Happy Thanksgiving to All! Today my family is celebrating this special day in Atlanta, Georgia with my husband’s family. This is our second year celebrating Thanksgiving in a “traditional” way. Two years ago, I posted the following article and thought it would be fun to repost it today. Oh, the crazy adventures of celebrating holidays…
The Mannekin Pis. This tiny, 17th century bronze fountain statue of a little boy peeing is wildly famous and loved by Brussels so much that there are large and small replicas of him all over the city from waffle shops to trinket shops. There are even Mannekin Pis chocolates for sale (does anyone else find…
Last year on the morning of November 11th, we were awoken to the high-pitched siren that warns the residents of Venice that acqua alta (high water) would be arriving within the next 3 hours. We were very used to this, but normally the siren only signals moderate high tide, but that morning was different. This time…
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