The autonomous polity of Mount Athos!
Mount Athos. In 1960, Greek shipping magnate Yannis Carras, aboard his three-mast 58-meter schooner yacht Carita (later renamed Argonaftis), decided to cruise north to the Mount Athos peninsula of the Halkidiki region of Greece to celebrate the 1,000 year anniversary of the establishment of monasteries around Mount Athos, I am instinctively intrigued by any…
BEST of Belgium food : Moules Frites !
Moules frites. Read our previous posting: “Best of Belarus food: Machanka with draniki!” BEST of Belgium food : Moules Frites ! This was not an easy choice. I could easily have selected the Carbonade Flamande, or the sole meuniere, or the waffles, or the Stoemp, or any of many other dishes from Belgium. I read…
Broadway Up Close & Personal: A Review of Feinstein’s / 54 Below
During a spring weekend jaunt to NYC, we finished our 3-day getaway with a bang in the form of a Sunday evening at Feinstein’s / 54 Below. It all began after I saw Next to Normal on Broadway and was blown away by Aaron Tveit’s haunting performance as the son. Afterwards, I admit it: I cyber stalked…
Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China !
Shangri-La Hotels welcome in Beijing China. Read our previous posting “Air Canada from Toronto to Beijing China!” It is actually Monday 03SEP12 at three in the morning when I start writing this post. Lynn is sleeping in our suite at the Shangri-La Hotel Beijing but, as was always the case when I traveled the world…
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