Out for a late morning wander to check out the surroundings of the hostel, as well as on towards the Estacion Central, the 1897 train station that was actually built in Paris to a design by Gustave Eiffel, the guy who designed that tower, and shipped over to Santiago piece by piece – wish I’d… Read More Santiago, at first glance
No quotes, just quick posts as I have time on my visit to Santiago de Chile, originally named, Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, by founder Pedro di Valdivia. First off, just a series of photos of the mountains as we flew in over them (the city is located in a deep valley, inside a mountain range,… Read More Santiago del Nuevo Extremo 1
“December 25 is the birthday of the Roman Sun God, Sol Invictus. Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means “the birthday of the unconquered Sun”. The use of the title Sol Invictus allowed several solar deities to be worshipped collectively, including Elah-Gabal, a Syrian sun god, Sol, the god of Emperor Aurelian, and Mithras, a soldiers’ god… Read More ‘Tis the Season
Secondo: What’s the matter with you, are you sick? Primo: People should come just for the food. Secondo: I know. Primo, I need your help here, okay? Louis Prima is coming! He’s not just some guy, he’s famous! Primo: Famous? Is he good? Secondo: He’s great. Primo: People should come just for the food. Secondo:… Read More Hot Pink Mama
Just a few moments of nature watching. Pretty, isn’t it? And I didn’t even think about garlic and butter and parsley and brandy… ok, I did.
“The day is coming when a single carrot, freshly observed, will set off a revolution.” – Paul Cezanne, artist Throw into the mix International Migrants Day, which gave me license to roam the globe for ideas, and the ancient Catholic antiphon O Radix, which I’m sure has far more to do with the roots of… Read More Migrant Roots
“The parrot holds its food for prim consumption as daintily as any debutante, [with] a predilection for pot roast, hashed-brown potatoes, duck skin, butter, hoisin sauce, sesame seed oil, bananas and human thumb.” – Alexander Theroux, novelist, poet Los Loros are parrots, in Spanish, but in the local street slang, lunfardo, they’re brave and/or handsome… Read More Home of the Brave… Parrots…
“I try to stay true to my heart, true to the produce available in this country … so whatever comes out is modern Chinese, or Chinese-Australian.” – Kylie Kwong, Australian chef It should come as no surprise to anyone that I enjoy watching cooking shows. I always have, since the days when the only ones… Read More China Eggs