You would have to go all the way back to mid-January for my last post not related to overseas travel, and even that was an…
This past Sunday was a brilliant after-snow day begging for an outdoor activity. In my case, it meant finding a picturesque locale to test out…
The fall of 2017 has been generous on gorgeous weekends and a few weeks ago we spent one such afternoon in the pretty town of…
It pains me to admit that until just a few years ago I was not even aware of the existence of Met Cloisters. Its comparatively…
I have looked at it from a distance for close to twenty-five years but somehow never found time to visit. My collection of UNESCO World…
My present job occasionally demands travel between Wall Street area in Manhattan and Exchange Place location in Jersey City. The most convenient way to make…
I’ve heard it many times in the past that performing at the Carnegie Hall in New York always features among the major highlights of a…
A bit overdue, we went to see the 09/11 Memorial in downtown Manhattan on Saturday.
I don’t get these victory parades. You stand in the crowd for several hours. You block passage for people who actually have business walking down…
When we lived in London, we made several trips to its Science Museum (for instance, as recorded in this old entry). But in all years…
There is currently not one but two real Minis scaling the walls of the building on 42nd Street where Broadway and 7th Avenue diverge away…
In many European cities (not so much in London, though) bicycle riders are provided with enough dedicated riding space to make it appear to a…
On a nowadays rare workday spent in Manhattan, I had a chance to stroll through Bryant Park in New York Midtown. Around lunchtime, it held…
I wonder how many Parisians visit Louvre more than once in their adult lives, if ever. Or Londoners National Gallery. Or Madrileños Prado. Outside of…
I am starting to dislike Manhattan just a bit again. The main reason is this:
One of the few fun things about working in NYC’s Rockefeller Center – there are many negative counterweights to it, trust me! – is the…