Category: Europe
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Krka
A gorgeous day; the prettiest shades of colors – aqua, turquoise, green, blue, light. Cool waterfall mist, contrasting seventy-five degree April heat. ___ Day 2, Shoulder Season Balkans Road Trip First stop after leaving Zadar at 10:30 am was a one hour drive east to Krka National Park to see the storied waterfalls. It…
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Zadar
Zadar; slow, soft, sea organ humming. Hypnotic. Aqua blue lapping against the purplegreyblue silhouette of island hills. Dogs run in the park, and children dance on the lights. Old Town tumbles into High Street. The cobblestones shimmer. A church towers overhead. Everything is surrounded by blue. ___ Day 1, Shoulder Season Balkans Road Trip…
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Andorra La Vella
Andorra la Vella; small world, smiling faces. Hot sun, cold breeze. Empty streets. The sweet old woman who owned the restaurant and shared her story. Climbing up, above it all. Dogs and cats. Farm houses, fresh air. A little lost. Found in the evening crowds. A lawless mall. The drum beats. Dusk, eating ice cream.…
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Barcelona
Parrots in palm trees. Protests in the street. Pandamonium. People, everywhere. A day defined by movement, and lack thereof. Orange trees and succulents, everywhere. Barcelona welcomed me with the usual chaos that I’ve come to expect from Spain – and with the sweet, palpable smell of cilantro on the sidewalk, in the air.…
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Vieille Ville Antibes
Antibes had me homesick for home – for a small, slow seaside town, asleep in the winter. For a the crisp, cool seabreeze that I always remember. It reminded me of slow, coastal Cape Cod on the rocks. Of being alone in an empty place, and only then, truly feeling that I know and belong…
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Cap d’Antibes
Cap d’Antibes, of literary legend. The air is cold and pretty. Dainty, crisp. Smells of seaweed and seamist, triggering beach memories of home. The rocks are unforgiving, silver and white. And the sun is so, so vibrant. Warm on my face. It’s hot, but the light gusts make it feel cool. I picked up the…
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