tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46567666576579630542024-03-05T09:59:10.741-08:00The GlobetrotterThis blog is about a young Norwegian girl, and her experiences discovering the world and it’s hidden treasures.Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-89357447630331450532009-09-22T18:57:00.000-07:002009-09-22T18:59:46.820-07:00New Blog<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have moved .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mmforsberg.com/blog">This</a> is my new blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mmforsberg.com/blog">www.mmforsberg.com/blog</a></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-7320447052443944152009-08-13T13:13:00.001-07:002009-08-13T13:27:58.430-07:00Paris: Made by hand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVpVk1NILzKsOf2DO7qAweDRVXXEJ7peL0bb5ijzv9XB8LaaNxgayz30UAPhz6-Pext0e_LBrrAEY0_s6YKVEWRbq1yyjUlC9h0CW-GvD7Gx6oJ-NFjLogYTmeaaVmCNyqDsMpbAM8Zk/s1600-h/9781892145703.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVVpVk1NILzKsOf2DO7qAweDRVXXEJ7peL0bb5ijzv9XB8LaaNxgayz30UAPhz6-Pext0e_LBrrAEY0_s6YKVEWRbq1yyjUlC9h0CW-GvD7Gx6oJ-NFjLogYTmeaaVmCNyqDsMpbAM8Zk/s400/9781892145703.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369547405535860626" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">First off, this summer has been a whirlwind of adventure and I have savored it all. </div><div style="text-align: center;">There are so many pictures, addresses to quirky small cafes and shops, hiking routs in the swiss alps and where to have gelato in Milano. </div><div style="text-align: center;">At the moment I will skip all that, and take you away to Paris, a wonderfully romantic city I did not visit this summer, however I came across this petite book called <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_1_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=paris+made+by+hand+pia+jane+bijkerk&x=0&y=0&sprefix=paris+made">"Paris made by hand"</a> that was so lovely that I instantly ordered it on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_1_10?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=paris+made+by+hand+pia+jane+bijkerk&x=0&y=0&sprefix=paris+made">amazon</a>. One day later it came in the mail.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a wonderful piece of art when it comes to things made by hand. </div><div style="text-align: center;">In the consumer world we live in, it is is refreshing to dive in to the world of artisans in Paris, who still make things by hand.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do yourself a favor and order it today, so you can wake up tomorrow, make yourself a cup of tea and mind travel to the streets of Paris. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a great day, and I will be back with more on this summers adventures in a bit.</div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-11783436467043003132009-07-19T06:56:00.000-07:002009-07-19T07:05:03.706-07:00Summer Love<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(100, 95, 94); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2078991&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2078991&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(100, 95, 94); white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:verdana;font-size:10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">I found this short film today. It is too charming not to share with you. It is actually made from 4500 + still photographs. Shot with a Canon EOS 30 D camera. I will post more about my whirlwind summer of travels soon, but as for now, I think I need a moment.</span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(160, 160, 149); line-height: 24px;font-family:arial;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-14650042009424670842009-05-27T02:38:00.000-07:002009-05-29T06:28:02.138-07:00New York, a page form my petite black book<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiue_b1vupsIMVoWEhW_1noL7Pcou46QcMVli3f5SnGMn8fygX-4DSR2tIjvuZPp_kqzfrjiA1-RnXC_gHlb-inXgbXZzB9h6aUo3mhrLn4egW5ZjO9b12rlyH-xHmylD3uHcZH-6Cbis/s1600-h/IMG_8039.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 239px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiue_b1vupsIMVoWEhW_1noL7Pcou46QcMVli3f5SnGMn8fygX-4DSR2tIjvuZPp_kqzfrjiA1-RnXC_gHlb-inXgbXZzB9h6aUo3mhrLn4egW5ZjO9b12rlyH-xHmylD3uHcZH-6Cbis/s400/IMG_8039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340436358547695234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I went on a mini break to New York for some weeks ago, and came across some truly great places to dine and shop thanks to my fashion designer friend... Mr Butler.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some of the must visit places form my petite black book:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you feel like Pizza, this is the place. It has a great Italian family run pizzeria style interior, and you are most likely not the only one to ask for a table, so call ahead.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.firstpizza.com/">Lombardi´s</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">32 Spring street</div><div style="text-align: center;">New York City 10012</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then... on a full stomack you want to get a haircut at a fantastic barber, trim the beard and pick out a perfect handmade suit from the hidden pearl of a mens store:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freemanssportingclub.com/">Freemans sporting club</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">8 Riverton East store front</div><div style="text-align: center;">New York</div><div style="text-align: center;">NY 10002</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahhh, and then you have to swing by the restaurant at the back of this alley to reserve a dinner-table for 2 for a one of a kind experience later that night. They dont take reservations via phone, this is a place where personal engagement is appreciated:)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have their triple cheese macaroni and dine in fromage heaven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.freemansrestaurant.com/">Freemans Restaurant</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">at the end of Freeman Alley, Rivington between The Bowery and Chrystie</div><div style="text-align: center;">New York</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To kill time between barbershop and dinner at night.... head to the Met and soak up on some great art, drink a latté in Central Park while reading up on current global events, swing by the Apple store on 59th, and if you are lucky there will be a classical concert at the Gershwin hotel that is something not to be missed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thats it for now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One more thing though.... if the Met feels to daunting to swing by in one afternoon, go to a petite and original contemporary, tribal and aboriginal art gallery that is a favorite of mine:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gallerynine5.com/">Gallery nine 5</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">24 Spring street</div><div style="text-align: center;">NY 10012</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihU4DYXQ8dZzrWQHvJ5byDEQVrtFJ7fKTDAWqUIh3vMabQiJ_8olfH5JtwUPZmBoJpZKmjM7tLc1z40uM23DU7KSVhNmwEjKbc_InhSZGeuE5KVnasVuy1EO4CQfWeSZnUK8DaSxXJjKI/s1600-h/IMG_8095_2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihU4DYXQ8dZzrWQHvJ5byDEQVrtFJ7fKTDAWqUIh3vMabQiJ_8olfH5JtwUPZmBoJpZKmjM7tLc1z40uM23DU7KSVhNmwEjKbc_InhSZGeuE5KVnasVuy1EO4CQfWeSZnUK8DaSxXJjKI/s400/IMG_8095_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341236988036397202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 236px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-91805991798149008272009-05-02T15:35:00.000-07:002009-05-02T16:51:13.647-07:00Greyhound<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-ZtE0ndbeLVBPLiGMg_DLcggAPY3dZVnSvn-oqWZayFsRAFE88shO37yxIiPyPSRttRkyINXC2Y84yQ571zCXeI32w21HqSYkmk0ciTvv03sKJmkDp-ph-Uo7ps72AwhAhyphenhyphen1qiJUR00/s1600-h/GreyhoundBusTerminal1936_bg.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-ZtE0ndbeLVBPLiGMg_DLcggAPY3dZVnSvn-oqWZayFsRAFE88shO37yxIiPyPSRttRkyINXC2Y84yQ571zCXeI32w21HqSYkmk0ciTvv03sKJmkDp-ph-Uo7ps72AwhAhyphenhyphen1qiJUR00/s400/GreyhoundBusTerminal1936_bg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331359331896077362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(photo by Bernice Abbott from:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 128, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">www.hackelbury.co.uk)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow morning I will board the Greyhound that will host me for the next 68 hours across America´s vast landscape.