It was late afternoon by the time I had finished visiting the gardens at Great Dixter. I could have headed back to London then — none of the hotels or B&Bs had room. But I was hungry, and I had a hankering to see the shore. So I headed south. After about 20 minutes I […]
About eight miles down the road from Sissinghurst lies another significant English garden. Designed in the early 20th Century around a Tudor mansion, this garden, too, has been a repeat player in the gardening books I’ve been reading. So after prying myself out of the Sissinghurst rose garden, I set out to find Great Dixter. […]
Saturday was the last day of June! Since June is peak garden month in England, and the weather was forecast was perfect, I rented a car and set out to see a couple of my top bucket-list gardens. First stop? Sissinghurst castle garden in Kent (about 2 hours southeast of London). There is no “castle” […]
Sure, I had just been in Copenhagen, but it was a bank holiday weekend and I needed to be in Paris for work on Tuesday and Wednesday anyway, so I went early and maybe ate some delicious Israeli food at Miznon (oh man, that cauliflower!) and went shopping in the Marais (why can’t I just […]
I just realized I never wrote about the rest of my time in Copenhagen! Let’s see what I can remember… First, the towers were weird. Well, not “weird”, but definitely different from what I’m used to seeing in France and the UK — more Eastern European feeling. Gave the town a more exotic feel than […]
A couple of years ago, when I was in London on a work trip — before I ever thought I would live here — I took the train out to Richmond to see Kew Gardens, one of the major botanic centers of the world. I remember being impressed (mostly by the size of the water […]
This morning I skipped regular church services for a slightly more secular outing — though the first stop was actually a Medieval church that happened to be next door to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s palace. The church is where the famous 17th Century gardeners John Tradescant Sr and Jr are buried, and is now the […]
Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette”is hands down the best comedy routine I’ve ever seen. It’s wildly funny, powerfully furious, and deeply personal. I may have snorted milk through my nose more than once (in retrospect, watching over a dinner of cold cereal might not have been the best idea), but I definitely came away with something to […]
How exciting to explore a new city! I’m staying on the north end of Copenhagen’s city center (Osterport), which meant I was not that far from two of the things I wanted to see first: The famous Little Mermaid statue, and the renowned Design Museum. The walk to the mermaid took me around a 17th […]
Observations so far: Apparently there are no taxis at the airport. As someone who has found taxis in many airports in the world, I couldn’t find them anywhere here. So either they’re well hidden, or the Danes are very serious about public transit. The Danes are out late! I’m arriving at midnight and there are […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 