Monthly Archives: April 2016

  “All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’ – John F. Kennedy   Berlin, devastated by Allied bombs, punished by … Continue reading →

If you come from Paris to Budapest, you think you are in Moscow; If you go from Moscow to Budapest, you think you are in Paris. -Gyorgy Ligeti Albert’s salon. 36 tulips in our bedroom. “Heidi” chocolate from Romania. Szechenyi … Continue reading →

“A representational photograph says, ‘this is what Vienna looked like.’ An interpretational photograph goes one better and says, ‘this is what Vienna was like. This is how I felt about it’.” – David DuChemin   High drama at the Spanish … Continue reading →

“Traveling…leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta Desperate to return our Lancia before the 3-day Easter shutdown, we race to the tiny car rental outpost at the Bolzano Airport and discover it shuttered. Perplexed once … Continue reading →