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It will be nice to leave for a mini break. I am assuming the phone will die after a day or so, and without internet , there really is nothing left but your own thoughts accompanied by a chosen soundtrack on the ipod, and the occasional interruption of a talkative person who feels like sharing their life story.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I believe I will rather enjoy the pause from my life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Upon arrival In New York on Tuesday the feeling might have changed ever so slightly. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Time will tell.</div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-45033572821821226912009-03-29T15:13:00.001-07:002009-03-29T19:00:51.116-07:00Moab<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtiEtzXXeSbHW7wFvzmZwRZAncoC7vkAXgiaSGbPnLUMAeOUm23B4oItBkl_oHJ-AFDd6Prf8wqu6ytuXeR1SzvWLpwQz_28Y8RgUkMN2ky2CUVoIZ8HnjSFeI5S7FLSIyK9pXfMcW5o/s1600-h/IMG_7403.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtiEtzXXeSbHW7wFvzmZwRZAncoC7vkAXgiaSGbPnLUMAeOUm23B4oItBkl_oHJ-AFDd6Prf8wqu6ytuXeR1SzvWLpwQz_28Y8RgUkMN2ky2CUVoIZ8HnjSFeI5S7FLSIyK9pXfMcW5o/s400/IMG_7403.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744764020887058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There is a place in the south east of Utah state in the US that is quite incredible. It is a national park full of amazing natural arches, balancing pillars of rocks and a horizon line to die for. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It seems to be heaven for rock climbers, bikers and other outdoor lovers. </div><div style="text-align: center;">For me it was other worldly magical. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The red rocks against the blue sky. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The thousands of stars that covered the black sky at night, the warm powder-like sand, and the fact that thousands and thousands of miles from home you can get Swedish pancakes with Lingonberry in the middle of no-where.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I believe the Scandinavians has influenced the world in the same way McDonald's has. In the most surprising God forgotten places on the planet, scandinavian food, Viking helmets or pictures of beautiful swedish girls pop up in the same way the golden arches does.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Luckily there was no sign of a McDonald´s in Moab, only the swedish pancakes. So while taking in the beauty of this place, and planning your next hike, bike-ride or climb, fill up the food tank on this little cafe on main street.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Jailhouse Cafe</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">101 North Main Street</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Moab, Utah 84532</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Hwvq5DZSJ3J-_ucwbbweA7Hxz5MvM1r6Qg9rN2KmjdRA_VCYix1SY7Q75fJjkc9cy-ZG0HgFabUvF9GNUMysbksU_LjgkoKDJacI1QgzJOVMNtdeMX5EwqPZxe_9BBGw0OOCYYwucQ/s1600-h/IMG_7213_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5Hwvq5DZSJ3J-_ucwbbweA7Hxz5MvM1r6Qg9rN2KmjdRA_VCYix1SY7Q75fJjkc9cy-ZG0HgFabUvF9GNUMysbksU_LjgkoKDJacI1QgzJOVMNtdeMX5EwqPZxe_9BBGw0OOCYYwucQ/s400/IMG_7213_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318743894892176802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT_Mw2sYYxQ6FqLtM48-ww3Om7KrH2oqXyh-t0ihGJw8sZMPdrbNXNDT0qNH0F4SJ6Mq0fb6hdGae6Yn7Bxni1wT3p0ks6aWUA00WJXX5U4EryXyZlYQH9MtQ7zWJVrcmXksS8DwnbXs/s1600-h/IMG_7208_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdT_Mw2sYYxQ6FqLtM48-ww3Om7KrH2oqXyh-t0ihGJw8sZMPdrbNXNDT0qNH0F4SJ6Mq0fb6hdGae6Yn7Bxni1wT3p0ks6aWUA00WJXX5U4EryXyZlYQH9MtQ7zWJVrcmXksS8DwnbXs/s400/IMG_7208_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318742701968525554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQr9MX7BK8x1MO0__qQ4D57Jz6iUDzIko562ez-RuPl-SATh2x1zRS4TOQov5CrzSaME7Ig0vZvRLFVZJUsTs8A7OAd4YxtRnUmLjx5P1nAcAqRfJrgcdZINMeLEDTsX00Jpkznhxxbs/s1600-h/IMG_7203_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQr9MX7BK8x1MO0__qQ4D57Jz6iUDzIko562ez-RuPl-SATh2x1zRS4TOQov5CrzSaME7Ig0vZvRLFVZJUsTs8A7OAd4YxtRnUmLjx5P1nAcAqRfJrgcdZINMeLEDTsX00Jpkznhxxbs/s400/IMG_7203_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318736664027935538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOPEN0TiQMxCv5jnkX93zPvMmXvSG4Ycgv8a8_N49RGd59w5YxBZp6UuSoi-21jpiH2HJ9tJgH3thXdWlG53XsoCei-E6ofBkMjxRXHotqjIAf_zb7VQmfuMo9IOudYOJ0YOXQqyhPGk/s1600-h/IMG_7241_2.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOPEN0TiQMxCv5jnkX93zPvMmXvSG4Ycgv8a8_N49RGd59w5YxBZp6UuSoi-21jpiH2HJ9tJgH3thXdWlG53XsoCei-E6ofBkMjxRXHotqjIAf_zb7VQmfuMo9IOudYOJ0YOXQqyhPGk/s400/IMG_7241_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318744449620043330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-61505216616310288672009-03-09T20:41:00.000-07:002009-03-09T21:03:28.921-07:00Workstation<div style="text-align: center;">Many of us have a place where our creative juices can flow. My mother for instance has a little bench with a bar chair in the laundry room where she creates poems, costumes and has a fantastic mood board. But then again her laundry room has tile stone floor, windows from floor to ceiling with the view of the garden and the sunrise. It is the most light filled room in the house. I on the other tend to make my work stations look quite the same no matter where in the world I am. It is here I write my stories, work on my next collection and daydream. I wanted to label the place I work and spend most of my days, so I stole the label "Workstation" from a great friend I used to spend much time with. So here it is, the place where I "live".<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileQDbmiyKZZJgrcdLT7byAfj4ScB5nhcPpv_05o6YrIhzD1fIV8jDPGguo41gX2btpSzxUCBa6EKvlXPsLFRcNEqSxknpRgH6ImPKosBebUPOO-TX7hamIVuxBxOjV-e_4ca-jguHHUQ/s1600-h/IMG_6797_2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">USA</span></a></span></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 272px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileQDbmiyKZZJgrcdLT7byAfj4ScB5nhcPpv_05o6YrIhzD1fIV8jDPGguo41gX2btpSzxUCBa6EKvlXPsLFRcNEqSxknpRgH6ImPKosBebUPOO-TX7hamIVuxBxOjV-e_4ca-jguHHUQ/s400/IMG_6797_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311399459761834658" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-family:'times new roman';">Norway</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJiEtLAO5YfS-kd3821bprq1sz1go9YwXAxueuAb4JBeFvbexI_Q6ZOnX1R88diUW1cjLwrTZd-YpZdsEXXiRsbpoI45ljwwgXQI7aDRXJ5hBMyF59vR-1MSthIWQMk66KPCg6EgB15A/s1600-h/leil+1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJiEtLAO5YfS-kd3821bprq1sz1go9YwXAxueuAb4JBeFvbexI_Q6ZOnX1R88diUW1cjLwrTZd-YpZdsEXXiRsbpoI45ljwwgXQI7aDRXJ5hBMyF59vR-1MSthIWQMk66KPCg6EgB15A/s400/leil+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311404253960317586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 360px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" text-decoration: underline;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-23669343609825658152009-03-07T13:56:00.001-08:002009-03-07T14:01:38.479-08:00Women's Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwr5EIyW53ilyCXRhZy-f_Pc9j6S-eC8QWgv4ZP-alQkQRWuvl8eF8yKFtT81QB4eSTt7lv43AjzghzZhBGa2posyJnlXkLXgqWKjfd4vWrlPjsgnvANfnEa-Nj0q7d_AzMgySoBpdLA/s1600-h/eatpraylove.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwr5EIyW53ilyCXRhZy-f_Pc9j6S-eC8QWgv4ZP-alQkQRWuvl8eF8yKFtT81QB4eSTt7lv43AjzghzZhBGa2posyJnlXkLXgqWKjfd4vWrlPjsgnvANfnEa-Nj0q7d_AzMgySoBpdLA/s400/eatpraylove.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310568315693756802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">...because in Norway, the 8th of March is Women´s Day, and this petite book should be read at some point in the life of all women out there. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing mindblowingly deep or profound, yet its the most delightful book out there on the most important topics of a woman's life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Simply, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">eat, </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">pray </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">and love</span></span>, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;">you will be alright.</div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-71135063305008142582009-02-25T13:43:00.000-08:002009-02-25T14:08:17.033-08:00New York New York<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKdKTUUEJGbZcQlDph8e6hc0MF8p5GO3ChWSvdklcFcxo8P8QNMDtQxYfaTfpvnailMVC4cX36Q4kvUYSvlWzd7ManhIUvZ57gOcQB9aF8gVyviANYEpOxnGckWX2iHyuO66WfIgWg3Q/s1600-h/restreview060828_560.jpg"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">On my way back to Utah In January, after having spent Christmas in Europe, I had one whirlwind of a stop in New York.