A Most Serendiptious Spill
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So there we were on a Thursday night in Montpellier, at a restaurant where the food struggled – and ultimately failed – to rise above a level of tasteless mediocrity.
Category Archives: Trips
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Not always what it seems
The Dog Days of Montpellier
The so-called “Dog Days of Summer” are defined in Wikipedia as “the hottest, most sultry days of summer.” As I wandered around Montpellier, France last week, that was the phrase that came to mind. Of course, that phrase was probably prompted by seeing several dogs … Continue reading
(Time) Traveling
So we’re off this week to France — Chris is presenting a paper at a conference there, and I’ll be tagging along for the ride. And the photo ops. And the cafes. And the food. 🙂
The things you hear
One of the things that is always striking to us in Venice is how much English we hear on the streets, from both Americans and British speakers.
Scenes from a train trip
Since we had the iPad with us on our recent train trip to Tübingen, I jotted down notes as we traveled that day. Below are the notes I took. It was an experiment to see if an interesting blog post … Continue reading
Get thee to a winery museum
Thanks to our friends MO and SM, we got to visit a winery museum near Verona on our last trip to Italy.
A Tale of Two Bridges
Consider these two photos of the same bridge in Venice: