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 don’t think that I could have ever been a monk or nun, but It looks like I am becoming one in the middle of the night. No, I am not waking up to the bells of matins, but frankly I might as well, as if these middle of the night awakenings are getting quite …
Last Sunday, by some synchronistic event, I found myself immersed again in Russian culture, except this time, it was in Paris! I had been lamenting that I couldn’t stay in Saint Petersburg longer than 72 hours, because I entered Russia visa free on the Russian ferry line, which however is a good thing, …
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Actually , the word supermoon was coined by an astrologer Richard Nolle to describe what astronomists call a perigee. A perigee is a moon that falls the closest to earth in its orbit around the earth. Last night’s will be closest to earth, that any full moon will get this year. Because it is nearer, …
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One of the many things I love about French culture is the association of traditional foods around the many holidays here. In Paris and the rest of France, February the 2th is the celebration of Chandeleur or the Festival of Lights. The majority of the French celebrate the holiday with crepes, but not in Marseille! …
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Rocamadour is a tiny medieval village perched high above on a cliff, overlooking one of the most beautiful deep green valleys below. It sits so precariously on the edge, almost dangling, that one fears it could topple off. I went there this weekend to be refreshed and restored and feel called to share my own …
Today, the 21 of June, is one my favorite moments and cosmic celebrations. The sun is in the highest point in the sky and therefore gives forth the longest day of the year. Unfortunately as I write this, the sky over Paris is dark with rivers of rains and thunder giving way to lightning. Earlier …