Author Archives: jayandtanya

Weekend in Reims, France

Posted on June 3, 2015 by jayandtanya

This past weekend we visited Reims, France and its impressive cathedral, built between 1211 and 1516. For 800 years it served as the site for the coronation of the Kings of France, and while severely damaged in WW I, has … Continue reading →

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Coming Home: The Joy of Jazz

Posted on May 23, 2015 by jayandtanya

Last night we were in Frankfurt to see and hear our friend, Anat Cohen, playing with the hrBigBand. It was a wonderful evening and reminded us that no matter where we are in the world, jazz is a constant. The … Continue reading →

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South American Trip Recap (4)

Posted on May 10, 2015 by jayandtanya

Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil: On March 2, we spent a very pleasant day in the resort town of Buzios, a place usually frequented by folks from Rio who just want to get away for a few days. We took a … Continue reading →

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Crowds and Travel, Now and Future

Posted on May 7, 2015 by jayandtanya

A friend of mine is currently touring Europe and recently visited Florence. He was lamenting the current state of tourism, specifically the unrelenting crowds in those attractions that are on the “must see” list of every traveler. He correctly pointed … Continue reading →

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South American Trip Recap (3)

Posted on May 6, 2015 by jayandtanya

So, during the latter part of February/early March we set off on our luxury cruise up the coast of Brazil culminating with a 1,000 mile trip up the Amazon to Manaus. After two days sailing north we stopped at Ilhabela, Brazil. … Continue reading →

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South American Trip Recap (2)

Posted on May 1, 2015 by jayandtanya

February 25 we were in Montevideo, Uruguay for the day. We took a sight-seeing excursion around town and checked out the preparations for the upcoming presidential inauguration. Here’s a photo of the “Village People” working on scaffolding for the event. It … Continue reading →

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It’s Spargelzeit!

Posted on April 28, 2015 by jayandtanya

Ah yes, it’s spring and that can only mean one thing in Germany, especially South/Central Germany, it’s Spargelzeit (Asparagus Time). This is the time of the year, April to June, when white asparagus or Bleichspargel (bleached asparagus) puts Germans into … Continue reading →

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South American Trip Recap (1)

Posted on April 6, 2015 by jayandtanya

OK, by popular demand (from one of our three or four readers) Jay has finally gotten off his duff and will begin recapping last month’s South American adventure. In our last post we had landed in Buenos Aires and were about to start … Continue reading →

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Weekend at the Bo-Bo in BA

Posted on February 22, 2015 by jayandtanya

This is more of a newsy post than anything else for the benefit of at least the two readers of our blog that we know we have. You know who you are. We took a direct 14-hour evening flight from Frankfurt … Continue reading →

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Flying to South America Tonight

Posted on February 20, 2015 by jayandtanya

We’re about to board Lufthansa in a few hours for a 14-hour flight to Buenos Aires. Seventy-seven degree weather, spring breezes and the smell of Argentine beef grilling over the coals is calling to us. We have been so fortunate … Continue reading →

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