Living in the neighborhood once frequented by James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald rubbed off on me because I sometimes thought of myself as a wistful character in an understated novel.
Entries Tagged as 'travel'
To Be in Paris
July 30th, 2012 · Comments Off on To Be in Paris · Books, City Library
Tags: Basilica of Sacré Coeur·City of Lights·Eiffel Tower·France·Francophile·Library·manchester·Montmartre·N.H.·new hampshire·Paris·travel
Travel to China!
March 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on Travel to China! · Books, Children, City Library, Events, Main Branch, News, Teens
Ever want to travel to China but are unsure how to go about it?
Tags: China·Library·manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire·programs·Richard Ferland·travel
April in Reykjavik
February 7th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Books, Children, City Library, Friends of the West Manchester Community Library, Government Documents, Main Branch, NH Room, Teens, Trustees, West Branch
It was Easter Sunday and instead of the customary egg cracking contest among relatives I was getting pelted by horizontal swaths of hail.
Tags: Eric Weiner·geysir·Gulfoss·Iceland·manchester·Manchester City Library·N.H.·new hampshire·Reykjavik·travel
Europe’s Hidden Jewel
September 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Europe’s Hidden Jewel · Books, City Library
Feel the love in Slovenia!
Tags: Adriatic Sea·Alps·eastern Europe·Europe·Golden Fleece·hiking·Ljubljana Castle·Red Cross Ambulance Corps·Royal Lippizan Stallions·Slavic·Slavic nation·Slovenia·Spanish Riding School·The Walks of Peace·travel·Triglav
New York Reflections
May 4th, 2010 · Comments Off on New York Reflections · Books, News
Despite the “Don’t honk- $350 penalty” signs, horns were blaring in the bumper-to-bumper traffic on Broadway. Our recent weekend trip to New York City had begun with just the right amount of urban bravado. We got through the Easter holiday hoards in Times Square and made our way to our decidedly “chichi” Midtown Manhattan Hotel. […]
Cheap travel ideas
April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off on Cheap travel ideas · Books, Main Branch
If the thought of heightened security measures and full body scans at airports isn’t enough to put you off air travel, how about the news report this week that Spirit airlines is going to start charging for carry-on bags? As if they don’t already charge too much. Will the larger airlines be far behind? Still […]
