Saturday, November 29, 2008London It is shaping into a Black and White Weekend with a steady drizzle continuing to drench the city. I broke from routine today, waking up quite unexpectedly at 3. 30 am and thinking it was 6 am. I tried futilely to return to sleep but when it eluded me, I said,…
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Hangin’ Around Indoors
Sunday, November 23, 2008London I awoke to the sight of snowflakes falling softly upon the sleeping city. Holborn remains undisturbed until well into mid-morning on weekends. As I stayed in bed with steaming cups of coffee and my PC, hammering away at pending email and writing, I realized that it was the perfect day to…
Goodbye Llew…and a Treat at Carluccio’s
November 16, 2008London Hard to believe that Llew’s two-week vacation has come to an end. But neither one of us is complaining. We had a fabulous time together and made the most of every minute. Greece was splendid and our days in London were packed with wonderful activity. Llew left for the States this afternoon…
A Word About Poppies
November 11, 2008Athens-London At the stupendous, breathtaking Olympic Stadium in Athens, as so often happens on vacation, a young man came up and requested us to take his picture against the five world rings that dominate the spectator stands. He happened to be Bolivian, on holiday in Athens from Paris where he is posted for…
Cruising Upon the Ink-Blue Aegean Sea
Thursday, November 6, 2008On the Ink-Blue Aegean Seas To read this text with the accompanying pictures, please click on the following link in my website:http://rochellesroost.googlepages.com/greece_mykonnos Blue Star Ferries Superferry II was our mode of transport from Pireasus Port in Athens to Mykonnos. As we rolled our pull-along bags on the streets of Syntagma Square at…
Afternoon Tea at the Ritz
Sunday, November 2. 2008London Our day began early even before the rest of Holborn was stirring. Llew and I decided to attend the 9 am Mass at St. Etheldreda’s Parish at Ely Place as I could not wait to introduce him to this gem of a medieval church in the heart of the city of…
A Sunday in the Parks with Ivana
Sunday, October 12, 2008London I awoke at 6 this morning (despite going to bed after midnight) and could not fall asleep again so I sat in bed reading Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies. When I stuck my head outside the window, there was not a soul in sight on either side of High Holborn even…
Dazzled by Picasso and Gaudi
Sunday, October 5, 2008Barcelona Early on Sunday morning, while the rest of the Youth Hostel residents were sleeping off their weekend carousing, I walked quickly along the Bari Gottic and arrived at the Museu Picasso only to be stunned at the endless line that had formed before the museum even opened its doors. With at…
My Kind of Day
Monday, September 22, 2008London I had the kind of day that can only be described as perfect. Did a batch of laundry and cleaned my flat–still can’t believe how quickly I can finish that. Have finally mastered the brain behind the washer-cum-dryer concept and now my smalls are no longer getting fried and my clothes…
Chores, Chores and More Chores
Sunday, September 14, 2008London Today was a day to get down and dirty–with chores, I mean. Started the day catching up on email that had accumulated over my two day weekend trip to Stonehenge and Bath. Caught Mass at 10 am at St. Anselm and St. Cecilia’s at Lincoln Inn Fields and made friends with…