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Have we lost our minds?
What are we thinking? The pandemic comes along and shuts down our theatre business a month before the official lockdown began in March 2020, bestowing upon us a year-long retreat. Time for self-reflection and lots of time for long walks in nature. Too much time. Nothing but time. Time to think and rethink and contemplate. … Continue reading Have we lost our minds?
Adventure at King Richard’s Faire – Episode 18
Hark, ye gentles – there be much merriment afoot, forsooth. 'Tis the annual King Richard's Faire in Carver, Massachusetts, which we were fortunate to attend <a href=""> Read More...
Dance Mile Boston – Episode 13
https://youtu.be/LMXJJvfkiz4 Episode 13 - 9/15/2018 You can travel to Boston, by plane, train, automobile or surrey with a fringe on top; but our favorite way to get there is by boat, such as the Hingham Ferry. And there are many ways to explore the city once you get there: walking, driving, taking a taxi, taking … Continue reading Dance Mile Boston – Episode 13
Wishes at WaterFire – Episode 11
Visiting the wacky, weird, wistful, wishful, wonderful WaterFire...<a href=""> Read More...
Falling from the Sky – Episode 8
Adventures jumping out of an airplane with Skydive Danielson, at sea on an old-time schooner, attending a Wigwam Festival, and checking out Franklin Sculpture park.
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Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 29
Feb. 9, 2016: Paris This morning, as I'm in the kitchen brewing my tea fairly early and Kimberly is still snatching some winks, Kim enters, readying for his day trip to Germany. As the rain is pouring rather steadily, I ask him if he's sticking to his announced plan to bike to the train station. … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 29
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 28
Feb. 8, 2016: Paris Today, we return to the Eiffel Tower. But this time, we're not just eyeing it from the vantage point of the peasantry gazing upward. Instead, we'll be surveying humanity from the heights of the structure. We just have to climb it. Because it's there. Our apartment window itself offers a … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 28
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 27
Feb. 7, 2016: Amsterdam to Paris So it's a very early start this morning as Joost drives us to the Amsterdam Central Station. Seeing the city in the pre-dawn light of Sunday morning, it feels positively apocalyptic in comparison to its beehive status we've seen before. We say goodbye, and then we're back to spending … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 27
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 25
Feb. 5, 2016: Amsterdam This morning we walk the short distance from Joost's house to the Beverwijck train station. There is no attendant on duty to check our Eurail passes, and we can't get through the turnstile. But fortunately there is an assistance phone on the wall, and equally fortunately, the lady who answers speaks … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 25
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 24
Feb. 4, 2016: Berlin to Amsterdam/ Beverwijck Our gracious host Jens has to go to work this morning, so we make an early start of it, having coffee in the kitchen before saying goodbye, hoping that we'll be able to stay longer next time. Then we're off to make our way eventually to the train … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 24
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 22
Feb. 2, 2016: Krakow and Auschwitz It's one of those things that you know isn't going to be a great deal of fun, but you feel that you have to do it anyway. Especially being this close. You have to go pay a visit to the former site of the infamous concentration camp known as … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 22
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 21
Feb. 1, 2016: Krakow I must admit I'd initially had reservations about our reservations in Krakow; it seemed that 3 nights might be too long to spend here. I'd always had the impression that Poland was a rather drab country; but what I've seen so far indicates that such an impression was quite mistaken. Katowice … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 21
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 20
Jan. 31, 2016: Vienna to Krakow So early this morning I'm downstairs preparing my tea and Kimberly's upstairs in the bathroom with the squeaky hinge (the one complaint I have about this hostel) when the alarm on my Samsung pad detonates and sends her scrambling from the bathroom to shut it off before all of … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 20
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 19
Jan. 30, 2016: Vienna As usual, a cup of tea is the first order of business for me this morning. Down in the hostel lobby, there is a tiny kitchenette where I can heat some water for this purpose. (No, that's not it in the photo above -- we'll get to that later.) There is … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 19
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 18
Jan. 29, 2016: Venice to Vienna Having packed our gear, we say arrivederla to the woman of the house, who kisses us each on both cheeks -- that's 4 kisses total, for those keeping score -- and tells us (as we clearly understand even with our primitive grasp of Italian) that if we ever return, … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 18
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 17
Jan. 28, 2016: Venice Yes, today's destination is the fabled city of canals, Venezia. We walk to the train station in Musestre, stopping along the way to pick up some grub at a mom and pop shop. About halfway to the station, we realize that Kimberly has neglected to bring along the Eurail passes … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 17
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 16
Jan. 27, 2016: Florence to Venice/ Musestre Our train to Venice doesn't leave until this afternoon, so we have the morning to wander around Florence some more. We ask Giulio if it's okay to leave our gear behind, and he says it's fine -- unlike our hostess in Rome, he doesn't have someone else … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 16
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 15
Jan. 26, 2016: Naples to Florence Having passed the midpoint of our tour at approximately midnight last night, we get up early this morning and start packing for the next leg. The policeman is at home, and we communicate with him via the translator app on his phone (if you think WE finally had access … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 15
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 14
Jan. 25, 2016: Sorrento and Naples As it turns out, this is a day to be played by ear. We'd originally entertained thoughts of visiting Herculaneum, another ancient city destroyed by Vesuvius. But for various reasons, we decide against it, and so it leaves us with a free day. My recommendation is that we hop … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 14
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 13
Jan. 24, 2016: Pompeii This morning, having recovered from our bumpy-bed, goosebump temperature night, we proceed to the station and hop on a train to Pompei, a modern city that's a short walk away from the ruined ancient city with the confusingly similar name: Pompeii. En route, we pass the first campground we've seen in … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 13
Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 11
Jan. 22, 2016: Rome/ Vatican City Today's destination is the Vatican, which though smack dab in the middle of Rome, is officially both a city of its own and a country of its own. We take a bus this time, a bus so inhumanly jammed with passengers that there's no way we can squeeze in … Continue reading Dennis and Kimberly’s Excellent and Epic European Adventure, Day 11
