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Author Archives: rosemariecurteman
JERUSALEM – 2
JERUSALEM – 2 Yad Vashem (Israel’s Official Memorial to the Jewish Victims of the Holocaust) While visiting Jerusalem, my traveling companions (Jane and Philip) and I, along with our guide, Dara, taxied to the foot of Mount Herzl, where … Continue reading
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JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM Yerushaláyim (in biblical Hebrew) Al-Quds (in Arabic) “The world has ten measures of beauty, and nine of these belong to Jerusalem.” -Jerusalem adage When friends ask why I keep returning to Jerusalem (I’ve been there four times), … Continue reading
Posted in Dead Sea, Israel, Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Travel, Wailing Wall
Tagged Christian, Dead Sea, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish, Muslim, Temple Mount, travel, Wailing Wall
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On The Road Again: Arizona
“May you and those you love walk in beauty.” – A Navajo prayer When my Seattle neighbors invited me to visit them at their winter getaway in Scottsdale, Arizona, I jumped at the opportunity. Like folklore’s famed golden-haired Rhine … Continue reading
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Tagged American Travel, Arizona, Grand Canyon, Heard Museum, Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Navajo Indians, Navajo Jewelry
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Andalusia # 3 Seneca.
Spain’s LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA “All cruelty springs from weakness.” -Seneca Before leaving the subject of Andalusia, I can’t resist mentioning Seneca—Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 B.C.-A.D. 65)—the Córdoban-born Stoic philosopher, orator, essayist, playwright and poet, who some consider to … Continue reading
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Andalusia #2
Below are two of the greatest buildings that the Moors (an inexact but now generally accepted term to describe the early Muslims/Arabs who invaded Spain) left behind: Córdoba’s Mezquita and the palace of Alhambra in Granada. The Great Mosque, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Andalusia, European Travel, Mezquita, Mosques, Palace of Alhambra, Spain, travel writer
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ANDALUSIA
Andalucía “It is no exaggeration to say that what we presumptuously call ‘Western’ culture is owed in large measure to the Andalusian enlightenment.” -Christopher Hitchens, The Nation When my friends Tom and Barbara first shared with me the riveting … Continue reading
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On the Road Again- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
We all know the world teems with wondrous places. There are those I portray in my book 7 ½ Places of Wonder: Munich, Dubai, Florence, Andalusia, Oxford, Jerusalem, St. Petersburg, and Stockholm, but there are also lesser known locales that … Continue reading
Brussels’ FLEA MARKETS
. . .pleasant was it then to stray down the peaceful alleys, and hear the bells of St. Jean Baptiste peal out with their sweet, soft, exalted sound. —Charlotte Brontë (Vilette,1853) Brussels, founded in A.D. 979, is not … Continue reading
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Women Traveling Solo: Pros & Cons plus Tips.
“One of the great things about travel is you find out how many good, kind people there are.” —Edith Wharton People often ask me what it’s like to do all the traveling that I do alone. The truth … Continue reading
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On The Road: Spokane, Washington and Its Indian Heritage
“No trip is too brief to enrich our lives as we acquire knowledge of other places and enlarge our cultural perspective.” —Carole Glickfeld, Author Recently, I was invited to do a book signing at Auntie’s Book Store in Spokane, … Continue reading
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