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CITINERARY: Bauhaus

Posted on June 8, 2024 by admin

by Frank Whitford p.9 They were, however, also the years in which political extremists of both the left and right gained strength. p.26 Gropius hoped that his school would become a source if social change through art: by stressing the … Continue reading →

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GERMANY: Ticket to Ride

Posted on May 20, 2024 by admin

Turn of the century Germany… Through a fine autumn rain, a plume of smoke announces the arrival of the 4:15 train from Nuremberg in the Munich Central Station.  DAYS OF WONDER In Ticket to Ride Germany, build your own rail … Continue reading →

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READTREAT: THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING

Posted on January 24, 2024 by admin

If mutual aid, social co-operation, civic action, hospitality or simply caring for others are the kind of things that really go to make civilization, then this true history of civilization is only just starting to be written. The Dawn of … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: Pont-Aven

Posted on September 8, 2023 by admin

Pont-Aven is a charming Breton town nestled on the banks of the river Aven. Once a commercial town ensuring the transport of goods between the river and the ocean, it became a meeting point of a colony of painters during … Continue reading →

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CITINERARY: Hampton Court Palace

Posted on August 24, 2023 by admin

Royal Greetings from Hampton Court Palace!   The original Tudor Hampton Court Palace was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the early 16th century, but it soon attracted the attention of Henry VIII, who brought all his six wives here. Surrounded by … Continue reading →

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2023.07.21.LON: Kew Day

Posted on July 21, 2023 by admin

It’s been a while since we are dreaming of this day… still have to write about our first trip to Kew… a 2015 story… and Kew was one of the best surprises of the trip… hence a full Kew Day… … Continue reading →

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2023.08.20.LON: The Proms!

Posted on July 20, 2023 by admin

A beautiful full day in London… starting at Nell Gwynn House… continuing the Albertopolis adventures with a simple plan… an Information Age morning visit and V&A afternoon refresher… only to discover the new Medicine Galleries… a place to explore time … Continue reading →

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2023.07.19.LON: Good Night, Chelsea!

Posted on July 19, 2023 by admin

Fortunately it was a smooth flight… Unfortunately it was a sleepless night flight… Fortunately it was a super fast security check … Unfortunately we had to take many train rides from Heathrow to Chelsea… Fortunately we arrived safe and sound … Continue reading →

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EATINERARIES: Fanny in France

Posted on July 12, 2023 by admin

A delicious and inspiring read! Travel Adventures of a Chef’s Daughter, with Recipes by Alice Waters From famed chef Alice Waters, a treat for anyone who loves France, food, adventure—or all three! Fanny in France is also a beginner’s cookbook with … Continue reading →

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DAVIS: Swan Lake

Posted on March 5, 2023 by admin

Ballet Preljocaj… ballet as a message to humanity In the title, there is ‘the lake’ and there are ‘the swans’, two entities threatened by global warming and by ecological alterations linked to rampant industrialisation. So I built the whole drama … Continue reading →

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