Friday, July 12, 2013

Dawn Rehearsals Today for the July 14 "Bastille Day" Parade in Paris, France

Alice Guilhamon was out very early this morning to take these pictures on the almost-empty Champs Elysées







Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Paris on the Run (or Walk): 12 kilometers, less than 2.5 hours, that leave you feeling like you own the city.



For an interactive version of this route (modify as you like), click here for Google Maps.

This itinerary is adapted from an article, "Sightseeing on the Run," that I wrote for Newsweek in 1999.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Sometimes we're in Denmark - Svendborg in this case


Svendborg Harbor

Valdemars Castle - At a dinner there, I was fascinated by the play of light on what's called The Pleasure House next to the sea.

The Pleasure House ...