This morning at the weekly Sunday gathering on the terrace at the épicerie, we sat in the springtime sunshine with about 20 of our neighbors and friends, enjoying the long-awaited warmth and light. Everyone gathered in a big circle, sharing tidbits of gossip and news in rapid-fire French that Paula and I still...
Two great nights with Peter the Egyptian-Italian-Venetian restaurateur
Aya, Peter and Paula at Trattoria Mesericordia in Venice Our five-day stay in Venice ended at the same place where it started: Trattoria Misericordia in the Cannaregio neighborhood of Venice. On our first night, we arrived before anyone else, and sat outside at a table on the edge of a side canal in...
An extraordinary morning at Ta Prohm, Angkor Complex, Cambodia
It was an extraordinary morning. We were out by 5:15 am to Ta Prohm, which appears in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Tomb Raiders. We were there before even the ticket checkers and, but for a lone sweet, stray dog who followed Paula through the temple, we were alone. Ta Prohm is famous...