This story begins in late August of this year at the restaurant Parc on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. My son Ryan, Pat and I had all ordered the steak frites. My job was to choose the wine; I wanted a… Read More ›
Exploring France
Day trips, weekends, hikes (mainly to wine).
A short trip to Rouen
Sept. 22-24: Rouen, France Day one: As I exit the train station in Rouen, the church bells are striking noon. Birds take flight from surrounding steeples. A stiff wind blows in my face; I wonder why I didn’t wear warmer… Read More ›
My September Song
“Keep warm old man,” the boy said. “Remember, we are in September.” “The month when the great fish come,” the old man said. “Anyone can be a fisherman in May.” Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea Alas, I’m… Read More ›
Wine tasting in Pommard, France
My favorite travel memories, I’ve come to realize, involve one of two things: food or people. This story involves both. Pommard, France October 2, 2021 At the main junction in the village of Pommard, a handful of tourists and bikers… Read More ›
Walking Burgundy: The Prequel
Journal: September, 26th 2021. Paris to Dijon. It’s six o’clock in Paris, and I’m still in bed. Today I leave for Dijon. There’s a frisson of excitement tinged with concern as I contemplate my upcoming walk. I can walk, that’s… Read More ›
The World In Between 