by Michele Genthon | Nov 7, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
SEVILLA, ESPAña Seville is modern; it is steeped in history. Seville’s soul is Catholic; it has a Moorish face. Seville is quiet; it is energetic. Seville is warm in climate; its people are warm and engaging. Seville is safe; it is charming. During the week the...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 7, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
GRANADA We went to a gypsy cave in Sacromonte, on the outskirts of Granada one evening for a flamenco show. No castanets, no partners. Just one guitar, two singers, four dancers, and a complicated pattern of hand clapping, but there is no experience in this entire...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 7, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
MÁLAGA Picasso only lived here until he was nineteen, but the city tries to make the most of this happenstance. Picasso Selling Tapas Gary Hanging Out with Picasso The museums in Malaga obviously do not house Picasso’s best works and we found the interactive museum of...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 22, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
GONDOLAS (Written October 2, 2013) This morning, while fixing breakfast in our apartment, I heard a gondolier singing, not an unusual occurrence in Venice, but his voice sounded like it was in the next room. I pulled back the curtains and shutters, and a gondolier was...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 19, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
Although I do not particularly enjoy shopping, I thought my serous shopper friends might enjoy pictures of the shops and markets in Positano, Italy. The colors were almost enticing enough to convert me to their passion.
by Michele Genthon | Oct 13, 2013 | MUSINGS, Traveling
Venice is built on a lagoon, its homes whose weight is borne under the water by heavy beams arranged in circular patterns, appear to float on its surface. Its wealth and power extended for almost one thousand years because of its facility in using...
