Although not everyone is a fan of Dear Abby, this is one of my favorite pieces about Thanksgiving day. “Today is Thanksgiving Day, so take a few minutes to reflect upon all the things for which you are thankful. How’s your health? Not so good? Well, thank God you’ve lived this long. A lot of […]
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England
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments · eating, Itinerary, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, Uncategorized
We had a great train ride through the Chunnel from Paris to London. It’s actually a rather “boring” ride in terms of the scenery (and at least 1/2 hour is spent in the tunnel). We enjoyed first class and were served a nice luncheon type meal while enjoying cozy seats. I was worried about my […]
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River Rhone and Saone
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments · eating, Itinerary, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing, travel, Uncategorized
Goodness, that was a long stretch without posting, wasn’t it? Hope you are all checking back in! We have just arrived in Paris from a week cruising on the river Rhone and Soane. This is the boat when we arrived in Arles. It was a small boat holding only about 125 people with, best we […]
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How not to use your Spanish!
March 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment · eating, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Buena dias! Well, the two of us decided to take a little walk last night after classes until the tapas bars are open (You cannot eat anywhere until 8 pm here). A classmate had told us he had found a bar with Guiness on tap. We were up for a beer with some substance (beer- […]
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Laundry, train stations, fashion and more…
February 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments · eating, Learning Spanish, Sabbatical trip, Site Seeing
Although yesterday and today we did and will do some lovely sightseeing; we also had to deal with some practical matters. Thursday we had to go back to the train station to get our train reservation for Sunday when we go to Granada. What a madhouse! Thursday was a state holiday – something about Santa […]
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