Les Halles d’Avignon
I've been staying near Les Halles for about ten days, and thought I'd share a little photo catalog of the vendors here. I rather prefer…
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2022-06-07
Early June update
Wifi has been horribly bad most everywhere I've booked, and the hotspot I bought has been useless, so I haven't managed to keep up my…
2022-06-06
Journées Méditerranéennes des Saveurs
What luck, to arrive in Nîmes just before the weekend of this fair, May 14-15. Here's a look around midday Saturday. Signs everywhere proclaim "Le…
2022-05-14
Nîmes: Pedestrian zone
Friday morning, first day here, went in search of a bakery, the market, and just a look around the heart of town. Food shops are…
2022-05-13
Nîmes – Night walk on arrival
First stop in France this year! Arrived at my hotel a bit after 10 pm, having traveled on three trains to get here from Milano.…
2022-05-13
Exploring Fatih: Kadirga
Fatih is the district of Istanbul with the famous historic sites most tourists seek first: Aya Sophia, Topkapi, the Blue Mosque, the Cistern. It's the…
2022-05-13
Les Halles de Nîmes
The indoor food market in Nîmes - Les Halles - is outstanding! This photo gallery shows you the range of products you'll find, and how clean and attractive the stalls are.
2022-05-13
Turkish Hammams
First hamami experience, with a Turkish friend I had skipped the public baths in Budapest because the weather was uninspiring and I was busy enough…
2022-05-12
Solo seat on TGV
On my way to France
I've just had a short(ened) stay in Milan, two nights at Francesco's, three nights downtown in an apartment at the corner of via Torino and…
2022-05-12
Sign Language
I mentioned in an earlier post that this trip is a new experience for me, that of traveling where I don't speak the language. I…
2022-05-07
street scene in Fatih's shoe district
Socks and Shoes
After checking into my Istanbul hotel, I was ready to post that I was on the Socks Tour. It was comical: at my second stop…
2022-05-07
on the move again
Moving along
Today I'm traveling from Istanbul to Milan, and in about a week will go on to France where I'll meet up with Kristian - where/when…
2022-05-07