Tag: Europe
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Cambridge
This city. This summer. The sun shone bright every day. The boats jammed the river; the people filled the streets; the blankets covered the entirety of the park. Riding my worn-out bike home from the river at dusk with a bag of books, an empty wine bottle, and the remaining strawberries – that will always…
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Sandringham
“Dear old Sandringham, the place I love better than anywhere else in the world.” – King George V The Queen’s Norfolk country estate. The place she spends every Christimas. The place her father died. So much history. Trespassing on a private life. The grounds, the halls, the stables; they all have so much to say. ___…
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Orford
Suffolk Coast, countryside. Grey sky. A sleepy fishing village, Orford, where children hang from the pier dangling nets, reaching for crabs. Sailboats and seagulls. Bells on boats. A seafood shack and a sailing club. We walked along the green ness, sinking feet in the mud, the skyline broken by the single, solitary lighthouse that pierced…
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Bury St Edmunds
Finally made it to Bury, the quaint, little English town in which so many of our American friends in England opt to live. I didn’t expect it to be so busy – a bustling, lively town square, packed restaurants, challenging parking. Charm, color, character. And yes, across from it all, the Abbey Gardens, the old…
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Brugge
The typical presentation of Brugge, the one that most come to expect, is that of the fairytale. Gingerbread houses and horsedrawn carriages. Spires, gargoyles, castle facades. It’s true that all of that is Brugge. But it’s also the quiet, neighborhoods around the corners, the cobblestone streets, narrow and lined with bikes. Running along the river,…
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Aix-en-Provence
Omninous, grey, before the summer storm in Aix. Thunder rolling, leaves blowing. A quick stop for lunch (and café gourmand) en route to the airport. Beautiful in it’s own, raw, awe-inducing way.
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