Every once in a while, I find myself drawn to go back to a particular place, and this time it is Greece! It’s probably a longing for the sun and smell of the sea, though that can be had a mere two hours away from me at Deauville, minus perhaps a strong sun like in …
Last weekend was the birthday of my daughter Aimée. This happy event unfortunately fell this year in the aftermath of the tragic events that consumed Paris. Celebrations were subdued this year in that they were confined to home, rather than go out in a city already traumatized. We initially were thinking about celebrating in a …
Galettes Des Rois, Monkfish and Crustacean Butter Read More »
The yearly festivals in Provins are a wonderful way to feel transported back to the medieval times of Knights Templar, troubadours and courtly love. I have always felt a strong unexplainable affinity for this period of time. Their Christmas market made it so easy for me to feel like I had been sucked into a …
The city of Paris has recently been the recipient of two glorious gifts; one offered by Sweden and another by Russia. Both are beautiful and symbolic of the holidays, but one ended up surprising governmental officials and causing a rather delicate and embarrassing diplomatic snafu. Last Tuesday King Carl XVI Gustaf and his Queen Silvia …
The ferry ride across the Bosphorus, in the blistering hot sun, provided my first view of the magnificent Hagia Sophia slowly becoming more visible, as the ferry slowed to dock in Eminonu, the old city’s port. Newly arrived, I felt suddenly plunged into a kaleidoscope of colorful sights, smells, and sounds that might as well been 100 …
I proudly present guest blogger and my talented daughter Aimée Grosz, who has had the courage, and fortitude to practice nursing in three foreign settings. I can’t think of anyone more qualified to write about experiences in transcultural nursing, than Aimée! Today is May 12th, and It’s the first time I’m actually aware and …
Celebrating International Nurse’s Day, The Lady With The Lamp Read More »
I had been intrigued several times by this lovely château, having had only quick glimpses of part of her facade through the window of a suburban train heading south of Paris. From afar, the images were striking and searing, if only for a second in passing, and each time managed to aroused my imagination. It …
Waking up to a brilliant blue sky, especially on a warm sunny Sunday morning, I found myself longing for the sea; the smells of the salty air, the blue green hues of the ocean, and the squawking of the sea gulls. Since Paris is only about 2 hours away by car to the beautiful …
As the Hermitage came into my eyesight, I felt a distinct emotional flush and great sense of wonder approaching this monumental museum that was one of my primary reasons of coming to Saint Petersburg. The exterior is painted in a lovely soft mint green framed with white mouldings that gives it an overall feminine allure, …
Frankly, I never would have expected that the Baltic could be balmy, but to my great and happy surprise the whole area was last week! Clear blue skies, with full sun and temperatures hot enough for sleeveless, even in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Ferrying has got to be the best way to get around the …
One of my birthday celebrations was an enchanted evening spent at Vaux le Vicomte totally aglow with candles everywhere. 2000 candles softy lit the gardens, ground, moats, canal and throughout the inside of the château! I felt like I had been pulled back into another century. If you have read my posts, you know how …
Candlelight Celebration at Vaux le Vicomte Château Read More »
My most recent travel to the Adriatic coasts and Ionian islands of Greece, generated again my feelings about the many benefits of traveling. Obviously all getting away involves at some time coming home! In the past, getting away was always more exciting than coming home, not that home did not have its own proper attributes. …