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Category: Food!
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So, I got some requests to describe what we ate in Paris in more (excruciating) detail. more…
Archive for ◊ March, 2009 ◊
18
Mar
2009
Spring comes to London!
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Category: Places and Sights, Random fun, Vistas
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It isn’t all snow and wet and dark here in London. Spring is on the way! Last weekend1, Susan and I went to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew to enjoy the first flowers and a bit of blue sky.
Early spring flowers at the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew
17
Mar
2009
Versailles
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Category: History and Archaeology, Places and Sights
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In the delightfully (we hope) non-linear order of travel log episodes, I thought I would share our trip to the Palace of Versailles as part of our weekend in Paris at the end of February.
The Palace of Versailles with a bit of obligatory scaffolding
09
Mar
2009
Home of Zero
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Category: General observations, History and Archaeology, Museums, Places and Sights
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A couple of weeks ago, while our friends David and Jen were visiting from Boston, we all went to Greenwich to visit the Royal Observatory. more…
06
Mar
2009
Empire of the Dead
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Category: History and Archaeology
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Two weekends ago, we were in Paris. It was a whirwind tour, so there’s a lot to say about it. But a quick post and some pics on one of the less widely known Parisian attractions: the catacombs.
"Stop! Here is the Empire of the Dead."
06
Mar
2009
Chip shop with an identity problem
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Category: Daily Life, Food!, General observations, Meditations
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Here’s a photo of a takeout shop just down the street from us in London: more…