From the moment we thought about the trip, we imagined crossing the Straits of Gibraltar to be this grand romantic moment — moving from one continent to another across the sea. But the more we read about the logistics of actually schlepping to the boat, getting tickets, the horror stories about the buses and taxis […]
LISBON GALLERY
Though we tend to favor the moving image, sometimes stills tell the story even better. These are some of the treasures we discovered during our four days in Lisbon.Above is the Alfama section of the city in late afternoon light. In the gallery below you can click through to find the Alfama cable car, one […]
LET THERE BE LUMIERE
If the Lumière brothers — the visionary fathers of cinema — hailed from anywhere in the US, there would be a giant amusement park erected in their memory. But in Lyon, France, there is just the elegant Institut Lumière — one of the most enjoyable and fascinating museum visits we’ve had on our trip so far.
A DOCTOR IN LYON
Today, in our ongoing quest to learn more about the world, our new friend Jean-Michel participates in “Take Your Middle-Aged Friend With A Camera To Work” Day.
GOREME DUET
Not every thirteen year-old girl would happily agree to practice guitar with a total stranger while her father filmed them. Definitely not our thirteen year-old girl.
IN PRAISE OF FRIENDS OF FRIENDS
As we travel, many friends back home have sent us gifts. These gifts have come in the form of introductions to their friends in faraway places. These “friends of friends” we’ve met along the way have provided some of the richest experiences on our journey. In Barcelona, our friend Kate told us we had to […]
THE PLEASURE OF BEING KNOWN
When the road is your home, the restaurants of the world end up being your kitchen. Eating only in restaurants actually grows quite tiresome after a while. On our first night in Bilbao, we arrived late and the owner of the apartment we were renting pointed us to a neighborhood joint that he loves. At […]
ARCHITECTURAL PILGRIMAGE: BILBAO
Back in 1997, before we had kids, we bought a slightly neglected three-story house in the Hollywood Hills that was designed by an architect on the brink of becoming a superstar. Our house, the one where Franny was born (or at least the one she arrived at when we returned from Cedar-Sinai) was one of […]
OUR CUB REPORTER: SEVILLE GARBAGE STRIKE
In an otherwise ridiuclously beautiful city, we arrived in Seville to find the Andalusian capital in the grips of a mounting garbage workers strike. We sent the youngest of our tribe to investigate the situation and, in doing so, we can all learn a thing or two about global economics through the prism of a […]