The World In Between

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• The Slovak Symphony performs Shostakovich: The siege of Leningrad

  By Julie Callahan on December 16, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  A few weeks ago, we attended a performance in the Reduta Hall with our friends, Igor and Vlasta.   The Slovak Philharmonic performed Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony.  I was a bit concerned when Igor mentioned it was a “powerful symphony which told a vivid… Read More ›

• The Bratislava Christmas market

  By Julie Callahan on December 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  As autumn draws to a close, Christmas descends upon Bratislava.   It does not barge into the mall.  The mall trees tend to be no taller than me.  Nor does it make its appearance as houses adorned with lights, a single… Read More ›

• Three days in the Cote d’Azur: In and around Nice, France

  By Julie Callahan on December 2, 2012 • ( 6 )

  

  Cours Saleya Market, Nice France It is Sunday morning and the market square in Nice is coming alive surrounded by the pastel 500 year old buildings of the Cours Saleya. A dusty pink sky turns pale blue as chirping birds welcome… Read More ›

• Thanksgiving from afar

  By Julie Callahan on November 22, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Thanksgiving is a portable holiday.  It is that day which connects Americans at our core – no matter where we celebrate it.  This Thanksgiving, my family is spread the way Americans innately seem to spread.  My husband returned to northern… Read More ›

• The resilience of Slovakia and Eva Lipakova

  By Julie Callahan on November 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Eva Lipakova is a spry octogenarian.  Her eyes twinkle as she spins her yarns of a life in Czechoslovakia.    She spent the prime of her life in a communist country – studying English and awaiting the day when free travel… Read More ›

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