Travel

  • The Magic Fountains At Mont Juic Park, Barcelona

    The magic fountains light, water and music show in Mont Juic Park, Barcelona is spectacular and not to be missed! I will say, that I'm not a big fan of light and music shows, but this one is special so plan your trip to  Barcelona such that it includes a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday…

  • Antoni Gaudi’s Park Guell, Barcelona

    Park Guell is one of Antoni Gaudi's masterpieces, built between 1900 to 1912, originally as part of a housing development for wealthy city folk seaking a respite from the factory air. The development idea however was not successful, and the land was eventually turned in to a city park, fortunately for us! Get off the…

  • Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Mila, Part 2….Period Apartment Tour

    I really truly fell in love with the interiors of Antoni Gaudi's Casa Mila in Barcelona, completed in 1912. And I was having an interesting deja vu of sorts that was a cross between memories of my paternal grandmother (who had fabulous taste and loved antiques) and my pre-war apartment on the Upper West side…

  • Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Mila, Part 1….The Entrance and Amazing Roof Garden

    On my trip to Barcelona, on the very last day, just hours before we needed to be at airport, my daughter and I hopped on the metro and went to spend our last moments in Barcelona at Casa Mila, designed as a luxury apartment building that's one of architect Antoni Gaudi's masterpieces, finished in 1912.…

  • A Walk Down Passeig De Gracia, Barcelona!

    Are you ready to get just a little bit acquainted with Barcelona? Well, then you're in the right place, as over the next few weeks I'm going to share with you quite a few posts about my recent stay in the city of Barcelona. I sure wish there had been a web site that had…

  • A Visit To Delft, The Netherlands

    On a rainy Sunday just before Rosh HaShana we took the train from Amsterdam for a visit to the historic Dutch city of Delft. I enjoyed visiting Delft, and while certainly "Dutch" and charming the city has a much heavier feeling to it than say Haarlem, which I posted about here. These feelings could be…

  • The Royal Delft Factory And Museum

    What to do on the Sunday before Rosh Hashana in The Netherlands with two ten year old girls? How about a train ride to the historic Dutch town of Delft, and a visit to the Royal Delft Pottery Factory? Sounds good to me, even though we did board the train without tickets, much to my…

  • Haarlem, The Netherlands…..The Original!

    When visiting Amsterdam, I highly recommend taking a day, or even just a few hours, to visit the city of Haarlem, a beautifully preserved Dutch town with lovely canals and architecture as well as a significant and reknowned shopping area. if you happen to be traveling with those who'd prefer shopping to wandering around the…

  • The Portuguese Sephardic Synagogue In Amsterdam

    On this visit to Amsterdam I'm so happy to report that we did pay a very important visit to a stunning synagogue, completed in 1675 by Sephardic Jews originally from Spain!  Just a little background for you. Jews were expelled en masse from Spain in 1492, while  Jews were expelled from Portugal in 1497. Of course those…

  • Amsterdam LOVE…….A Second Visit

    With the holiday of Succos in full swing, we are spending time with friends and family in the Succah, so this week I'll be posting photos of my latest adventures in The Netherlands and Spain! When I moved to Israel fifteen years ago life was so different that I never thought I'd have the desire…

  • Gorgeous Zaanstreek Region in The Netherlands

    The area around the Zaan river, one of the world's first industrial regions dating back hundreds of years, is just a 45 minute bus ride from Amsterdam and is breathtakingly beautiful. There were once over 1000 operating windmills here, and it's also home to most of the other things you might associate with Holland: cheese,…

  • Container Gardening in Holland

    The Netherlands is the largest exporter of cut flowers in the world, which is no surprise since the Dutch people love flowers! Though I made my trip in the fall when the floral displays aren't at their peak, I enjoyed seeing flowers boxes and little gardens everywhere. Gorgeous geranium window boxes complete the look! A…