I have meant to send this last e.postcard for a couple of days, but events overtook me.
Anyway………..if the House of Blues was cool, The Hudson in NYC was positively freezing! Liz had taken me there for lunch last August and as her and Gordon had deserted NYC and deprived me of my second home, I [...]
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Crossing the US by Rail III – July / August 2003
Posted in Art, Food & Wine, Theatre, Travel, tagged Art, Food & Wine, Theatre, Travel on August 31, 2003 | Leave a Comment »
Crossing the US by Rail II – July / August 2003
Posted in Art, Contemporary Music, Opera, Rodeo!, Theatre, Travel, tagged Art, Contemporary Music, Opera, Rodeo!, Theatre, Travel on August 6, 2003 | Leave a Comment »
Well, there was meant to be another e.postcard before this, but a somewhat unexpected barrier presented itself – no internet cafes! I suppose everyone has personal access in this country, where internet penetration is a lot higher than Europe. Maybe it’s impossible to make money out of internet cafes? Maybe they just need a mad [...]
Crossing the US by Rail I – July / August 2003
Posted in Art, Classical Music, Contemporary Music, Travel, tagged Art, Contemporary Music, Travel on August 1, 2003 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who don’t know, I’m crossing the US by rail, linking together three previously-visited cities (LA, Chicago and NYC) and two new ones – Santa Fe and Dodge City. There’s four musicals, two operas, two rock concerts, a classical concert and a rodeo along the way….
After a 19-hour overnight train journey here [...]