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-France

M is for… Marseille

I spent time in Marseille back in my student days, and I visited many times on business in the 80’s.  I have always been fond of the city: it’s a […]

-Monaco

Monument to Fangio

It is hard to compare Formula One champions across the years, due to the constantly changing technology.  However, Juan Manuel Fangio (June 24, 1911 – July 17, 1995) is undoubtedly one […]

Challenges

Watching over Tarraco

A peep through this window, reveals the statue of Caesar Augustus looking down over Tarragona’s coastline.  Tarraco, as it was called in Roman times, is the first and oldest Roman settlement […]

-France

Mobile Coffee Shop

I found this friendly little gem on my wanderings this afternoon. It was a windy but sunny afternoon in Marseille.  I was just walking down from the Panier area to […]

Challenges

Knock on the Door

I fell in love with these iron knockers on the doors of Tarragona Cathedral.  The doors are covered in iron, and these knockers make the perfect finishing touch to this […]

-Naples and area

V is for… Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius sits just 9 km outside Naples, glowering imposingly over all around. It is still active and experts believe a massive eruption is due some time soon.  History has […]

Challenges

Tarragonan Trompe l’Oeil

At first glance, you may notice nothing strange about these doors and windows in La Plaça dels Sedassos in Tarragona: In fact, they are all painted on a flat wall, with the perspectives […]