The Beckoning Cat Temple
You’ve seen them everywhere, especially in Asian restaurants: small statues, which portray a cat sitting up and beckoning with its front paw. Sometimes the paw is actually waving (with the help of batteries).
Well of course there’s an interesting backstory.
A hook-up in Madrid
We recently checked into a VRBO for an eight-night stay in Barrio de las Letras in Madrid, a neighborhood that was home to some great 17th-century writers.
Luxembourg Garden
We are back in Paris and there’s so much to do with hardly any time to do it. However, one of my favorite things is to walk through the Jardin du Luxembourg, one of the city’s most beautiful parks.
In the Land of Pintxos
It’s been a while since we’ve been to Spain so here we go, top to bottom starting in Basque. The Basque country straddles the North of Spain and the South of France.
I wish I’d paid attention in French class
It all begins with an idea.