These first couple of days in NYC are involving taking care of a bit of business and some minor medical things, and leaving next week after my return from Louisville as a complete play week. Still, that doesn’t mean all work and no play, and the chance to spend a day with my aunt and… Read More Frick’n Tacos!
It’s been the usual sort of trip to get to NYC. No, that’s not true, the flight was really special. Let’s see, we’ll start with the young muscle-bound thug in ‘roid rage who took a swing at a 60-70 year old man on the plane before we took off – near as I can tell,… Read More Back in the 212
“‘Tis the last rose of summer Left blooming alone; All her lovely companions Are faded and gone; No flower of her kindred, No rosebud is nigh, To reflect back her blushes, To give sigh for sigh. I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one! To pine on the stem; Since the lovely are sleeping, Go, sleep… Read More The Last Rosario of Summer
Just a couple of more posts as we wandered Rosario… this one our slow boat through the Delta back with Sebastián from the morning’s bike tour…. You may be wondering what this odd photo is. Note the strange white streamer – it’s a sticky filament, similar to spider webs, but it’s all over the delta,… Read More Lazy River
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. – H. G. Wells After a good night’s sleep, we were up and out early in the morning to meet up with Sebastián Clerico, who offers a selection of Rosario and Delta tours on bike,… Read More Ring Around the Ros(ar)i(o)
“Along with Paraná, Rosario is one of the few Argentine cities that cannot point to a particular individual as its founder, nor a particular date that it was founded – it grew up gradually around a small chapel that was placed on the hillside for travelers to stop at. The city’s patron is the Virgin… Read More Unfounded City
…continuing from where we left off in the last post. The best laid plans and all that, I’d figured on an early start, get out, walk around, see a bit of San Pedro, and start hitting the museums when they open at 9, since their morning hours are 9-12, and then they don’t reopen until… Read More Another Day with St. Pete
“The world does not need tourists who ride by in a bus clucking their tongues. The world as it is needs those who will love it enough to change it, with what they have, where they are.” – Robert Fulghum, author, essayist The guests lingered over their coffee and water. Dinner was long over. We… Read More Day Trip – Saint Peter’s Burg