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…
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2023-03-09
A Weekend in Brussels for Opera
The unforgettable Grand Place of Brussels I first saw Brussels with its astounding Grand Place when I was ten years old. And I never forgot…
2023-02-09
Happy to wear my new opera dress
My cultural calendar in 2022
As I wrote when I started this blog, after my years in the countryside of Virginia and after the first year-plus of Covid isolation and…
2022-09-18
Prückel coffeehouse
Vienna plans – nearly there!
I've been looking at restaurants in my hotel/opera district in Vienna, and am finding some interesting options. One, a Chinese restaurant called Hao Noodle and…
2022-04-10
View of the Danube at night
Planning my Budapest days and eves
I know absolutely nothing about the Hungarian language, and I'm too interested in getting by in Vienna and then getting oriented in Turkiye to spend…
2022-04-07
Palazzo Barbarigo Minotto
Working on a quick trip to Italy
Since Jan 2020, I'd been planning to return to Milan asap for an extended stay (month at least) with friends who'd wanted me to stay…
2022-04-01
Turkiye, April 18 till ?
Starting from Istanbul, and all the rest is yet to be decided. I'd like to spend time in Izmir and see some coastal towns south…
2022-03-22
Supposedly the view from the hotel
Budapest, April 14-18
What a treat this will be - a city I've never been to, long on my list. I'll stay riverside with a view of the…
2022-03-22
Vienna State Opera
Vienna, April 11-14, 2022
A month ago, I wasn't even thinking of Vienna this trip, but when I was checking websites that list classical music events around Europe, I…
2022-03-22