Two weeks and one day to the US Election Day, November 6. Monday night in the good ol’ U.S. of A. is the third and final Presidential debate between President Barack Obama and opponent former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney…  But have you requested your absentee ballot? Continue reading “Still haven’t requested that absentee ballot? You can still vote.”
One of the first things you’ll notice is thousands of bicycles propped and locked up along the canals’ guard rails. Practically everyone in Amsterdam gets around by bike. So in the words of popular kids in high schools everywhere: everyone is doing it, and YES, you should, too.
Continue reading “Go See: Amsterdam by Bicycle, Canals, Windmills and Beer”
He’s the Dutch Barry White. I am enamored of this man’s voice. Because he’s so clearly in love with, he’s so passionate about what he’s describing… every brushstroke, the treatment of light and dark, from the lace-collared wealthy in the paintings to the artists in their employ in the 16th century Netherlands.
The man speaking is Jeroen KrabbĂ©, famous Dutch actor, painter and director. And he is in love with the art at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Continue reading “Tell me about the Rijksmuseum, Jeroen: An audio tour by the Dutch Barry White”
It is the kind of place that I hate to tell others about but are too good not to share: Le Salon du CinĂ©ma du PanthĂ©on in Paris. Merci mille fois, Roger, for showing me this little gem! Continue reading “Meal, Drinks and a Movie: Le Salon du CinĂ©ma du PanthĂ©on, Paris”
