Tag: travel
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Chemin du Puy: Pimbo to Navarrenx, France
After our night without luggage, we got an early start and set out for Arzacq-Arraziguet. The walk was uneventful, with few notable sights along the way. We arrived in Arzacq-Arraziguet in time for lunch. Arzacq-Arraziguet main plaza looking left. Arzacq-Arraziguet main plaza looking right. Arzacq-Arraziguet private oasis. In Arzacq-Arraziguet, we stayed at the former Maison…
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Chemin du Puy: Condom to Pimbo, France
: The path to Montréal-du-Gers was wet and muddy. This is Dave kindly trying to rid my boots of a thick layer of mud. Larressingle: Larressingle is France’s smallest fortified village, and possibly the cutest. It currently boasts a population of 200 people. The walls are original, unusual for this part of France, which was…
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Chemin du Puy, Condom, France
A small medieval town of 6,500 people, Condom sits at the confluence of the rivers Gèle and Baïse. Contrary to what our less-cultured friends might want us to believe, the name derives from the ancient Condote-o-magos, which meant “market of the confluence”. Its similarity to the English word of the same spelling is pure coincidence.…
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Chemin du Puy – Agen & Lectoure, France
Agen: Agen was the French launching point for the final stage of our epic Chemin du Puy journey. From Barcelona we took three trains to arrive in Agen, only to have to take a bus the following day to Lectoure, where the walking actually began. Clearly, we are visiting some off-the-beaten-track places! The charming city…
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Cartier at London’s V&A
May 2025 The Victoria and Albert Museum currently has a wonderful exhibit of Cartier jewelry and other pieces designed by the world-renowned design studio. Along with significant eye-candy, the exhibit includes historical information about the house, a video about the process of creating and making a piece in their Pantera line, and fun video clips…
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Savannah College of Art and Design
We recently took a quick trip to Savannah to spend a weekend with family. In addition to strolling through this gorgeous and historic city and eating too much, we had a chance to take in some art at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art. SCAD was founded in 1978 and…
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Sorolla and the Sea
We attended the opening lecture and exhibit for “Sorolla and the Sea” at the Norton Museum in West Palm Beach last week. Drawn almost exclusively from artworks owned by the Hispanic Society Museum and Library in New York, the exhibit contains works that cannot be seen elsewhere. The Hispanic Society, founded in 1904, was…