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82The Eye Never Forgets
Taking the time to properly set a shot through a camera lens accomplishes two things. It makes for a much better photo. It also registers that image somewhere in one's brain, so the scene can be recaptured at will, time and again. Here are some...
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73In Russia, most meals start with Soup. And always include Bread.
During the month my wife and I lived with a Russian family in St. Petersburg and then visited with our daughter in Moscow, we quickly learned that in Russia most meals start with soup. Some of the most liked were Shchi or Shie (cabbage and meat),...
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70Today’s dinner is called a Seder
Gefilte fish and a brisket of beef and all that go with them is this week’s traditional meal, when Jewish people celebrate Passover, a ceremony going back 4,000 years to the time the Jewish People escaped the will of the Pharaoh which included 40...
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74Art Museums We Loved In Europe & Asia. Greece Part 1, Athens & other major nearby Mainland Cities.
by David Russell This Hub series features cities where the Great Art Museums of Europe and Asia are located, cities visited by my wife and I during our 55 years of International Travel (See my Hub, “A La Carte”.) Today’s visit is to...
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71Art, Artists and Museums We Loved in Cuba
by David Russell During our 55 years of International travel, most Art Museums which attracted my wife and I were thousands of flying miles away from home, either in Europe or Asia. Today’s Hub recalls the art, artists and museums reached by...
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69Art Museums we loved in Europe and Asia – Padua & Venice, Italy
During our 55 years of International travel my wife and I visited many art museums in Europe and Asia. This week we recall those in Padua & Venice, Italy, where churches have priceless paintings and sculpture in such number they can be considered...
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69HALVAH can be either 250 or 2500 years old, depending on whether you call it Chalvas, Helva or Helawa.
by David Russell Inspired by “A La Carte”; Tales Of Food & Drink Digested From 55 Years of International Travel. My first awareness of Halvah was in the 1940’s in Brooklyn, when 2 cents bought a small...
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77Art Museums We Loved In Europe & Asia – Rodin Museum, Paris
During our 55 years of International travel, Art Museums in Europe and Asia always attracted my wife and I. This week we visit another sculpture garden, this one predating Japan’s Hakone. It’s the Paris Rodin Museum. Prior to his death, Auguste...
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68“It’s hard to believe that in Samarkand, you can find dumplings as good as in Poland.”
In Samarkand, ask anyone to point you to Registanskaya St., 8, (Tel.: 31-08-09). That’s the address of Labi Ghor, short for Labinot Tahiri, or The Golden Restaurant, thought to be the best restaurant in town. Inside, you’ll get the best plov,...
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78Art Museums We Loved In Europe & Asia – North India
by David Russell During our 55 years of International travel, Art Museums in Europe and Asia were major attractions for my wife and I. Most were stand alone sites such as last week’s story about the Guggenheim in Bilboa, Spain. This week we...
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