Friday, September 14, 2018 This was the fourth night in a row in which we had stayed in rooms above a pub owned by the St. Austell brewery and the fourth night with really lovely accommodations. Highly recommended! We walked down to the sea along a farm lane; as soon as we reached the coastalContinue reading “Day Six: Lizard Village to Coverack”
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Munich to Mantua
We capped off what would turn out to be our last stay in Munich for the department’s program with ten days in Italy…much of it spent with the entire family as a belated celebration of our fortieth anniversary. We took the train from Munich to Mantua…part of our ongoing quest to know the smaller RenaissanceContinue reading “Munich to Mantua”
A Day in Mantua
We passed through arched and arcaded medieval streets on our way into the center of town. Our destination was the Piazza Sardello, an elongated rectangle with the Ducal Palace on the east and the marble Renaissance Cathedral forming the Northern face. The palace is Mantua’s most famous site, and we thought we had better startContinue reading “A Day in Mantua”
Riondino, ho!
It had been quite a trick, orchestrating the family’s arrival. We met Ariel and Daniel at the Avis counter at Malpensa, where we picked up a very nice Renault van. It wasn’t big enough for the whole crew, but both Sarah and Dan and Andrew and Emily would have their own cars. Dan and SarahContinue reading “Riondino, ho!”
Off to California
Off to California! Up very early! 5:30 AM alarm, quick cuppa, throw last electronics in bag, and out the door at 6 AM. Easy ride to Newark, park at Haynes, and move fairly quickly through very long TSA Pre line. Pretty comfortable flight: new plane, seats wide enough, enough leg room. Of course it’s UnitedContinue reading “Off to California”
Big Sur
Day Two: Big Sur, a small mechanical issue, and new friends Sue slept in, having been awakened during the night; I had breakfast at the coffee shop next door, Tidal, and read and watched football (love that YouTube TV!). We rolled out around 9:30, heading down Route 1. The great views start just past Carmel.Continue reading “Big Sur”
San Simeon
Day Three: Big Sur and Down to San Simeon We got going fairly early (after coffee from the little cafe attached to the hotel) and headed back down to Big Sur. Stopped at a couple of state parks hoping for short walks, but most of the trails were closed due to high water. We finallyContinue reading “San Simeon”
Paso Robles
Day Four: Montana de Oro Beach Walk and Paso Robles Wine Country We wanted to see the big slide at the south end of Big Sur, so we drove up. It really is a spectacular site: a new peninsula out into the ocean. We could only get within a few hundred yards, but well worthContinue reading “Paso Robles”
The Getty
Day Six: The Getty and a Burma Reunion We spent the morning and early afternoon at the Getty. The weather was very uncalifornian: it rained most of the day! I hadn’t anticipated how spectacular the museum would be: a series of pavilions with panoramic views out to sea and across the entire LA basin. WeContinue reading “The Getty”
Westlake Village
Day Five: Santa Barbara and Westlake Village We didn’t get too early a start and then headed down to Santa Barbara. We passed some burnt out areas and some mud slides before stopping at an overlook at a high point of the coast mountains with views deep into some mountain ranges where the Hughes haveContinue reading “Westlake Village”