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are some musts from my little black book:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Eat!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFo6qbLO2of7BaLOdsOxVCRVC6p2t7uKgvTWuoYFMwN3bfijahVT9UEFjz9buBVaS9-2bR5uXOsrQ6OLHoCZkUPM8uXBEe9euksRnvNQ5fBa87OpbfGL_fuwsAfewXMFxvKfqWfDARFQQ/s400/noods2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306858493428448402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">MoMoFuKu</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Noodlebar</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">171 first ave. nyc 10003 | btwn 10th & 11th</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.momofuku.com </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Republic </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Restaurant, bar, noodles</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7 Union Square West, New York.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.thinknoodles.com</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Max Brenner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate by the bald man</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Creating a new chocolate culture in the world.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Union square, 841 Broadway</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">&</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">East Village, 141 2nd Avenue</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">www.maxbrenner.com</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKdKTUUEJGbZcQlDph8e6hc0MF8p5GO3ChWSvdklcFcxo8P8QNMDtQxYfaTfpvnailMVC4cX36Q4kvUYSvlWzd7ManhIUvZ57gOcQB9aF8gVyviANYEpOxnGckWX2iHyuO66WfIgWg3Q/s1600-h/restreview060828_560.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKdKTUUEJGbZcQlDph8e6hc0MF8p5GO3ChWSvdklcFcxo8P8QNMDtQxYfaTfpvnailMVC4cX36Q4kvUYSvlWzd7ManhIUvZ57gOcQB9aF8gVyviANYEpOxnGckWX2iHyuO66WfIgWg3Q/s400/restreview060828_560.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306859723380857090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Picture from New York Magazine)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">Want to read more about this place?</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://nymag.com/restaurants/reviews/underground/19680/</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"> </span></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-59120902417247480822009-02-11T19:28:00.000-08:002009-03-07T13:25:27.281-08:00Walking through the streets of Milano.<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh, to be an Italian garbage bin.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BjtSsVPMZzaFycoFJROue5SOrnT__9PQahdiGH7L3e_DZ87kY-9dFF6Ob3QEjQiCmcWtorDqz8YfTIeWc8Sf7Wl1tXYcyFvueyL2-f9GEx0fmyUH4LyNf-DjzDmMbGh_b_FkjxVt8IA/s1600-h/IMG_6618.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BjtSsVPMZzaFycoFJROue5SOrnT__9PQahdiGH7L3e_DZ87kY-9dFF6Ob3QEjQiCmcWtorDqz8YfTIeWc8Sf7Wl1tXYcyFvueyL2-f9GEx0fmyUH4LyNf-DjzDmMbGh_b_FkjxVt8IA/s400/IMG_6618.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301751858703712802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">No one does litter like the Italians. <br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">I saw this bursting garbage bin on a random sidewalk, on one of my early AM walks through Milano this Christmas. I had to smile. Because let´s face it, if you are a garbage bin carrying all kinds of disgusting trash in your embrace all your life, then I think being filled with empty San Pellegrino bottles, that might or might not have a red lipstic smudge on it from a passing Sophia Loren, would bring you garbage heaven dont you think?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just a thought...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnV_z48AFIB10O2Bv5X41ie1bk4HMHX-h1oiKiceuxsCsh5GhwTY4c8LplhoDL5HlGFeJ-8RYUfVFxX8tYb7nfjgqEhYVBD2rKagG9vE0GlriXew1VtpuCOYHyk2c6ILWvSKimW9HVAE/s1600-h/IMG_6609.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnV_z48AFIB10O2Bv5X41ie1bk4HMHX-h1oiKiceuxsCsh5GhwTY4c8LplhoDL5HlGFeJ-8RYUfVFxX8tYb7nfjgqEhYVBD2rKagG9vE0GlriXew1VtpuCOYHyk2c6ILWvSKimW9HVAE/s400/IMG_6609.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301751692268195602" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">These pictures are just random shots from Milano on one bleak winter morning. </div><div style="text-align: center;">A beautiful haze of gray dimmed the city lights, and made my meander quite otherworldly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing, grand, nothing big, just a morning stroll amongst genuine, and not so genuine expressions of art.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uGYWUP2MBx6_UZmCT8oEYda3qjyK3ifxrZPcNbWA5fX8LjSftxCrCkwVcjmjUcLCD6bbNOeDIvcWDdXnQSgdQEc8DxPGCmnnxorHDA-NzCQRRLmuFCBUTZyXe1wewU9hL2oNjjRspps/s1600-h/IMG_6600.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uGYWUP2MBx6_UZmCT8oEYda3qjyK3ifxrZPcNbWA5fX8LjSftxCrCkwVcjmjUcLCD6bbNOeDIvcWDdXnQSgdQEc8DxPGCmnnxorHDA-NzCQRRLmuFCBUTZyXe1wewU9hL2oNjjRspps/s400/IMG_6600.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301751439827760594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwZc9BQF8HqdyW3t4A7Y1tfi83Po9iVxZ_yJGCl_hBOgZ1TytGDoz-QBbtuBhC7qK7WOW0mvxGkXbHnlXbtTWzH94T9k2lZVMWz_pRmyvX3pc3dZYsweTzaeXyhPRW7f08QZax4gZmOg/s1600-h/IMG_6588.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVwZc9BQF8HqdyW3t4A7Y1tfi83Po9iVxZ_yJGCl_hBOgZ1TytGDoz-QBbtuBhC7qK7WOW0mvxGkXbHnlXbtTWzH94T9k2lZVMWz_pRmyvX3pc3dZYsweTzaeXyhPRW7f08QZax4gZmOg/s400/IMG_6588.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301750618521502258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Il Duomo. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Majestic, and engulfed in mystery. </div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter how many times I visit her, she never seizes to impress me. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She possesses an allure of mystique and beauty that always gives me the chills.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1e4307a04gUnjDaHvSWrlQDnr62ntcrjQbKFBnmpYe8ZwkHNUSpeInlfpt7vX3JM06-yON31FLZy0qW7UEDihhdXVME6EPuzsdip5AQf7e3XR3x-Cc53e6O1fvCtyGK62PYxGLZpJd48/s1600-h/IMG_6584.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1e4307a04gUnjDaHvSWrlQDnr62ntcrjQbKFBnmpYe8ZwkHNUSpeInlfpt7vX3JM06-yON31FLZy0qW7UEDihhdXVME6EPuzsdip5AQf7e3XR3x-Cc53e6O1fvCtyGK62PYxGLZpJd48/s400/IMG_6584.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301750318241811314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHkqkPzcrkikvAQYO6l9Gr4c5P2l5b2YozxI3S8t6gsc62hYVDeJTu4yQhhxYQ1GqAzwS4Ae4U-oEY_td0ujIPLvdonXUg68XxAqDpqNO0jV5p8taKMh-9s9tdRVC_P5-4icpYD1OF34/s1600-h/IMG_6579.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHkqkPzcrkikvAQYO6l9Gr4c5P2l5b2YozxI3S8t6gsc62hYVDeJTu4yQhhxYQ1GqAzwS4Ae4U-oEY_td0ujIPLvdonXUg68XxAqDpqNO0jV5p8taKMh-9s9tdRVC_P5-4icpYD1OF34/s400/IMG_6579.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301750130221239074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">On these mornings, I always pay the many basilicas and churches a visit. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are many. They are beautiful. And they are filled with incense, frescos', mosaics, paintings, ornaments, sculptures, and locals. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are all worth a visit to indulge in art, contemplation, and pure amusing observation of the local milanese.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WfLBArqR-neL3t7EpySst_F_9NbWkLoDGMt4yFYhCflAsoqDLBJuadVoQ37c4Q6gGcJbJM8giYtHvk1goTA6wHx1BpaUqSnfrl5kQXz2Rmugqe9GLkPhzD80Dj2PCJO_RCxnJo6Yfd0/s1600-h/IMG_6578.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WfLBArqR-neL3t7EpySst_F_9NbWkLoDGMt4yFYhCflAsoqDLBJuadVoQ37c4Q6gGcJbJM8giYtHvk1goTA6wHx1BpaUqSnfrl5kQXz2Rmugqe9GLkPhzD80Dj2PCJO_RCxnJo6Yfd0/s400/IMG_6578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301749972172117154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyuF5W-0TeDSktB_Z2jOtpaAmDFPdnAVfjwsNbebjd-NBdrmzua8lPNmuCZXuSetwE6nWgHGgVuRFg_ZSlbW1H7E2ha1oBsjwBX-RDewSgVdQimLlPdOMGTPozigS_xUEMi_GJ9bzBsY/s1600-h/IMG_6545.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMyuF5W-0TeDSktB_Z2jOtpaAmDFPdnAVfjwsNbebjd-NBdrmzua8lPNmuCZXuSetwE6nWgHGgVuRFg_ZSlbW1H7E2ha1oBsjwBX-RDewSgVdQimLlPdOMGTPozigS_xUEMi_GJ9bzBsY/s400/IMG_6545.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301748939159634258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful details from a wall outside a basilica.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikaUJ-5qSMUQUJ5BMXce8q7yWr92LeMa8QcVYYpBpHDrXe4Tg9U1M3lBV43LVvksXSH1WInGMhhoBK2OXkPrrTgehzqDfUOueGeyWmeBX7IlmKdE1AxFKFH7wqaNi9GztYJWddiit5Yk/s1600-h/IMG_6536.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikaUJ-5qSMUQUJ5BMXce8q7yWr92LeMa8QcVYYpBpHDrXe4Tg9U1M3lBV43LVvksXSH1WInGMhhoBK2OXkPrrTgehzqDfUOueGeyWmeBX7IlmKdE1AxFKFH7wqaNi9GztYJWddiit5Yk/s400/IMG_6536.