Perhaps this blog is better titled, “My Almost Dinner with a Baron in Venice.” I know. I am such a title tease. BUT it did almost happen. However, a rare Venetian snowfall happened instead which impeded my baron from undocking his boat from his palace on the Grand Canal. His message, “Jen, it is snowing…
It is cold and cloudy here in Seattle so that means it is time for me to escape to cold and cloudy Paris! Hurray! My becoming regular buying/exploring/indulging-in-baguettes winter expedition to Europe will commence in a few short days, and my itinerary is chalk full of new and old favorite places to visit. While it may…
The privilege of staying with locals when visiting any foreign city is without doubt the best way to learn its rhythm and feel its heart. I had the pleasure of staying with dear friends during my too short stay in The Eternal City, and it was divine. During the day I would make due on my own as…
Or is it just high tide? Actually both. But more on that later… Now that spring has sprung, I am finally writing about my winter trip to Venice. In January and February, I spent over 3 weeks in Europe. To date I have just shared a glimpse of my time in England and not yet…
I put on fuzzy socks to write this post. Yep, it is August 6…some would even say summertime….but apparently summer skipped Paris this year. In fact, it is raining yet again outside…I hear the light drops of the rain on my bedroom window…maddening. Paris has this crazy August tradition called “Paris-Plages“…where a beach, complete with sand…
