Nice, France ~ Le Chantecler and Musee Matisse de Cimiez
Highlights of the day Today had been planned for more than two months as a pilgrimage to the best food experience in Nice, lunch at the Michelin two-star restaurant of the Hotel Negresco, le Chantecler. By the way, a chantecler is a special breed of rooster which was developed in Oka, Quebec in the 1920s…
Shanghai: the future of China
Shanghai : The future of China! Read our previous posting at “Yichang to Shanghai via Shanghai Airlines!” Shanghai, what a city! What progress Shanghai has made since I was last here. Shanghai is without doubt a world class city. I am sitting here at my desk in our room at the Pudong Shangri-La Hotel with…
A Tribute to the admirable Sikhs!
I knew next to nothing about Sikhs before my last trip to India, the word simply making me think of men wearing turbans on their head. But after learning a bit about Sikhism and visiting the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib Sikh temple in New Delhi, I have come to have nothing but admiration for the Sikhs,…
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France ~ This Cape is made for walking …
I have come to appreciate more and more each day the invigorating light of the Riviera. Henri Matisse once said: “Quand j’ai compris que chaque matin je reverrais cette lumiere, je ne pouvais croire a mon bonheur!” (When I realized that each morning I would see this light again, I could not believe my happiness!)….
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