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301748527146971090" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxMFT2PMvUBGrHsvIXtV73O5VeRlmadB_PouvMsVcCVJe2yPc2m2nZs8HPiI9BEcOIPZuJn8pRaAd6SaxW_qK0w_NsyePQmpFqVOX-VAagOIo8tQLOhJ2I9B-NPYHlx8hpRARuF7IazI/s1600-h/IMG_6537.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxMFT2PMvUBGrHsvIXtV73O5VeRlmadB_PouvMsVcCVJe2yPc2m2nZs8HPiI9BEcOIPZuJn8pRaAd6SaxW_qK0w_NsyePQmpFqVOX-VAagOIo8tQLOhJ2I9B-NPYHlx8hpRARuF7IazI/s400/IMG_6537.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301749687831853298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFvtZd64T7etUCvqp7Wz0naWcohKnTh_QuleEYozvVt_1k5PRTXLYZcf5aOGZlz74hHiodIc5h1c2y_-ImObft8dWgUjN7awf-aFIh1tPS8fjGy5g8utOsClAlVGcLKn_L8nZpYZF72o/s1600-h/IMG_6528.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQFvtZd64T7etUCvqp7Wz0naWcohKnTh_QuleEYozvVt_1k5PRTXLYZcf5aOGZlz74hHiodIc5h1c2y_-ImObft8dWgUjN7awf-aFIh1tPS8fjGy5g8utOsClAlVGcLKn_L8nZpYZF72o/s400/IMG_6528.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301748375710721986" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It´s hard to capture the bleak winter light of Milano that was perfect for my little morning stroll. Nevertheless, those strolls are what I love the most about traveling. No tour-guide, no maps, no stress, no agenda, just the city and you. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And the best part..... at the end of the stroll there is always a bar to indulge in a cappuccino or two.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Buon Viaggo!<br /><br /></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-38228403107399997532009-01-29T15:58:00.000-08:002009-01-29T22:16:38.676-08:00Winter Wonderland<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When I was a little girl, we used to go cross country skiing by our cabin up in the mountains during the winter months. For sentimental reasons, I am posting some images from our cabin in Trysil in Norway, and how we looked back in the days when pastels were the color to sport regardless of the season.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8EyzA-pJKlv2SxawtS5k5RNhSbH3lROAuf5oaKWqnZExThPf3kiP0fWAqzzXVa8L9-lcfjMaET0GbeYwBgOAJqnUxSdZdzW2QSK7LgCGQd8ggARW1whwrChzqQzVhYjiYdpDJRUJktA/s1600-h/IMG_6476.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8EyzA-pJKlv2SxawtS5k5RNhSbH3lROAuf5oaKWqnZExThPf3kiP0fWAqzzXVa8L9-lcfjMaET0GbeYwBgOAJqnUxSdZdzW2QSK7LgCGQd8ggARW1whwrChzqQzVhYjiYdpDJRUJktA/s400/IMG_6476.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296870333440233618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My dad on top of a mountain, taking in the vista.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrklYF0sMfuOLqPhYW28U1C85T62deQSPOGBmpRAjry_sIinx7feimoSPf0QuECRMPc3v6IlnDYPHHf4OvL5KWZhKwnxwnrEvpdWp4aCjeMW8JuOFpSGTpuQdWm1z3b1xFvF9DcJeJZis/s1600-h/IMG_6480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrklYF0sMfuOLqPhYW28U1C85T62deQSPOGBmpRAjry_sIinx7feimoSPf0QuECRMPc3v6IlnDYPHHf4OvL5KWZhKwnxwnrEvpdWp4aCjeMW8JuOFpSGTpuQdWm1z3b1xFvF9DcJeJZis/s400/IMG_6480.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296870984780024674" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Our family, minus my beloved sister at Langkjølen, post snacking of orange, hot chocolate, and some old candy from a pocket in moms skiing jacket.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16bmUhqrPJ6UePQmSfVQmq6Bb3oAXsQe1jPlwFPxMIRyLNhhf4tLbjz-UMKQSyrkVwzbl7mVY-eoKj7xha00UVnoke7dCG3DW7m819I22IBrmRC3uGvcmf12WLWnJX_XwKFXGZuo_dFs/s1600-h/IMG_6475.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16bmUhqrPJ6UePQmSfVQmq6Bb3oAXsQe1jPlwFPxMIRyLNhhf4tLbjz-UMKQSyrkVwzbl7mVY-eoKj7xha00UVnoke7dCG3DW7m819I22IBrmRC3uGvcmf12WLWnJX_XwKFXGZuo_dFs/s400/IMG_6475.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296874934016095602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom and I poking our heads out of the main door of the old cabin one early morning.<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusBn7taSSt8Z8epT9O69rS9flcMfbtB0VpaKixgcOgZKVoOGAzweGS6kb7QNf1R-OCHJyw5AdV5LsSJmAnDG90dzLCKbRYXU6J3P0pUifF8ppMgmm3z__DZEbpIHYBEWLr2P5VNsxWlQ/s1600-h/IMG_6478.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusBn7taSSt8Z8epT9O69rS9flcMfbtB0VpaKixgcOgZKVoOGAzweGS6kb7QNf1R-OCHJyw5AdV5LsSJmAnDG90dzLCKbRYXU6J3P0pUifF8ppMgmm3z__DZEbpIHYBEWLr2P5VNsxWlQ/s400/IMG_6478.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296870533125392882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Now, if you happen to be in Norway and you want to experience the wonderful snow. You have many skiing resorts that are worth checking out. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here my two suggestions:</div><div style="text-align: center;">For skiing and afterparty try Hemsedal</div><div style="text-align: center;">www.hemsedal.com</div><div style="text-align: center;">www.virtualtrysil.com</div><div style="text-align: center;">However, I prefer Trysil resort, for its grandeur, beautiful landscape and because of its close vicinity to small towns where you still can experience the traditional Norwegian atmosphere.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next time you are heading to Switzerland to go skiing, try Norway instead, and fall in love..... I know you will..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-88935679829632611772009-01-26T14:31:00.000-08:002009-01-26T14:31:05.414-08:00cool travel guide: Breakfast in bed and the romance of train travel revisited<a href="http://cooltravelguide.blogspot.com/2009/01/breakfast-in-bed-and-romance-of-train.html">cool travel guide: Breakfast in bed and the romance of train travel revisited</a>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-73688901447637494902009-01-17T17:40:00.001-08:002009-01-17T18:00:01.985-08:00Ladurée<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMQu3cuGOx5oKRDIGX9aJi3jaV_tIzygcZ1QAdXUlaKcBrSsPzZxmPuGSdsaDOD95TtiHdTgPbuw034klb-7jUj2jOdR7rUgAW37WDQE9LS-XqqPSWIUaPE1LX6hCmuIEwNs7kQKUxAs/s1600-h/2469621392_c31e8afab3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMQu3cuGOx5oKRDIGX9aJi3jaV_tIzygcZ1QAdXUlaKcBrSsPzZxmPuGSdsaDOD95TtiHdTgPbuw034klb-7jUj2jOdR7rUgAW37WDQE9LS-XqqPSWIUaPE1LX6hCmuIEwNs7kQKUxAs/s400/2469621392_c31e8afab3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292444026786002370" /></a>There is this little tea salon in Paris that I am dying to swing by this Saturday afternoon. As a friend of mine and I agreed a while ago, everyone needs a little naughty weekend in Paris from time to time. When on this naughty weekend in Paris, remember to swing by this family owned tea salon founded in 1862 called Ladurée for some macaroons in all the colors of the rainbow.<div>Not only is this pastry shop legendary, and oh-so-good, but the artwork on the walls and on the ceiling is done by the turn of the century painter Jules Cheret making it an art salon ready to seduce the senses.</div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.laduree.fr/<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So when you happen to be in Paris on a perfectly naughty weekend.... do dress up in the chic Parisian way, and let yourself be seduced.</div><div><br /></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-77346768840908133332008-12-21T17:27:00.000-08:002008-12-21T18:09:20.131-08:00Restaurants in Milan<div style="text-align: center;">Here is a petite page from my little black book in regards to a handful great spots for taking a bite in Milan.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Zero Due</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:arial;"><div class="adr"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Via Cucchiari Domenico, 20</span><br /></div><span dir="ltr" style="font-size:-1;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="postal-code">20155</span> <span class="locality">Milano</span> (<span class="region">MI</span>), <span class="country-name">Italy</span><br /></div></span></div><span style="font-size:-1;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span><nobr class="tel">+39 02 34592676</nobr></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I dont have a picture from this one, but think Italian gourmet in a setting of old basilica type interior with a hyper modern transparent glass floor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmae8tkvBULb0PuiXFq1_-4Xta_rJEQci6vW0Q_o15i3DG-wa8rpKu9SPjU_3RIRlZfLdUJ_wcBoevz66ekhjP4guAE8aHzmzOHBkDjm1n-e1CjAeWwUIkSg66JSiqUiAXPdZDGnYsK4/s1600-h/IMG_5721.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmae8tkvBULb0PuiXFq1_-4Xta_rJEQci6vW0Q_o15i3DG-wa8rpKu9SPjU_3RIRlZfLdUJ_wcBoevz66ekhjP4guAE8aHzmzOHBkDjm1n-e1CjAeWwUIkSg66JSiqUiAXPdZDGnYsK4/s400/IMG_5721.