*Denmark [Dec 2012] *Bosnia [Dec 2012]
*Portugal [Feb 2013]
“Do you remember the Shire, Mr. Frodo? It'll be spring soon. And the orchards will be in blossom. And the birds will be nesting in the hazel thicket. And they'll be sowing the summer barley in the lower fields... and eating the first of the strawberries with cream. Do you remember the taste of strawberries?” ~JRR Tolkien
Food at Ristorante Grand Cafe Al Porto* [Salotto Room]
Birthday Lunch
April 2013 | Lugano
*The 1803 above the fireplace is the date it opened — and also when Ticino joined the Swiss Federation. Once a convent (notice the finesgraffito facade), the café evokes the 19th-century days when Giuseppe Mazzini and fellow Italian patriots would huddle here — safely over the border — planning their next move to unify Italy. Much later, as World War II wound down, US dignitary Allen Welsh Dulles met right here with Nazi and Italian representatives to organize a graceful end to the war and prevent the Germans from ruining Italy with a scorched-earth retreat. And in more carefree times, this is where Clark Gable and Sofia Loren dipped cookies in their coffee.
Paris, October 2012. Taken by me.
I was sitting on the steps in front of Sacre-Coeur listening to street music when I looked across the street and saw this amazing man climb up a lamppost while doing tricks with a ball. Just goes to show how amazing the human body is.
![Le Monument de la reconnaissance à la France [Kalemegdan Park]
Belgrade, Serbia
Taken March 2013](http://24.media.tumblr.com/75be513b3f612e2b5700dcd947d8173d/tumblr_mk6a17ikWt1rcvyt0o1_500.jpg)
Le Monument de la reconnaissance à la France [Kalemegdan Park]
Belgrade, Serbia
Taken March 2013
