I couldn’t believe it, climbing the sets of steep staircases. This is really it. Stepping up and behind the bookshelf that for years concealed their secret entrance, I felt like I was falling into a history book. After years of hearing about…
Archives for June 2011
amsterdam faces
Standing in wooden shoes, dancing in the streets, posing in letters- that’s how these people did Amsterdam.
Amsterdam Life
I loved the bridges and canals. The curiously skinny buildings and the counfounding Dutch language. Houseboats, cobblestoned streets, and bikes, bikes everywhere!
off to Jura!
I’m leaving today for a class trip to the Jura area of France on the French-Swiss border. I’ve never been to this part of the country and am looking forward to seeing something completely new. Also new on this trip…
five months & two weeks
Yesterday was my five month anniversary with Paris. At this point I can say that I’ve lived in Paris, right? Not visited, not had an extended-vacation. Lived. I pretty much love that. And the thing is, I’m coming to think…
something here does not belong
Can you guess what it is? What about now? Paris, while you are wonderful, you are not tropical. Not even close. Let’s not pretend.