Good morning from the Four Seasons, Budapest—our view from our balcony of the Buda Castle (right). The Gresham Palace is a beautiful Art Deco hotel. Just had what may be about the best cup of coffee ever. More than a touch of cream might have something to do with it. We are on the Pest […]
Good Morning from Budapest
Paris Terrorist Shot and Captured in Brussels
A tense raid took place in Brussels, with grenades lobbed, smoke rising and shots fired. Police wounded and apprehended France’s Public Enemy No. 1, Salah Abdeslam, known as the man who drove accomplices to the Bataclan Theatre in order to perpetrate the November 13, 2015 terrorist massacre there. Abdeslam has been on the run until today […]
Muslims Incompatible with French Society
Originally posted September 15, 2014. Seventy-four percent of French believe this is so. And an even greater number of French lack faith in Socialist president Hollande. I hear both themes repeated often when Debbie and I are in Paris. The French most certainly know they have made a mistake with their lax immigration policy and […]
Finding Midnight in Paris
Originally posted May 22, 2015. Why do tourists flock to Paris? Well yes, to see the Louvre and La Tour d’ Eiffel, to walk along the Seine and in the Jardin des Tuileries, to shop at Hermes and Bon Marche, to light a candle at Notre Dame and hear a pipe-organ concert at St. Sulpice, […]
Greetings From New Orleans, IV
Greetings From New Orleans, III
Greetings From New Orleans, II
Warm Greetings From New Orleans
Your Burgundy Wine Tour
Burgundy or Bordeaux? When The Wine Questionnaire asked the “B or B” question of Daniel Johnnes, wine director for Daniel Boulud’s Dinex Group, Daniel answered, “Ask anyone in the world of wine and they will laugh at the question. BURGUNDY!!!.” Burgundy and Its Wines tells readers, “In Burgundy it is the terroir—the peculiarly French combination […]
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