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Greater Washington DC
Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudì was one strange dude, Gentle Readers. I hadn’t been to Barcelona before our recent vacation, so I’d never seen Gaudì’s architecture in person. It’s unusual, to say the least. We visited Casa Batllò, which is an apartment building, and, of course, Sagrada Familia, which has the dubious distinction of being the …
Two posts in a row about house museums, Gentle Readers! Thank you for indulging me. You know I love a good house museum. This one is called Bonnet House, and John and I discovered it on a mini-break in Fort Lauderdale a few weeks ago. (“Discovered” may be a strong word…the property was literally next …
WARNING: If you’re feeling the least bit unpatriotic, this blog post is not for you. The good people of St. Michaels, Maryland have decided that Independence Day is their holiday. And why not? It’s “The Town That Fooled the British,” after all: in 1813 its citizens foiled a British attack by hanging lanterns high in …
