Ma Vlast (My Homeland) is a set of six symphonic poems written by Bedřich Smetana. Smetana was a Czech composer whose music so embodied his people that he is considered the father of Czech music. He wrote this set of music as a tribute to his homeland. Each one of the pieces refers to either a […]
Aebleskiver Recipe – Food Around the World
Part of the fun and adventure of traveling is trying new food from around the world. But you don’t have to leave your home to try international specialties. Thanks to the storehouse of cookbooks available and the internet (here’s looking at you Pinterest!) we have access to lots of delicious food from far off places. […]
Bath, England – Places to Go
Once a month I’d like to share some of the places that I’d love to visit and I hope you’ll share some of yours with me! Jane Austen has been on my mind a lot lately (thank you Pinterest!) and so the first place I want to talk about is Bath, England! Bath was actually […]
Varenna, Italy – City Tour
Welcome to the lovely little town of Varenna, Italy situated on the banks of Lake Como. Varenna is in far northern Italy, quite close to Switzerland, but it still feels fully Italian. I spent several days here with my family back in 2014. Let’s take a look around and I’ll show you some of the […]
Arrivederci Roma – Music Inspiration Monday
Arrivederci is an Italian word meaning “until we meet again” or more simply, “goodbye”. This song was written in 1955 by Renato Rascel, Pietro Garinei, and Sandro Giovannini in Italian and was featured in the Italian movie “Arrivederci Roma”. The same movie was also released in English under the name “Seven Hills of Rome”. Later, a man […]
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