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282429913463713538" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Fabbrica Pizzeria </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">con cucina</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Viale Pasubio 2<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Milano, Italy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">+ 39 02 6552771</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here is their link:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">www lafabbricapizzeria.it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For a slice of Milan all to yourself, go to Vittorio Emanuele. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Try <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Auto Grill </span></span>despite its unappetizing name, on the third floor. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Order Risotto Milanese and sit by the window with your own personal view of The Duomo.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I do this every time I am in Milan. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is a must.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The absolute hottest bakery in Milan right now, without skimping on flavor. I always swing by this modern haven of traditional goods.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Princi</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here is the link with addresses and directions:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:18px;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.princi.it/</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><div class="adr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family:Georgia;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQDLzAeSBYvML75V3DWHkZCd-vHzK5EaOGE-wsWDpzLovuIU0PyhUnrVtz5UeRC9G8eDRMtY25dr6WkzodXCzcpjhkuymRzty3HUR4ovjVfLOflwuOt7D4KsAhxzCWI4WPZVIQtfGPj8/s1600-h/princibakery01dailyicon.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQDLzAeSBYvML75V3DWHkZCd-vHzK5EaOGE-wsWDpzLovuIU0PyhUnrVtz5UeRC9G8eDRMtY25dr6WkzodXCzcpjhkuymRzty3HUR4ovjVfLOflwuOt7D4KsAhxzCWI4WPZVIQtfGPj8/s400/princibakery01dailyicon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282428977230250882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px; " /></a></span></div><div class="adr" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you happen to be there for your early morning Cappuccino, the bakers are doing their thing right in front of you with</span></div><div class="adr" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">only a separation of a stylish glass wall.</span></div><div class="adr" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Enjoy!</span></div></span></div></span></span></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-46588558984706121842008-12-04T15:31:00.000-08:002008-12-04T16:14:34.518-08:00Magazines<div><br /></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Ü</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">bercool magazines that will make you´re toes tingle with excitement for each edition.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iy1r_s7UMTxJtE1Hj3WL_hWKd-prZLjBW3rSmz23sKFmCIfHLtCi5gfQtpnzEyP_EofKgdTBZaokoBDZS9LJQiHoVJCWCbkMnEX_8WJt1MSRpMwBM141ze5_lf6TELkHwam2qpBeLyA/s1600-h/wallpaper_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1iy1r_s7UMTxJtE1Hj3WL_hWKd-prZLjBW3rSmz23sKFmCIfHLtCi5gfQtpnzEyP_EofKgdTBZaokoBDZS9LJQiHoVJCWCbkMnEX_8WJt1MSRpMwBM141ze5_lf6TELkHwam2qpBeLyA/s400/wallpaper_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276082548655281682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNRm3thnGKo_E0_ViMkO335ZeLMHqPkmLJRf5bi594wNt1YE2vvwSe1nE2fljZ4pe8kJd_-sLb2KK3hQeCP6u4JR8_qQf5iPqVLQMABX0x-4jsWcTdpjyKWa-oXTbqDvKPCx2elcOSgM/s1600-h/cover19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 148px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNRm3thnGKo_E0_ViMkO335ZeLMHqPkmLJRf5bi594wNt1YE2vvwSe1nE2fljZ4pe8kJd_-sLb2KK3hQeCP6u4JR8_qQf5iPqVLQMABX0x-4jsWcTdpjyKWa-oXTbqDvKPCx2elcOSgM/s400/cover19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276082267869343234" /></a>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-86953804327693595572008-11-03T19:55:00.001-08:002008-12-04T16:15:08.571-08:00Il Café<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpRpmRV9UcU7IdASfwF67e38jEJrGlXDXr3W4c5qUakw4S2m6KtBKVTBWJloyk-ak2gybgit6JkGKUWueRo5stXD1PhZVhXCNwqi4VadR2PYrryvaL_OZkDvEzw_7AHoE9kDGnu6sReY/s1600-h/IMG_5818.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpRpmRV9UcU7IdASfwF67e38jEJrGlXDXr3W4c5qUakw4S2m6KtBKVTBWJloyk-ak2gybgit6JkGKUWueRo5stXD1PhZVhXCNwqi4VadR2PYrryvaL_OZkDvEzw_7AHoE9kDGnu6sReY/s400/IMG_5818.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264646246760567314" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Emporio Armani Café</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.ta Croce Rossa 2</div><div style="text-align: center;">20121 Milano</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just because you can....</div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-41695981279902186882008-06-21T09:10:00.000-07:002008-12-10T00:21:43.395-08:00Architectural snack<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Opera house in Oslo by night...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkQpyfh-CqcjV15QXhtRro-DGpgRpLcAza_cvJ0Cs7ffJqzQHBmk4UO4XkJdI9KCzeYJ9e9yradhq0NoQUcsYJaZwkb4jlihMsnnMqAj_WHKfR2-bV9GuPSnNXBsQcHwsWk5FJ5DAR9w/s1600-h/IMG_5534.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkQpyfh-CqcjV15QXhtRro-DGpgRpLcAza_cvJ0Cs7ffJqzQHBmk4UO4XkJdI9KCzeYJ9e9yradhq0NoQUcsYJaZwkb4jlihMsnnMqAj_WHKfR2-bV9GuPSnNXBsQcHwsWk5FJ5DAR9w/s400/IMG_5534.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219681235349868274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjZczXCtLctqnLSKbIXx-XUj1JMnVdHKKrz2SzprMqtwX05kq1D2V-Y1hQwwrY1HVQE4fYcKLmzwc78nvtNLIAZLcsCT_Hvmex-cQyVAh3tLwHeWZvJh1coN8sBllX5n_a9ag7VOEbqo/s1600-h/IMG_5553.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyjZczXCtLctqnLSKbIXx-XUj1JMnVdHKKrz2SzprMqtwX05kq1D2V-Y1hQwwrY1HVQE4fYcKLmzwc78nvtNLIAZLcsCT_Hvmex-cQyVAh3tLwHeWZvJh1coN8sBllX5n_a9ag7VOEbqo/s400/IMG_5553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239027300156255986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the view from the Opera entrance with the lights bouncing off the water making it a bit magical.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8UQH0d3OibKurHoagartL39cTN1wgIJDCUsWYkB_jvoitussbQ9zFuUQU1SkTdJCB0yDygFNmk9k-iyQBe_h1K0uhNoyZqXIi2iCxG_GrzDPKX9iKeXkaojIct0fEMJQ1CG5TlwS4d4/s1600-h/IMG_5528.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8UQH0d3OibKurHoagartL39cTN1wgIJDCUsWYkB_jvoitussbQ9zFuUQU1SkTdJCB0yDygFNmk9k-iyQBe_h1K0uhNoyZqXIi2iCxG_GrzDPKX9iKeXkaojIct0fEMJQ1CG5TlwS4d4/s400/IMG_5528.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219685751763337986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The roof is built like a mountain side, with steep edgy sides. When on top a view of the capital enfolds and is quite breathtaking for a proud Norwegian to behold.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFF4pRTJfYzKM7lnYudsBaalltwWQWwzGZ_cTFlKh9sPTzot_m2BmDdyWmbRSRdobu0ssL7Qh2CtxkcouSz-2GGt6AT_UvAN0StOLJiS4Y7hj_lluAM9mYwma0i6nBF9lKS_bCxCsgvk/s1600-h/IMG_5529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFF4pRTJfYzKM7lnYudsBaalltwWQWwzGZ_cTFlKh9sPTzot_m2BmDdyWmbRSRdobu0ssL7Qh2CtxkcouSz-2GGt6AT_UvAN0StOLJiS4Y7hj_lluAM9mYwma0i6nBF9lKS_bCxCsgvk/s400/IMG_5529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219685245099116226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The city mirrors its face in the glass walls of the building. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-X1eMfNI5oNTOEqyRKwCqHSItxrmKE45RnGbUm9U1EVikbZTUWQyEUdu5tDLv7z3pL4jPlX7hBB7IqHZ58BvOGtc1ROxUp2AZKRpljq3NT-9hksNtJkh-lZspvfwgWhCno53-FK9VO0/s1600-h/IMG_5327.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-X1eMfNI5oNTOEqyRKwCqHSItxrmKE45RnGbUm9U1EVikbZTUWQyEUdu5tDLv7z3pL4jPlX7hBB7IqHZ58BvOGtc1ROxUp2AZKRpljq3NT-9hksNtJkh-lZspvfwgWhCno53-FK9VO0/s400/IMG_5327.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219684813816148418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The structure of the inside is of wood, while the floor and basic ground floor being in marble. The contrast are stark and giving it all a futuristic silhouette. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcMRbu1XNJnhNqkf2H4GrUP0KsKheQ3U31HFQs0maE_xtRMhBb3prXt34yRTRH-4U8nB4hzkTjcZULIHGCGM5H3_cvh7KuL8zaynMmrg1eGsrZzU8HqiR8GUioaKxNHiVGZZUEOUBMs8/s1600-h/IMG_5149.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcMRbu1XNJnhNqkf2H4GrUP0KsKheQ3U31HFQs0maE_xtRMhBb3prXt34yRTRH-4U8nB4hzkTjcZULIHGCGM5H3_cvh7KuL8zaynMmrg1eGsrZzU8HqiR8GUioaKxNHiVGZZUEOUBMs8/s400/IMG_5149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219684433804858146" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcTw1sp-e8yg_0TazR3mwDrtiWMi4-Q8nQIEzVqNskEoQW9OaW_l2YZsyx0B21_7DNP8RywxYNcY88R5qfIKT3QaaAYkMaXlqqkTv7X8woY9eZbY2_8BtC2pqkUdrW3iEjyFaE8d1L8s/s1600-h/IMG_5196.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfcTw1sp-e8yg_0TazR3mwDrtiWMi4-Q8nQIEzVqNskEoQW9OaW_l2YZsyx0B21_7DNP8RywxYNcY88R5qfIKT3QaaAYkMaXlqqkTv7X8woY9eZbY2_8BtC2pqkUdrW3iEjyFaE8d1L8s/s400/IMG_5196.