Reading and Roaming
GARDENS The greens are different in North Carolina and spring is softer than Florida. We were in Chapel Hill and Greensboro over the Easter weekend visiting my two sisters and their families. Lots of laughter, plenty of good food, and a chance to wander in several gardens. All the trees had leafed out, but the …
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BON VOYAGE! Before the age of 50, my mother, Betsy, had made one trip to Europe (25th wedding anniversary to England and Portugal) and several to Ontario, Canada, but that was it for foreign travel. In college, she studied Spanish and Portuguese and aspired to be an archaeologist in South America. That was before her …
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MEALS After time in Valencia, we traveled down the coast to the town of Denia where we enjoyed several Michelin-starred meals, a tasting and lunch at the home of vintner Gutierrez de la Vega, noted for his sweet Moscatel wine, and short visits to the Borja ducal palace in Gandia, and the 11th century Moorish castle …
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A LESSON IN PAELLA On our second full day in Valencia, we visited the ceramic museum to see some beautiful tile work and also the museum of fine arts for works by older Spanish artists. The afternoon was devoted to paella, a demonstration of how it is made (a long process) by a prize winning …
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