Why I Travel

Tuesday, September, 27, 2005 A person needs at intervals to separate from family and companions and go to new places. One must go without familiars in order to be open to influences, to change.* As the traveler who has once … Continue reading

Sommerset House

Friday, July 25, 2008 The Courtauld Collection of French Impressionism at Sommerset House, London* Somerset House, just off of the strand in London, is a wonderful collection of 19th century French Impressionism. There are painting by Manet, Monet, Cézanne, Degas, … Continue reading