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Monday, rain promised, and some delivered but not much. Escalators and large air-conditioned shopping centers on the plan. Yesterday the streets were empty, weekend traffic. Today, like a normal city with lots of people on the streets and overpasses. The … Continue reading →

Sunday, HK time. Arrived to rain. Early morning, before 06:30 The pre-arranged car taking us to the hotel was able to zoom. No traffic and no protests. More on that below. The only indication of protests are the large plastic … Continue reading →

Boogs are off on another adventure. Bit different this time. Traveling with Michelle and George on a Cruise. First stop, HK, hopefully not too much in the midst of the protests. Will know soon. The fine hotel, arrangements by M, … Continue reading →

Friday. No rain forecasted and a bit warmer. St. Martins in the Field organ concert. A visit and rejection at the National Gallery, and a picnic dinner in the room. The concert: The organ playing was excellent of course. The … Continue reading →

Wednesday. rain day Exhibit day while QB takes “me” time. Hearty breakfast at the hotel and then off to Design Center to see it and the Kubrick exhibit. Not a fan of either mid century modern design or exhibits of … Continue reading →

Whereas the question of the type of plant raised in the previous post is revealed in conjunction with a trip to the famed Chelsea Physick garden. But that comes later in the post. —– Monday, cool, no rain. St. Martins … Continue reading →

Saturday Cool, very cool, barely hit 50 degrees F. Intermittent rain. Breakfast, again, at Fishers. Great Grosti. Bobby indicates I must remind him to get this dish at next sitting. Another and now we interrupt our regular programming with a … Continue reading →

Thursday some rain promised and delivered in the afternoon and especially on the way to dinner. Another wandering day with good breakfast at Gail’s and a trip to St. Martin in the Fields to get some tickets. At Gail’s a … Continue reading →

Tuesday First and important correction: no truffle cheese eggies yesterday. We arrived far too early for France to allow eating eggs. No eggs before noon it seems, at least at Galleries Lafayette. Second, here are some photos from Notre Dame … Continue reading →

Sunday, continued cool. Intermittent rain. Lots of walking again. All lit up, after dinner walk back to the hotel. First, after a hearty hotel breakfast up the Champs to see it and the new hip Galleries L. A stroll back … Continue reading →