by Michele Genthon | Apr 23, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
MY FAVORITE SPANISH WORDS Gaudi curved windows at Casa Battlò (where we paid Jubilados rate) No Molestar – for “Do not Disturb” Jubilados – (as in the Latin, jubilate, for “Rejoice”) used for Retired People (and thank you to Spain for providing discounts at tourist...
by Michele Genthon | Mar 27, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
The ritual of the Mass in the Catholic Church has a uniformity throughout the world. The prayers follow in a particular order, and if you are visiting a cathedral you can pop your head into a side chapel and know within a minute exactly where the priest is in the...
by Michele Genthon | Feb 6, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
(This is written with apologies to my wonderful economics professor David Jobson at Keystone College, so many years ago. If I have misunderstood or forgotten any of the lessons you taught me, I regret that.) Solution to the Economic Problem in Southern Europe In...
by Michele Genthon | Jan 28, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
INTERNATIONAL CHIC I live in a part of the country that prides itself on being “natural.” The result is that Northwestern women are not recognized internationally for their fashion, especially not for their hairstyles. In Paris I was stunned by the wonderful haircuts....
by Michele Genthon | Jan 22, 2014 | MUSINGS, Traveling
PARIS We are waiting in line at a boulangerie. A mother buys two long baguettes and hands them to her son while she pays her bill. He sneaks a quick peek at her, notices her distraction, grabs one of the baguettes, rips off about six inches and starts to gnaw away....
by Michele Genthon | Nov 13, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
From the air Barcelona looks like a series of gift boxes, appropriate for a city that makes you feel like every day is your birthday. Fanciful sights await you if you just open the boxes. The top of every building is crowned with ornaments. And there is plenty of...
