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Hungary is dotted with many charming towns, like this one, Szent Endres, situated on the banks of the Danube River. Once you hear the English translation, Saint Andrews, it is easier to remember the name. Forgetting the cobblestone streets and squares and shops and galleries, is not an option! (And there are…
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Our last night in the city and we stumble upon a beer festival, a distant lightening storm, and the yellow train whizzing by a Jazz boat in front of the Palace on the other side of the river. Still livin' right!
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Budapest used to be two cities separated by the Duna, or what we call the Danube River. Buda is on the hilly side of the river. And Pest is on the plane and is the more modern section of Budapest. This is the Palace in the hills. And this…
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That's "Good Morning" in Hungarian! Laine is back from a fabulous vacation in Hungary. Still jet lagged and still stoked! Lots more to come. But first, a huge THANK YOU! to Sue Harrison for her wonderful posts. Thanks Sue, for holding down the fort while I was away! You did a…
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In wine growing countries the fall is a time of great excitement as the grapes approach the time for harvesting. Each bunch of grapes swells with juice produced from the long summer days of sunshine and rain. The vineyard owner watches the grapes carefully to be ready for that…
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In downtown New York City’s far west side there used to be a raised train track for the trains delivering or picking up meat and produce. Completed in 1934, it replaced a former street level train that had been the cause of many fatal accidents. So many that the city hired…
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What an odd plant the frangipani. It seems backward in making flowers before leaves but it seems to work. Also known as plumeria it has long pointed oval-shaped leaves and flowers of delicate beauty and intense scent. It grows in tropical and subtropical areas including parts of Florida. Out…
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If you look up into the sprawling limbs of the big oaks in north Florida you will see something that looks like dried up ferns. And in fact, that’s what they are. But these are not regular ferns, these are resurrection ferns. It’s an epiphytic plant, one that attaches to another…
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All across south Florida large flocks of ibis, like their cousins around the world, come home at sunset to nest in the same trees. During the night they stay low on the branches, hidden from hawks and other predators. But as dawn approaches they move ever higher in the…
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When the sun rises over the Everglades it seems to explode out of the blackness of night. As it lifts above the soft sawgrass horizon birds burst out of rest and into the sky. Every winged creature seems to have someplace to go and they head off toward it. In the…
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