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It’s true what they say: Spring really is the only time to bicycle in Tuscany. Between mid-April and June, the weather is nothing short of perfect; warm but not hot, sunny but not dry. Today Cliff and I took a long ride across the hills on the coast, with a brief stop at the Santuario di Montenero to hear the Benedictine monks chant the vespers in procession. It’s almost 2am now, but I can’t sleep; the air is too crisp with Mediterranean energy. When we travel, we try to pack 10 or 15 DVD’s that remind us of our good old home town and ward off the jetlag blues, and what could be more cheerful than a 1950’s rom-com romp with our favorite vaguely European nymph (and the mascot of this site!), Audrey Hepburn? That’s right, we pulled Funny Face out of our little grab-bag – read on for our bleary-eyed thoughts.
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No sooner has the last tweed coat stepped off the Paris runway, than the New York Spring social season is fully atwitter. It’s difficult to find time for oneself in the great Metropolis, what with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts gala tonight, the Winter Garden Red Cross Ball on Thursday – healing the world’s ills can be terribly trying! Still, it all becomes worth it when you see how gorgeously diverse our world really is, on a charming program like the Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth – with stunning images of wildlife that have never been captured before. Who knew the birds of paradise had such lovely plumage? Perhaps they were inspired by Galliano’s Fall accessories?
It was with that Springtime glow that Cliff and I picked up David LaChapelle’s Rize. See our morning-after thoughts after LaJump:
La Jump
