Lisbon, October 13, 2009 I got off the National Geographic Explorer this morning and was quite disoriented to see the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a replica, of course, but made me feel deeply how much I miss San Francisco! I’ve been gone from home too long, 2 ½ months. That … [Read more...]
Bilbao
DER October 9 This morning the National Geographic Explorer docked on the outskirts of Bilbao, Spain. Just before daybreak, we disembarked to the sounds of a Basque accordionist at the port and made our way down the River Nervion to the Guggenheim Museum of Contemporary … [Read more...]
Copenhagen and Christiana
Copenhagen- September 28, 2009 Like Stockholm, Copenhagen is a city I immediately felt comfortable in, one I could spend a lot of time in, if not live there. Everyone seems so cheerful after all the formerly Soviet countries we visited, riding around the tidy town on their … [Read more...]
Viking territory
Stockholm, Sweden September 22 This morning we awoke to somewhat choppy seas, which made it all the better, during a morning lecture, to imagine ourselves aboard a Viking dragon ship, raiding Baltic river towns and pillaging for gold and silver. Anthropologist/historian Olga … [Read more...]
Estonia: Singing Revolution update
Tallinn, Estonia September 19, 2009 On the way to Estonia, aboard the Explorer, we watched a remarkable documentary called “The Singing Revolution,” about the history and independence of that little country. I suppose I was reading the New York Times around the time of … [Read more...]
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