A Food Fair with Irish Music in Belfast, Ireland
September 19, afternoon. Food Fair—Irish music We were enticed into this Belfast Food Fair by the sound of Irish music, the first we’d heard (but it was only our third […]
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Two Historic Pubs and a Victorian Mall in Belfast, Ireland
Victoria Square mall—Up under the glass dome—A flat-iron building called Bittles Bar—A rugby game between Canada and Ireland—Canada lost, but not too disgracefully—Great beer—The Garrick—Some not-so-great beer. September 19, late afternoon. The first […]
An Old Winery Combined with Gehry’s Architectural Vision in Elciego, Spain
In northern Spain they have something they call the ‘Guggenheim Effect’. This has to do with the spectacular Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao which has spouted a mass of modern architecture […]
Dinner in Bernay and an Evening in Rouen
Late afternoon June 6, 2015. Ending up our day-trip through cider and cheese (and chocolate) country with a dinner in Bernay. We stopped for dinner in Bernay. Al had a […]
Exploring the Picos de Europa in Northern Spain
This is what our friend Jessica wrote about the Picos de Europa: Our absolute favorite area in Spain is the Picos de Europa.” It’s south from the coast (Unquera, Cangas […]
Does Holland Have Bridges?
Holland, with its many canals, has of course many bridges to go over the canals. The bulk of them are drawbridges that allow for boats to travel through like this […]
The Bridge in Bilbao Leading Over to the Guggenheim
This is the bridge in Bilbao that leads over to the city’s famous Guggenheim Modern Art Museum. Frank Gehry designed the Guggenheim to incorporate the designs of pre-existing architecture that […]
