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April 19, 2010 — Caesarea — Roman ruins and Israeli trains, plus Anthea’s blogs
April 19, 2010: Roman ruins and Israeli trains Oil tanker anchored in the Mediterranean off the coast at Caesarea, with Roman column in foreground, and haze from a Sahara sandstorm. Jim’s account of the day Quite a day. Up at 5:00 … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Israel, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Anthea, Binyamini, Caesaerea, Jerusalem, Mediterranean, Roman, ruins, Sahara, Tel Aviv, train
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April 15, 2010 — Across from Herod’s gate in Jerusalem
April 15, 2010: Across from Herod’s Gate Wall of the Old City of Jerusalem, on Sultan Suleiman Street not far from the Rivoli Hotel. At 3:45 a.m. today in Athens we met up with a band of pigeons foraging along Ermou … Continue reading
April 23, 2010 — Fishing boats and ferries — Poros
April 23, 2010: Poros — Fishing boats and ferries Poros harbor. Six-thirty in the morning was half-light in Athens, with the Acropolis set against Homer’s “rosy-fingered dawn.” A few birds were awake enough to sing, but none of the people on the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, travel
Tagged Apollon Hellas, Athens, Carbon Golden Flour, ferries, Fishing boats, Mediterranean, Piraeus, Poros
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Sicilian wheat, a smattering of tastes
The Sicilian flag shows Medusa’s head, with ears of wheat alternating with the three legs that some say represent the three corners of Sicily. One source says that the Gorgons (Medusa was one of three) represented the destructive aspect of Athena. Perseus … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Sicily, travel
Tagged cannoli, Catania, Hotel Trieste, Ortygia, sfinciuni, Sicily, Vineria di Picasso, wheat
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The Camino, in the rear-view mirror
Here’s the final post in the series about our Camino, with a few days in New York, and our first week back in Alaska.. Sunday, October 7 We attended a wedding today, a New York Jewish-Catholic ceremony with a stand-up … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged Alaska, autumn, change, New York City, pilgrimage, snow, wedding
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Rabanal El Camino to El Acebo, and the Cruz de Ferro — September 15
This post should be in the middle of the account of our Camino — and if I ever figure out how to do that, I’ll put it in it’s rightful place. Until then, it will stay here. It was one … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, Camino de Santiago de Compostela, Camino de Santiago trip, travel
Tagged "The Way", Cruz do Ferro, dogs, El Acebo, Foncebadon, Italians, JacoTrans, Rabanal, scallop shell
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New York City days
Two days in New York City — how much can we cram into them? Miles of walking (8 one day and 10 today, some theater, shopping, and plenty of serendipitous (or not) adventures. Jim’s been under the weather a bit, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, travel
Tagged Fairfield, Korean, Madison Square Park, New York City, skyline, Union Square
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