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239026845778816962" style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzsDMFX538D5nlQkglYwg-kcksLixKgs3M35L25x4U64bCcC2JCF9do-DIEr24Mo-bXhRXeLhKGHceI2HHbEHPS4llqCs6qJH0VtBWTFuG6C3CmG2TK_y7DY4-RBO2k07kwvYg3-xotA/s400/IMG_5551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219682245819493058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18AiBPzEzD5WbqZ4rPA6v_zSw5-b0UlEbmJX7NuYskkHZ-OywgCDUL3xEm0gl6lN1XusnbBdsQMgtt7xqYLa4UfTwwGTjiTWjQz1soBcC5eFRdEp5iRHEUhJqcI16KAP8RZUxi6EOTWM/s1600-h/IMG_5550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18AiBPzEzD5WbqZ4rPA6v_zSw5-b0UlEbmJX7NuYskkHZ-OywgCDUL3xEm0gl6lN1XusnbBdsQMgtt7xqYLa4UfTwwGTjiTWjQz1soBcC5eFRdEp5iRHEUhJqcI16KAP8RZUxi6EOTWM/s400/IMG_5550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219681654036756882" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When in Oslo this is a must see, giving you quite the introduction to the small yet beautiful capital of Norway.</div></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-83352957356249937612008-05-15T07:48:00.001-07:002008-12-10T00:21:44.461-08:00Milan part one<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbfbYVT_3rbOnlDSIxMF33c7i4SP1pOvzcmanwMBwVvduYX4zllZEoLlH5KL40oCNSIm72OzXFCr9Fj2neYrMB2Ds52Fa13NK6k3uZc_EIDSg3XMSx1xAsLZDSN12HxFdYrZTn6QmPm8/s1600-h/IMG_4602.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbfbYVT_3rbOnlDSIxMF33c7i4SP1pOvzcmanwMBwVvduYX4zllZEoLlH5KL40oCNSIm72OzXFCr9Fj2neYrMB2Ds52Fa13NK6k3uZc_EIDSg3XMSx1xAsLZDSN12HxFdYrZTn6QmPm8/s320/IMG_4602.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200617322513788834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Milan is truly a shopping Mecca like no other. The city and its inhabitants oooz style and fail any attempt to not seem all stylish. So here is a stylish list over "miss-me-not" things in Milan for all the senses.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Corso Como</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">We might as well start at the top. This secluded place in Corso Como just 3 min metro ride from the very center of Milan offers all you need to feel alive, cultured, relaxed, sooo stylish, and a dash of intellectual.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.10corsocomo.com/<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySXeD-3vvzFzpDG4yE5bbKtgg1BjgJb8TU464nFWppdX4-Ma1_0OEtEa2D5tzaloRI1_AgxjX36EqeWt5LyYUYwBswzTTvfi37Wmzs_HMoIaE4oAOi8kcVCGytF2sWC3JKX89JxRR86Y/s1600-h/IMG_4491.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySXeD-3vvzFzpDG4yE5bbKtgg1BjgJb8TU464nFWppdX4-Ma1_0OEtEa2D5tzaloRI1_AgxjX36EqeWt5LyYUYwBswzTTvfi37Wmzs_HMoIaE4oAOi8kcVCGytF2sWC3JKX89JxRR86Y/s320/IMG_4491.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200618795687571378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It used to be the "IT" place for the über fashion pack of Europe, with its perfectly provoking, ahead of the crowd and deliciously fashionable store of the latest Prada, Balenciaga and H<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">ussein Chalayan and much, much more. I must admit that I felt a tad overwhelmed with delightful emotions when I touch a impeccably beautiful floor-length creme colored dress by Vionnet, the first collection after the french fashion house reopened with Sophia Kokosolaki as its head designer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Then there is the gallery. This month, May, they have two exhibitions. Families around the world and war shots form a handful very skilled photographers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">So after some shopping that will totally empty any well filled bank account, hit the gallery, the incredible bookstore on the second floor. Then relax the rest of the evening under the stars in the back yard lounge and restaurant where the mandatory bread is replaced with chocolate covered apricots.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Vittorio Emanuele</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCi9iVaJQX22kUZESy8kEsbkkevc7UmJj9wWXRIAo95a3XSQ5RNgGW5UT78-2zcwbMR65RnE4EODGaZS9ljKSMqb_B8TgO4QnF4uKJ_XNJxFaZdRSHUmZ4Lg9JkA0UM8Kz6_UY6GB0TtQ/s1600-h/IMG_4085.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCi9iVaJQX22kUZESy8kEsbkkevc7UmJj9wWXRIAo95a3XSQ5RNgGW5UT78-2zcwbMR65RnE4EODGaZS9ljKSMqb_B8TgO4QnF4uKJ_XNJxFaZdRSHUmZ4Lg9JkA0UM8Kz6_UY6GB0TtQ/s320/IMG_4085.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200644466707099586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ok, so I just had to toss this logo in here. Humor me, for one cannot go to Italy without allowing oneself to enjoy at least a visual of a Prada. Right next to the famous Duomo in the city center you will find the most exquisite shopping mall ever!</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have ever been to a mall, abandon that image of a tasteless food-court, mainstream brands not to mention the tasteless and destructive to the esthetic eye kinda architecture. Vittorio Emanuele is something completely different. Prepare to actually for a moment forget that you are there for the shops and catch yourself staring at the ceiling, the mosaic on the floor, the sculptures and.... wait for it.... while the scenery is breathtaking like an italian art museum, the stores very high end, what really caught my eye was the aged whit-bearded man that was an onlooker from a secluded corner.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF-lTBFStfQxAaiuZrWhN2Zzmbn1MVjozmfJmGKK0uWAQpJFa-JXR-mhQmzls6m-2ygRhJEvzbAfDX-TlyMDbjIPQgkM0K0CxkCXFi_lQs2IAEeOGkiwj4-fVRoKpIIehhylzXs_1evs/s1600-h/IMG_4095.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF-lTBFStfQxAaiuZrWhN2Zzmbn1MVjozmfJmGKK0uWAQpJFa-JXR-mhQmzls6m-2ygRhJEvzbAfDX-TlyMDbjIPQgkM0K0CxkCXFi_lQs2IAEeOGkiwj4-fVRoKpIIehhylzXs_1evs/s320/IMG_4095.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200648435256881106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder what he is thinking....watching all the buzz from a distance..</div><div style="text-align: center;">More to come....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-37940061870515623532008-05-04T14:40:00.000-07:002008-12-10T00:21:47.986-08:00Honoring the dead and their guardian statues in Milano<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooJaOWhdUcbpLEDNL1-AkZ9koO9iF34t3ToZ6gWzop_VpFEfmNnkqhw_g66072nQxXVUkj8vCRJMx48s_z5puKpQKVarGRdXnKhs-AzlUo0w6LJEajRFZlN48wTsVX3IDB_yqsx2KBd0/s1600-h/IMG_4215.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhooJaOWhdUcbpLEDNL1-AkZ9koO9iF34t3ToZ6gWzop_VpFEfmNnkqhw_g66072nQxXVUkj8vCRJMx48s_z5puKpQKVarGRdXnKhs-AzlUo0w6LJEajRFZlN48wTsVX3IDB_yqsx2KBd0/s320/IMG_4215.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196645651286877298" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYlTzU4_ZxSYXVNBKTUIcg_6fSqnbautimoiLlVq6MmfWi7SNoa9sPbXekKZdmR2gEJTkG2aW-C34EwCWK_kZTN4VLo3x05gTVwdSkoY6f1s46_BJdXzm_3L47l4BPDI3RW1JbA-CQuE/s1600-h/IMG_4216.jpg"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">When in Milan, Italy, weather you have a month, a week or just 24 hours, there is one place that is worth the visit above all the other places in town.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cimitero Monumentale.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Traditionally it is were all the important and rich Milanese families were buried, and since we are in Italy of course nothing is done without a certain dose of style.</div><div style="text-align: center;">In Cimitero Monumentale the dead simply buried underground with their names carved in a rather sad stone is not an option. They are all honored with small castles, amazing statues and sculptures, with an oasis of flowers and lush trees casting their mysterious shadows around.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The catacombs, where the cremated are resting for all eternity, offer a tad more spooky light over the whole scene, but I hope the photo-gallery underneath will be able to capture some of the magnificent and a tad melancholic essence of this amazingly peaceful place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">http://www.monumentale.net/<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYlTzU4_ZxSYXVNBKTUIcg_6fSqnbautimoiLlVq6MmfWi7SNoa9sPbXekKZdmR2gEJTkG2aW-C34EwCWK_kZTN4VLo3x05gTVwdSkoY6f1s46_BJdXzm_3L47l4BPDI3RW1JbA-CQuE/s1600-h/IMG_4216.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYlTzU4_ZxSYXVNBKTUIcg_6fSqnbautimoiLlVq6MmfWi7SNoa9sPbXekKZdmR2gEJTkG2aW-C34EwCWK_kZTN4VLo3x05gTVwdSkoY6f1s46_BJdXzm_3L47l4BPDI3RW1JbA-CQuE/s320/IMG_4216.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196645286214657122" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-78690858391896349422008-05-01T14:18:00.000-07:002008-12-10T00:21:51.883-08:00Celebrating Italian People<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcsj1i8b9WbXlqdqAimkVexFSB722XTXY3P2clPLwwukW9pbeHzd-qpyNU4s9LJZ0HU1SKRWsfRK-PizYNOqQ1jk-4IWlzkzVhpyL7LKeMZ7tn1ROrRhDHFzOCmZC9jGzlhUVECRNvgI/s1600-h/IMG_3969.