Gasped at the “chocolat” prices, then headed over to Macy’s for American chocolates. My Valentine flies in today.
Category: Place
Midtown Manhattan at Night
View from my Midtown Manhattan room. Arrived at Penn Station this evening, almost 1,400 miles into my train journey.
Breakfast Rooms
A family sits around a breakfast table in a Cleveland Holiday Inn Express talking about family things. The teenager shrugs as Mom announces she’s going to redecorate his bedroom. The conversation pauses for a basketball segment on the local Fox affiliate. A rack of USA Todays announces the next war. I can’t say Americans are…… Continue reading Breakfast Rooms
Breakfast, War, and Rock and Roll
Posted from this downtown Cleveland Holiday Inn Express. Breakfast, war, and rock and roll.
Cleveland, 2:05 a.m.
2:05 a.m., Cleveland. 20-minute walk to my hotel along empty streets.
Tiffany Dome
Explored Tiffany art glass, including this dome at a Chicago Macy’s. (I’m looking up, 6 floors below the dome.)
Iron Road to Gotham
This week I head slowly to New York City by Amtrak. In Life, Phase 3, you don’t have to rush or be perturbed by inevitable delays. Each night I’ll be in a hotel rather than a train, which gives me a chance to go walkabout in Chicago and Cleveland. My partner will join my in…… Continue reading Iron Road to Gotham
A Free Hotel Night
A contrite email: “We overbooked, we pay for a 4-star hotel.” (My hotel tonight: Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton, $0.00.)
USA, Aruba, Japan 2015
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Walking on Frozen Water
My walking path today: the surface of Lake of the Isles. Next time I visit the lake, the path will be gone.