Being a good traveler: When is it okay to say “no”?
Dear Piglet and Wilbur, I am very, very sorry. I repaid years of your loyal friendship and entertainment by munching on one of the…
National art and national identity: Visiting St. Petersburg’s Russian Museum
You know that quaint and vaguely demeaning phrase, “always a bridesmaid, never a bride?” Well, it sort of fits the subject of this post,…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, British Edition!
Hello everybody, and welcome to Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, British edition. Grab a cup of tea (forgive me, a cuppa) and a pack of…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday for May 10th
Congratulations, one and all, we've made it to Wednesday! I won't waste time on midweek rhapsodizing, you all know why we celebrate Wednesday. So…
“Appalling” and “Totalitarian:” Oslo’s Must-See Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Park
Because, for once, I didn’t do my history homework, I wandered into the Gustav Vigeland Installation at Oslo’s Frogner Park unaware that I was…
Building the Tudor Dynasty, Part II: Lady Margaret Beaufort and the Years of Waiting Dangerously
So, um, it’s been a little while since I updated this series on Lady Margaret Beaufort and building of the Tudor dynasty. Need to…
Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful Wednesday, III
Happy Wednesday, everybody! Apparently, along with being wacky, whimsical, and wonderful, this Wednesday is also "Russia day" here at Through History-Colored Glasses. Purely by accident, the first two pictures I…
“Wacky, Whimsical, Wonderful, Wednesday,” #2
Happy Wednesday, everybody! That glorious day on which rejoice that, “well, at least it’s not Monday or Tuesday.” To get us over the hump,…
In need of some whimsy on your Wednesday?
So, here is some potentially interesting or at least good-to-know information about your humble blogger: I like interesting architecture, pretty things, and bright…
Magical views, eerie otherworldliness, and unexpected screeching: Visiting Mont-Saint-Michel by night
Gothic arches, stone walls, narrow passages, cavernous rooms, flickering lights...and periodic screeching followed by glimpses of enormous eagle eyes and sharp talons?