Andalucia – Part One

Andalucia – Part One

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...
Andalucia – Part Two

Andalucia – Part Two

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...

Andalucia – Part Three

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...
Research in Venice

Research in Venice

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...
Venice, The Watery City

Venice, The Watery City

     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...

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