Category: travel
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The narrow alleys I’ve encountered in trips to France and Italy linger in memory, more perhaps than the cathedrals and art galleries and sweeping views. In the particular case of Cassis France, that’s saying something, given the massive capes that rise straight from the sea to surround the little harbor town — a place best…
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A monorail over a river connecting three towns in Germany is a thing I didn’t start the day knowing about.. Built in 1901 and still operational. About 80,000 people ride it daily. And architects who dig on the intersection of humans and structures, even moving ones, explain it. You don’t have to listen to them;…
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I really wanted to see the Johnson Street Bridge spanning Victoria Harbor raised. A massive steel thing going up in the air, smooth as thought. It’s saying “come on in” to the big boats, the tall-masted sailboats, the working tugs, the industrial, the commercial, the research vessels, sliding past at the harbor’s narrowest point. I’m…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 