Glacier gazing in Glacier Bay: Johns Hopkins
The landscape is fascinating, in some places raw and new-looking, as if just created. Of course, in a way it has been, when John Muir first visited here in 1879 much of the bay was Read More …
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Glacier gazing in Glacier Bay: Lamplugh
Our first new glacier for the day is Lamplugh, a rapidly receding tidewater glacier that sits underwater behind the sand piled in front of it. I’m fascinated by the way the compacted ice glows intensely Read More …
Reid Glacier, Alaska
We are setting off on a gray morning that is misty with rain. The water churns a bit – making me reach for my sea sickness patches – as we motor through the Sitakaday Narrows, Read More …
Scenery with a Side of Pastry at the Arab Institute
The bells are chiming noon as we walk around Notre-Dame on our way back to the Left Bank. We are headed for the city’s Art Deco mosque, but I’m hungry and ready to sit for Read More …
Stepping back in time at the Cluny in Paris
We start our day at the Musée National du Moyen Age (the National Museum of the Middle Ages – or simply, the Cluny), the fabulous Medieval museum housed in the 15th century residence of the Read More …
An unusual walled garden at the Quai Branly Musuem in Paris
Near the Eiffel Tower, a walled garden quite unlike other formal Paris gardens offers a delightful spot to wander and relax outside the Quai Branly Museum. In the museum garden, an abundance of seemingly natural Read More …
In search of Eiffel’s tower in Paris
Of course, the Eiffel Tower is a Parisian landmark, towering over the city since its construction as a temporary exhibit for the 1889 Paris Exhibition. You can see it from almost everywhere, but – because Read More …
We’re out walking in Paris
I had forgotten about the Latin Quarter ‘s Saturday market, but we are lucky and come across it anyway. It’s fun to see what is available and to watch the local Parisians doing their shopping. Read More …
The Panthéon and St. Etienne
An evening walk through the Latin Quarter near our hotel takes us up to the Panthéon. Begun in 1764 as a church honoring Saint Geneviève, the Pantheon was completed in 1790 during the revolution – Read More …
Sainte Chapelle, Paris
Along with Notre-Dame, the other highlight of Ile de la Cité is a visit to the royal chapel of Sainte Chapelle. The chapel is tucked away in a complex that today serves as the Paris Read More …