphia, the birthplace of America, has the American classic Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. The chilled out vibe of the Florida Keys spawned the cool and relaxed Key Lime Pie....Read this entry To Run Or Not To RunDAY 261: Most non-Spaniards know Pamplona's San Fermin Festival solely as "The Running of the Bulls." However, the Running of the Bulls is just one part of an eight-day festival that transforms the normally peaceful northern Spanish town of Pamplona...Read this entry Run Erik RunDAY 262: The Running of the Bulls. The title has been heard over and over every year between July 6-14, usually on the news in a world report about someone getting gored by a powerful male bovine. Evolved from the...Read this entry July 16, 2004
King For A DayDAY 263: "If this gets anymore romantic," I said as the two flautists and solo guitarist serenaded us and the handful of other outdoor cafe patrons, "I may have to ask you to marry me." Jack took my joke only...Read this entry An Invitation For TroubleDAY 264: Part of the drama of travel is getting into trouble whether you like it or not -- or caused it or not for that matter. On the road, you never know if trouble is lurking right around the...Read this entry July 17, 2004
Last Night Out (Take Two)DAY 265: I woke up not really much hung over. My brain was too busy cursing myself out for being robbed just a couple of hours before. I sucked it up and just spent the morning on my laptop, attending...Read this entry The Race to ParisDAY 266: There is a familiar scene on CBS' The Amazing Race: confused, hurried Americans in a foreign country at a ticket counter, begging for the first ride out of town. Immediately after I parted with Jack, I sucked up...Read this entry Open and ClosedDAY 267: "Attention, s'il vous plaît. Nous arrivons à Paris-Austerlitz en vingt minutes!" came the cry over the PA system, telling us we had twenty minutes before arrival. I woke up in my train bunk all confused. Huh? Where am...Read this entry July 20, 2004
Paris LostDAY 268: "Une carte Mobilis," I ordered at the Metro ticket booth. Asking for a one-day unlimited train and bus travel pass was the first thing I'd say for this and the next three mornings. The Mobilis card is aimed...Read this entry What A Difference A Day MakesDAY 269: July 14th may just be a random summer day to others in the northern hemisphere, but in France it is Bastille Day, the independence day of the French republic, a day of national celebration and, as Let's Go...Read this entry July 21, 2004
Dead EndDAY 270: Up by seven, out the door by 7:40. Another "working day" for me in Paris had begun, this time at the Chinese consulate in a nearby suburban area of Paris. It was the last part of the puzzle...Read this entry To See The BridgeDAY 271: "Where should I go?" I asked dorm mates Ben and Daniel. Having done all that I could concerning Russian and Chinese visas in Paris, it was time to move on -- but where to next? The beauty of...Read this entry On the Roof and Under the BridgeDAY 272: In the early 14th century, there was a civil war in Italy between those who supported the emperor and those who supported the Catholic Church. Until the smoke cleared, the popes of the Catholic Church picked up their...Read this entry July 22, 2004
Three Flavors of AlpsDAY 273: The sun came up over the Rhône as I waited for an early morning taxi on the riverbank. I was the only one awake in probably all of the Ile de la Barthelasse at 6:30, other than security...Read this entry July 26, 2004
Memories of TuscanyDAY 274: Firenze, more commonly known in the English-speaking world as Florence, lies in the scenic hills in Tuscany, the northwestern province of Italy. Florence has attracted many people for centuries, particularly in the 14th and 15th (A.D.), when it...Read this entry Mr. Big HeadDAY 275: Florence holds one of the world's most famous sculptures, Michelangelo's David, which one art critic hailed, "Nor has there ever been seen a pose so fluent, or a gracefulness equal to this, or feet, hands and head so...Read this entry Overcoming DysfunctionsDAY 276: Germany, like most countries, is not without its historical dysfunctions. However, Germany's dysfunctions of the past may be just a tad more obvious, you know with that whole Hitler/Nazi/Holocaust thing. That's not to say Germany doesn't have its...Read this entry July 29, 2004
History On WheelsDAY 277: Berlin might have been a less overwhelming place to tour around in the 1980s because back then only the sights of West Berlin were open to American tourists like myself. But after the Berlin Wall came down in...Read this entry August 01, 2004
House of SuperheroesDAY 278: Design is a much more important part of society that the average person may think. For example, what would society be without graphic design? Every magazine layout, advertisement poster or web page that is effective to its viewer...Read this entry Perfect StrangersDAY 279: There was an American sitcom in the 1980s called Perfect Strangers about the mishaps of an American in Chicago named Larry who took in his estranged Mediterranean sheepherding cousin named Balki who suddenly appeared on his doorstep one...Read this entry August 03, 2004
What's A Motto With You?DAY 280: Luxembourg is not French, not German, not Belgian, but Luxembourgish, a national identity its citizens strived to keep for centuries despite the country's small size. Although Luxembourg may have lost territories to its bordering countries throughout history, its...Read this entry Searching For EinsteinDAY 281: In 1879, one of the most influential scientists in history was born. Known for his famous Theory of Relativity and his out-of-control, just-got-out-of-bed hair, Albert Einstein was born in the southwestern German city of Ulm on the Danube...Read this entry August 08, 2004
Palace PicturesDAY 282: There is a saying that goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words." With that adage in mind, I often shoot quick photos of ordinary things with my little digital camera in lieu of jotting down notes when...Read this entry Bohemian RhapsodyDAY 283: The Czech Republic, one of the newer members of the European Union when it joined in May 2004 (even though it still uses the local currency, the crown [at the time of writing]), has been a popular destination...Read this entry Classical, Hip Hop and the Ghosts In BetweenDAY 284: Music, as Madonna once put it, "makes the people come together." I'm sure this was still true in the caveman days, when a caveman started banging on a rock in a manner as simple as the percussion in...Read this entry |