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcsj1i8b9WbXlqdqAimkVexFSB722XTXY3P2clPLwwukW9pbeHzd-qpyNU4s9LJZ0HU1SKRWsfRK-PizYNOqQ1jk-4IWlzkzVhpyL7LKeMZ7tn1ROrRhDHFzOCmZC9jGzlhUVECRNvgI/s320/IMG_3969.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195524840916280370" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUW-gajsc0c8AlZ6z1_-eTJ7nV6yZ6YrmCkz2ral4HxbC2Y0iz1aYhFmHPdgigUFLjYoJn0U1xCH1bLoryFAUHMGLxCI5d-Oe9rLMjf3iNGLua_fxFSCnqWQZ8dr6oCzeucmmyFB9D8E/s1600-h/IMG_4025.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><br /><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEIerXxmp8RafTcxDz65JxP6EMIQ6LNaflJhnLxCYR__ZTO7BtOLbWo94GwfZhHDWc809vQAArwlXr6WSe-BVo4fp-mgY2sNYQECFUv_-tn7Mh3mJ9ohQFau5Av7RzWDbwRh_P5V4Qbw/s1600-h/IMG_4014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEIerXxmp8RafTcxDz65JxP6EMIQ6LNaflJhnLxCYR__ZTO7BtOLbWo94GwfZhHDWc809vQAArwlXr6WSe-BVo4fp-mgY2sNYQECFUv_-tn7Mh3mJ9ohQFau5Av7RzWDbwRh_P5V4Qbw/s320/IMG_4014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195524394239681554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Then "mexican drug cartel" showed up at the 1st of May parade in Milan..... you gotta love a man with attitude and a straw-hat. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQYbQrt_qfgwrQVk9WgCL3CPGA0xJSRCfLKzC43zgUne3YeBGu8FkwUerAPDGCv_TMd0b5ozGaxlcwVhyphenhyphenrLUj-zBXZ5H-bhsGA9FsQOphFhtHfvSE1G37RcYHae_tJ-YPbOmVNrAItlBU/s1600-h/IMG_3995.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Who says a bit of cleavage is not in right now?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyJbZqBdhpnn-fljQF_u7pT2SKdE-Lbav6CQR3Se4MzwAvjal6TtTX4X7sezd0cXC6h341Xq00kz09MIPbV66Ytjiuul8TaGgwAIN-jCRgOLuRvh1V0g9PUXkdcoLBATyxNhNZZsOHH4/s1600-h/IMG_3970.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyJbZqBdhpnn-fljQF_u7pT2SKdE-Lbav6CQR3Se4MzwAvjal6TtTX4X7sezd0cXC6h341Xq00kz09MIPbV66Ytjiuul8TaGgwAIN-jCRgOLuRvh1V0g9PUXkdcoLBATyxNhNZZsOHH4/s320/IMG_3970.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195528861005669458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-46435389592822557422008-04-28T15:25:00.001-07:002008-12-10T00:21:53.370-08:00Majestic Mountain<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-tgPuQM0w-wl9N-dXCj_jQGikr0v3hYFbCmM_p04pmSbEbJElWME8jeFEijCeMQUlIOTeb5q6XuAfATJdfQMN_5ojoq1p-7KFf-76zc1Uq74M_uiB5IUjsDNNM7_m30VkGikYNGsPDU/s1600-h/Elle+Sundance+-+007.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-tgPuQM0w-wl9N-dXCj_jQGikr0v3hYFbCmM_p04pmSbEbJElWME8jeFEijCeMQUlIOTeb5q6XuAfATJdfQMN_5ojoq1p-7KFf-76zc1Uq74M_uiB5IUjsDNNM7_m30VkGikYNGsPDU/s320/Elle+Sundance+-+007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194437213463012226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leave it to Leo Tolstoy and Robert Redford for guidance when in doubt.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are very few places in the world that offer a sense of peace. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Robert Redford´s Sundance in the state of Utah in the US offers just that.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He bought the peaceful land in this hidden valley in the late 60´s and today it is a beautiful retreat for heart and mind just 45 min from busy Salt Lake city.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Secluded ponds and log homes, crystal clear streams, art shacks, gourmet restaurants, spa and monthly author series that will boost your intellect, is all hidden behind the majestic Timpenogues Mountain.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikogiaVN6LU9GAd8TDDwI2y57lBtO6yn8zyZrX8gmfllmC3xLFtlJxSjj9cLqs7pK4yof__XWxSuygPAcWn29oyVrD69WZNTG1DXbHUeS19Q1057cE7mFZH-5jvswMrr0XagcYxeA9sQg/s1600-h/Singelferie+i+Sundance6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikogiaVN6LU9GAd8TDDwI2y57lBtO6yn8zyZrX8gmfllmC3xLFtlJxSjj9cLqs7pK4yof__XWxSuygPAcWn29oyVrD69WZNTG1DXbHUeS19Q1057cE7mFZH-5jvswMrr0XagcYxeA9sQg/s320/Singelferie+i+Sundance6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194436637937394546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The mountain towers over 4000m and overlooks a pretty dry desert landscape on the other side of the mountain. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-yAuyqeMwao8fYt_5F0Ijlw7fX7B8W-eYVvIeyZM0JDshF2VKjkPyEfkLk7iVMQmlbd5eMz2qcq599bAXvkg-GNSqRXLaefaZ_222ReyjA6VHBx4CRjeSCNUxVvtp2-JAEN5J7WXZFk/s1600-h/IMG_3875.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-yAuyqeMwao8fYt_5F0Ijlw7fX7B8W-eYVvIeyZM0JDshF2VKjkPyEfkLk7iVMQmlbd5eMz2qcq599bAXvkg-GNSqRXLaefaZ_222ReyjA6VHBx4CRjeSCNUxVvtp2-JAEN5J7WXZFk/s320/IMG_3875.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194428099542410018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a>But on Robert Redfords side of the mountain you easily forget about the world, bills that are due and broken hearts. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It used to be a prayer ground for the Indians, today however the sound of uhmmmmm.... can be heard from a grey yurt just beside a birch tree. Not from the Indians, but from the early morning yoga class that sets the tone for just how fast your heart will beat while here in Sundance.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMWEhHOc98va55IIGETCYBBnjKqLmsHAu70GM7ksWH_ETEo1nOEZy2fjhK5iWob5FIZUJ8XYcyUwgILoOaIcUZ6N2HCXojbWMhBuB8HJ30h-RwtY9DB-8ePlB2vIMRx31RwIAR5hmE4g/s1600-h/Singelferie+i+Sundance+11.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMWEhHOc98va55IIGETCYBBnjKqLmsHAu70GM7ksWH_ETEo1nOEZy2fjhK5iWob5FIZUJ8XYcyUwgILoOaIcUZ6N2HCXojbWMhBuB8HJ30h-RwtY9DB-8ePlB2vIMRx31RwIAR5hmE4g/s320/Singelferie+i+Sundance+11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194435748879164258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I visited this place the first time with my older and wiser brother André<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I fell in love instantly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This place offers a peace one only reads about in the bible when talking about paradise on earth.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> That place we all dream of retreating too when the waves of life crushes you ever so slightly, but who knew that the bible referred to a place in the USA with a deli to die for, gastronomic restaurants like the ones in France, chic ski resort and free screenings of independent films.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So when in doubt seek out this place and let this piece of paradise mend your broken heart... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYMYvQ5pGeU3AlrFBUrzHZWYWI0Kgq_JLSipfYPBtPcis0mrVHTZhcdou7slWWRWvgHnM2oasEHUumsqqcbUsFhACVpIg217CBVw-u_Qa10bp8mqUelKMg43L6XkqQ0EeIJMZ7QWY53Y/s1600-h/IMG_3853.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYMYvQ5pGeU3AlrFBUrzHZWYWI0Kgq_JLSipfYPBtPcis0mrVHTZhcdou7slWWRWvgHnM2oasEHUumsqqcbUsFhACVpIg217CBVw-u_Qa10bp8mqUelKMg43L6XkqQ0EeIJMZ7QWY53Y/s320/IMG_3853.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194426261296407314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Leo Tolstoy under a tree in Sundance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">http://www.sundanceresort.com/<br /></span></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-29082513461126712542008-04-12T17:39:00.000-07:002008-12-10T00:21:53.992-08:00One book to buy in April<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAX2kseULAbKb-60-ag5eBOXpdK9NR0HlysxQ_UCYmnMhDIjNUyxTZjdSotZCAP6sXNFSH4fT3mj9zGIwy841ylJuqinSNqjU3Swbpn_dPxyVp4j33fpA5S9IWkgLlWoG_II7ouo0HKA/s1600-h/IMG_3833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAX2kseULAbKb-60-ag5eBOXpdK9NR0HlysxQ_UCYmnMhDIjNUyxTZjdSotZCAP6sXNFSH4fT3mj9zGIwy841ylJuqinSNqjU3Swbpn_dPxyVp4j33fpA5S9IWkgLlWoG_II7ouo0HKA/s320/IMG_3833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188566961489001090" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There are certain days you have a million things to do, but your mind just wont focus just then. That is when I take off on a random search for that days exclamation mark!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Up and down the aisle of Barnes and Noble I wander aimlessly, searching for that book or magazine to grab my attention, and neatly tucked inn between overly commercial Martha Stewart and some glossy Hollywood celebrity cookbook, I find what I didn´t know I was looking for.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It´s like coming home on a gray day to find the fireplace crackling, and hot chocolate heating on the stove.</div><div style="text-align: center;">With cheesy elevator music playing in the background I grab hold of my little treasure and search for a little nuke somewhere to glance through it´s pages of taste-bud bliss.