Category Archives: Two-fisted Touristing

Excursions around the world, ideally with some musical seasoning.

Sensual Statues in the Streets of Paris

Posted on September 19, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Nude statues are all over Paris. I don’t know if statistically there are more nude statues there than in other European cultural capitals, or if the nude statues of Paris are particularly more sensual than elsewhere, or if it is … Continue reading →

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AH, PARIS!

Posted on September 13, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

The EIFFEL TOWER, as seen from many different Paris neighborhoods, constitutes the official kick off to a whole lot of Paris infused blog posts (even if it is actually the third of such blog posts – I’ll just call those first … Continue reading →

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MONA LISA & ME

Posted on September 5, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Yep that’s me.  And that’s the Mona Lisa.  And this is a little tale of how I spent some time with her. It starts with a trip to Paris.  And a whole day set aside for the Louvre, the immense … Continue reading →

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ISADORA DUNCAN (?) and the View from Pompidou

Posted on August 29, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

A pioneer of modern dance.  A preserved treasure of early film. Ed and I are spending two weeks in Paris (don’t feel sorry for me) and Monday we went to the Pompidou museum, where this little treasure of dance and … Continue reading →

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Museum Impressions

Posted on June 17, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Yesterday at the Brooklyn Museum with an unwitting special focus on the feminine    

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These Roses are Ready for their Close-Up, Mr. DeMille!

Posted on June 3, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Another year… another June… This year the rose garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden had received a “hard cut”, as we heard a passerby explain.  Which made it still lovely but less lush than in years past.  So I’ll focus … Continue reading →

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The Views from THE VIEW

Posted on May 3, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I were treated to dinner at The View restaurant on the top of the Marriott Hotel in Times Square.  48 stories high, the whole restaurant is perched on a circular platform that, like a very slowly rotating record, … Continue reading →

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GETTING KINKY WITH JAKE AND WAYNE

Posted on March 10, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I originally saw “Kinky Boots” when it was still in previews.  We had treated each other with reciprocal Broadway tickets for Xmas, because we had high hopes for a Harvey Fierstein / Cyndi Lauper musical collaboration.  The performance … Continue reading →

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IT’S A PUZZLEMENT

Posted on January 7, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

One of Ed’s Christmas gifts to me was three puzzles made out of photos he had taken.  This was for one of our traditional “little” gifts we give each other, and Ed boasted of a Groupon offer that allowed him … Continue reading →

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The Map Room of Madison, Wisconsin

Posted on January 3, 2018 by dannyashkenasi

  On the second floor of a hundred year old house near Vilas Park in Madison, Wisconsin, is a guest bedroom known as the Map Room.     Three of its four walls have been wall papered by huge maps … Continue reading →

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NIGHT and SNOW in CENTRAL PARK

Posted on December 16, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

  Secret Snow Song #1 (Can’t guess the song titles and artists?  They can be found alphabetically tagged at the bottom of post, which should help.)        Secret Night Song #1       Secret Night Song #2 … Continue reading →

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NAZI LEGACY ALIVE AND WELL IN AN AUSTRIAN CEMETERY

Posted on October 6, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

I came upon a plaque on the church wall in the cemetery at the edge of the Austrian ski resort town of Kitzbühel that profoundly disturbed me.  The chiseled marble commemorates a soldier who died in World War II.  There … Continue reading →

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MONARCH BUTTERFLIES’ BROOKLYN STOPOVER

Posted on October 4, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

In which Ed and I become Monarch Butterfly Paparazzi Ed and I returned from the gym to find a flock of Monarch butterflies flapping about outside our window.  It appears that a particular vine wrapped around our garden fence was … Continue reading →

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THE COW BELL CANTATA – and a Splatterrific Intermezzo

Posted on September 13, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

Wild Emperors, Coxcombs and Horny Mountains in Tirol Plus Heidi-centric Encores!   COW BELL CANTATA – CANTATA DA CAMPANA MUCCA registrato da maestro Daniello Ashkenasi 1. Movimento – Allegro con Forte Subito   Encountered some musical cows on the slopes … Continue reading →

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AIDS Memorial, Greenwich Village, NYC

Posted on September 7, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

  Breaths – The Flirtations       Jesus to a Child – George Michael     Smalltown Boy – Bronski Beat       Boy Blue – Cyndi Lauper  

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TOTAL ECLIPSE in PAINTED HILLS, OREGON

Posted on August 22, 2017 by dannyashkenasi

The Total Eclipse of August 21, 2017 As Seen from the Magnificent Painted Hills, Oregon With Eclipstastic Music! We left Redmond, Oregon, at 7:15am.  Madras, just north of Redmond, would be smack in the path of totality, but we decided … Continue reading →

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