Getting below the surface at the Pietro Micca Museum
by the Night Writer When you’re in a place such as Turin the number of things to see can be overwhelming. I came across this rather quirky sounding attraction, though, and I’m really glad we decided to...
View ArticleOn the town in Turin
by the Night Writer We didn’t get to see Turin (Torino) at its best as the week we were there it was pretty overcast and drizzly. Still, you can see the “old bones”, so to speak, of the history and …...
View ArticleTrieste and Miramare
by the Night Writer Our Christmas plans took us to the Gulf of Trieste and the eastern shores of the Adriatic. The warm but foggy weather persisted, making it comfortable for walking around but...
View ArticleWorldviewing
by the Night Writer I saw a reference to “the Siege of Turin” the other day and it made me curious so I did a little research. The first challenge I faced was determining just which Siege of Turin I...
View ArticleAn American Barber in Prague
by the Night Writer After nearly 60 days without a haircut I was beginning to look a bit like a shrubbery. I didn’t know if I needed a barber or a topiarist, but I didn’t know how to find either …...
View ArticleAt the Museum of Communism
by the Night Writer I saw this museum advertised the first day we were in Prague and made a note to see it while we were here. I loved the poster, for one thing. It came down to our last weekend …...
View ArticleReflections of a latter-day Hussite
by the Night Writer One of our first circuits of Prague back in November came from a Hop On/Hop Off tour that took us past several impressive churches and cathedrals. The recorded narration, however,...
View ArticleBack to the beloved daughter, in the beloved country
by the Night Writer We’re going back to Prague, leaving early Saturday morning. Way too early. But on the other end is Tiger Lilly and a city that, in barely two months of total time we’ve spent there,...
View ArticleThe Life of Patience in Prague
by the Night Writer Patience, (aka Tiger Lilly) typically isn’t too forthcoming on Facebook about her life in Prague, but her mother and I hear about nearly everything via Face Time and Messenger. She...
View ArticleAnthropoid, and after
by the Night Writer Anthropoid, adj. – resembling a human being in form. Anthropoid was the code name for the Allied mission to parachute Czech army-in-exile commandos into Czechoslovakia in World War...
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