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It´s funny how you have to travel to the driest of American deserts, the state of Utah, to find the perfect cookbook that, although rooted in Indian cooking, fuses the 4 corners of the world into a perfect match from Mexican corn bread to Spanish Chorizo sausage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEmsdCcBx9ra7MeQuFnEUYg0c6zjWvmJ6zP0-zrsDBjU7s7nit85K-ld063PY4dnmWM0U7hIO3fEk8DyqPRqSZL79pEGSFzn7v3Y3Oa-O9LnXsT7ntFBP0lbAZQQRu6Z7GH9szkuBJmg/s320/IMG_3838.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188540994116729426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /><div style="text-align: center;">But apart from recipes that are both simple and extraordinary adventurous, it´s like a peak into this beautiful authors journal. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It´s amazing how much better the food tastes when there are history and exotic images attached to it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv1jFqzjEXkVgx0eXeXCqn6K21nCNLF1UNAoR3friqxA2T_2q1rvcoP6rLge1ged4e0knAzkudtmSVx-xRwRZNXy5Bgt_JwIcpNZOkEy5wS9pDHecMoOdFlWTa2Gor5KupTvbvXJlzRw/s1600-h/IMG_3839.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv1jFqzjEXkVgx0eXeXCqn6K21nCNLF1UNAoR3friqxA2T_2q1rvcoP6rLge1ged4e0knAzkudtmSVx-xRwRZNXy5Bgt_JwIcpNZOkEy5wS9pDHecMoOdFlWTa2Gor5KupTvbvXJlzRw/s320/IMG_3839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188543291924232802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">So on this mere Saturday where all my immediate chores and tasks where put off to find the exclamation mark, I am happy to say even though happiness cannot be bought for money, luckily this book could.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLflr9FsU8fpuHQc82cWbY-PGss6if7zkQp_z0HtlPhGqcSmwznFlp2TtcmysHypdG13cUOy6BUihTQqK2YfbConhVSvBpj1C9dIGVre-HVC8Ims36_Er4eECtEa9yF6OYmklyo0hNYQ/s1600-h/IMG_3844.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCLflr9FsU8fpuHQc82cWbY-PGss6if7zkQp_z0HtlPhGqcSmwznFlp2TtcmysHypdG13cUOy6BUihTQqK2YfbConhVSvBpj1C9dIGVre-HVC8Ims36_Er4eECtEa9yF6OYmklyo0hNYQ/s320/IMG_3844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5188548085107735154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></a></div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-5777023155705313522008-03-26T18:25:00.000-07:002008-12-10T00:21:54.260-08:00Tastebud heaven in Orem<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Pizzeria 712</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzw2IGYJKv6FX9LgXyJS2_s_F4dpeEeQwZsytnGPB__cHEdmbiB9aJZAAstuzP6yMgtLLG1oDv5A53ZupBmEzkpbOBe78F4xlF0EzXSNnYfflkqdiLSoKOlpd7ONNIkKrWpH_sKNGnXE/s1600-h/_MG_6733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUzw2IGYJKv6FX9LgXyJS2_s_F4dpeEeQwZsytnGPB__cHEdmbiB9aJZAAstuzP6yMgtLLG1oDv5A53ZupBmEzkpbOBe78F4xlF0EzXSNnYfflkqdiLSoKOlpd7ONNIkKrWpH_sKNGnXE/s320/_MG_6733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182230768151610946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There is a reasonably new pearl or rather a gastronomic feast of a restaurant in a very insignificant little part of the world called Orem, Utah. But I can promise you that Pizzeria 712 has the power to put it on the map, and it has.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It´s all in the ingredients. they are fresh, locally grown and handpicked. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The kitchen is out in the open displaying master hands at work to satisfy every taste-bud, educated or not.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The aroma of their cooking fills the small restaurant like a fine perfume and makes it impossible not to smile, and that my friends is even before the food is at hands reach.</div><div style="text-align: center;">May I just say that Orem became my favorite town just because of Pizzeria 712. If you have not yet paid it a visit do yourself a favor and just hop in the car and go. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is simply one of those experiences that makes you happy. Makes you smile on a rainy day and cause your mind to travel off to small villages in Italy with narrow streets and old men sitting in front of the local church offering you a "Ciao bella!" as you pass by.... who would have thought that you could have all that in Orem, Utah?<br /><div> </div></div><div> </div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-50828342352156507422008-03-11T17:25:00.001-07:002008-12-10T00:21:54.592-08:00A petite tribute to my Mother<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9auuWGdHkiOTDjoCfAC-As_O5eG_SC_RVF9jEGuwXtipRebXlq9hnW1QTdSX5-Vp4icJu1xb9QlfD6zME_34OpBbxEq2-a8tOzUyhSzerjsICpyosM1lD-J_D-iVrG8zie-qr8RdscrM/s1600-h/Bilde+27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9auuWGdHkiOTDjoCfAC-As_O5eG_SC_RVF9jEGuwXtipRebXlq9hnW1QTdSX5-Vp4icJu1xb9QlfD6zME_34OpBbxEq2-a8tOzUyhSzerjsICpyosM1lD-J_D-iVrG8zie-qr8RdscrM/s320/Bilde+27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176645452308763842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">There are certain things in life I cannot live without. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are vital to my existence, and is the sole reason that my heart keeps beating.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My Mother.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She makes everything more beautiful around her and brightens even the grayest of days. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When it rains she will put on her Norwegian rubber-boots and go into the garden. She smiles as the rain drips from her nose and waves at me as I stand watching her through the window. </div><div style="text-align: center;">On a sunny day you will find her stretching out her legs at the top of a tree while reading a book. </div><div style="text-align: center;">On a mere Wednesday she will stop the car, open her purse and take out a Troika (Norwegian chocolate) and make it a little treat in the middle of the week. And the way she does it makes you feel like its the most special of things to do on a "nothing" day like Wednesday. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She is the only woman I know that can dressed up in a bottle green ball-gown, glide through the hallway and into the kitchen on roller blades and crown her husband with a viking helmet on his 60th birthday and still look graceful!</div><div style="text-align: center;">She can, like magic, cook a dinner fit for a King on any given day, as dad calls to say he will be home in 2o min with 10 business men.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The world may come tumbling down, but with just one touch from her gentle hands it all seems like nothing you cannot overcome.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She will patiently make me the prom dress of my dreams even when I act like a brat.</div><div style="text-align: center;">At night she will sit by my bed and sing me into dream land as she plays the guitar.</div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter what happens in life she stands tall, supporting her husband and her family regardless of the storm that might rage.</div><div style="text-align: center;">She is the one woman that inspires me the most.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am her biggest fan, and my admiration for her is more than words can describe.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I hope and pray that one day I will become like her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbndb1_gsvbJir5GN7qq1BpjN6a6jwVe8G-9jl6Rwb9dSNZNswI9doh_QcP1tLWaMU9PdHC059lzAUm5tlhOsft1x0Qh16ep_SETZmkx1LXrWQ3xLCJubwaci_LEUtt89VeBqwEkUn2uE/s320/M+og+P.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176660338665411858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div> </div>Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656766657657963054.post-26162685257422583762008-02-06T20:40:00.000-08:002008-12-10T00:21:55.040-08:00A heavenly store in Provo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif68ga91GoQUqFn2a8VEG4tCvvDGTk5fRNgKg7326wfFdWpJNRbf5_7F8UA7ZH31svDvO72Wdf_bVwxKjZIOr1B6uQ2hi04Ot0DBNAb7i4dzkcl9Z7sBsvV_caM6xFxXhu8KOevchK2mo/s1600-h/flowerbasketstore.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif68ga91GoQUqFn2a8VEG4tCvvDGTk5fRNgKg7326wfFdWpJNRbf5_7F8UA7ZH31svDvO72Wdf_bVwxKjZIOr1B6uQ2hi04Ot0DBNAb7i4dzkcl9Z7sBsvV_caM6xFxXhu8KOevchK2mo/s320/flowerbasketstore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5164090268703780994" /></a><br /><br />If you ever happen to be in the Provo, under one hour from Salt Lake City in the state of Utah in the US, be sure to take a break at The Flower Basket.<br />It is a heavenly store full of books, carefully selected clothes and shoes, to perfectly arranged fresh flowers.<br />It is a must to lounge around the boutique. It´s decor is light and inviting, I would call it Scandinavian minimalism with a dash of french boudoir.<br />It´s just one of those stores that makes you feel uplifted even if you did not end up buying anything!Globetrotterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694023660118945593noreply@blogger.com0