Opera in Limoges: Gounod’s “Faust”
A chance to see an opera while seeing Limoges for the first time I had hoped we'd get to Limoges, which we'd never been to,…
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2023-03-31
Gounod's Faust at Limoges opera
Two weeks in France with Kristian
Touring by car March 14-28, 2023
Last year as well as this January, I kept to trains and buses to explore France. It's so convenient because you're going from the center…
2023-03-30
Finding and Booking Concerts
As I'm often mentioning operas and concerts I'm attending, and you can see them in my reports on performances attended in 2022 and performances booked…
2023-03-17
Delightful Ely
One of my aims in staying in Cambridge a few nights was to get up to see Ely and its cathedral. It's such an easy…
2023-03-16
Berlin Philharmonic! An opera detour
And a couple of tips about airport trains
I couldn't resist booking a ticket for Handel's Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno when I saw it scheduled by the Berlin Philharmonic. Handel's…
2023-03-14
Struck out in Cambridge
I was very pleased with my rather last-minute plan to stop over in England between leaving Berlin and meeting up with Kristian in Paris. I'd…
2023-03-13
Charleroi shock – and all my fault
A story that's short but not sweet. After a very happy, though brief, stay in Brussels, I headed back to Charleroi on Sunday for my…
2023-03-13
Rough arrival in Marrakech
I've addressed my date screw-up regarding Morocco in my post about my shock at Charleroi. I did erroneously make a reservation for the week of…
2023-03-13
True Confessions: I do screw up
minor woes and one happy ending
I wouldn't care to make featured posts of all the times things have gone wrong - even though those times are few enough in number.…
2023-03-13
Opera and Orchestras in France
Some bases for comparison
One of my strongest wishes is to live where there is a cultural season that will make me happy. May be beyond my means, but…
2023-03-09
Nomads
Staying in Hostels
I didn't stay in hostels when I traveled in my student years, except for one night in Cap d'Ail where I didn't find other options.…
2023-03-05
Evaluating French towns: transportation and surveys
Public transportation in Europe is usually impressive, and in France is generally quite good. Of course, Paris and all the Ile de France is covered…
2023-03-01
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