April 2018 - Page 2 of 25 - Roaming Rambling and Reading

Is Coffee Brewing an Art or a Science?

posted on : April 15, 2018 posted by : admin

The headline’s question is a good one. My answer is brewing is a science to make a cup of coffee – which I consider a work of art. Brewing is chemistry. We are attempting to use water as a solvent, which the heat enhances, which is why we heat the…

Italy,Travel,Venice

Venice the Famous Write about It

posted on : April 14, 2018

Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go. Truman Capote It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone. Erica Jong I have spoken to you of Pompeii,” said the Moon, “that corpse of…

Greece,Meteora,Travel

Meteora Monasteries Defy Logic and Inspire Awe

posted on : April 14, 2018

Meteora was virtually unknown until 1981 when 007, as in Bond, James Bond, is left hanging from a rope off a cliff. Bond has to climb up the face while the bad guy chips away at anchors in the rock. Who survives? The bad guy or 007? In the climactic…

Greece,Meteora,Travel

Otherworldly Atmosphere of Meteora

posted on : April 14, 2018

“It’s got this otherworldly vibe about it, it had this really great energy, and I wanted to have a record that lived up to that energy.” – Chester Bennington on why he named Linkin Park’s second studio album after this unique rock formation in Greece. The name Meteora stems…

Greece,Meteora,Travel

Traveling to Meteora on the Train

posted on : April 13, 2018

We were warned about visiting Greece during the Greek Orthodox Easter (the week following the Christian Easter), but traveling the Friday before the Christian Easter proved interesting. Turns out the Christian is big for traveling too. The trip to the Meteora monasteries was the first arranged tour we booked while…

Italy,Travel,Venice

Venice Never Quite Seems Real

posted on : April 12, 2018

Venice never quite seems real, but rather an ornate film set suspended on the water. Frida Giannini &nbsp…

Athens,Greece,Travel

The Perfect Airbnb in Athens

posted on : April 11, 2018

Imagine lying in bed at night with a view of the Acropolis. Imagine being in the center of Athens being able to walk to all the museums and ruins. Imagine being close to shopping. Imagine having bars and coffee houses only a step out the front door. Imagine the perfect…

Italy,Travel,Venice

Venice The City of Bridges and Water Buses

posted on : April 11, 2018

Did I find Venice fascinating? Yes Did I find Venice romantic? Yes Did I find Venice one of the most beautiful city built by man? Yes Did we take a gondola ride? No Am I glad we went to Venice? Yes Would I return to Venice? No..but it was…

Crete,Greece,Travel

Crete is on My Mind

posted on : April 11, 2018

Yesterday I talked with Linda another friend from high school about a return trip to Crete with her. Guess we better get on Kat and Hal’s schedule! *Kat’s picture of the rainbow two days before we arrived in a flurry of sand from Africa. Good friends…

Crete,Greece,Travel

The Mystery of Crete Runs Deep

posted on : April 10, 2018

“The mystery of Crete runs deep. Whoever sets foot on this island senses a mysterious force coursing warmly and beneficently through their veins, sensing their soul beginning to grow” wrote Nikos Kazantzakis, Crete’s most celebrated author. We arrived in Crete by plane from Venice and I…

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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Is Coffee Brewing an Art or a Science?

Venice the Famous Write about It

Meteora Monasteries Defy Logic and Inspire Awe

Otherworldly Atmosphere of Meteora

Traveling to Meteora on the Train

Venice Never Quite Seems Real

The Perfect Airbnb in Athens

Venice The City of Bridges and Water Buses

Crete is on My Mind

The Mystery of Crete Runs Deep