Category Archives: Two-fisted Touristing

Excursions around the world, ideally with some musical seasoning.

Peek-A-Boo!

Posted on January 19, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

When we moved to Brooklyn in 1997, the Williamsburg Bank Tower (now officially One Hanson Place, but no one calls it that) was the one tall building, the skyscraper of Brooklyn, a landmark to orient oneself by. It had been … Continue reading →

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Hotel Room Views

Posted on January 7, 2025 by dannyashkenasi
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Wintry Wisconsin Flyover

Posted on January 1, 2025 by dannyashkenasi

Flying over a Wisconsin landscape covered in light patches of snow December 21

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Madison Holiday Lights in Olin Park

Posted on December 22, 2024 by dannyashkenasi
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View from Central Park West

Posted on December 19, 2024 by dannyashkenasi
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The Times They’re Looking Hazy

Posted on December 11, 2024 by dannyashkenasi
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LIGHTSCAPE #4

Posted on December 5, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Another Year of the BBG’s Fabulous Light Show The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is in its fourth year of what appears to be an ongoing annual holiday tradition: Lightscape. Every year multiple artists create extravagant lightfilled sculptures and lightshows within and … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn from the Sky

Posted on December 1, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

An annotated bird’s eye view of NYC’s best borough. After we took off from New York City’s La Guardia airport on our Thanksgiving trip, the plane flew over the city and I got this great view of Brooklyn, my home … Continue reading →

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Paw Paw Harvest

Posted on September 26, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Above is a bowl of paw paws, the only North American tropical fruit. You won’t find it the grocery store, because it so easily bruises it is considered unmarketable. It also only ripens on the tree, and then must be … Continue reading →

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At the Aquarium

Posted on September 19, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

An Underwater Exploration with Musical Accompaniment The other day Ed and I went to Coney Island in the south of Brooklyn, and spent many hours enjoying the wonders of the aquarium. Underwater worlds from coral reefs to canyon gorges, multitudes … Continue reading →

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Montien Boonma’s HOUSE OF HOPE

Posted on August 31, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

There is much to discover and delight in at NYC’s Museum of Modern Art, MOMA. I was especially taken by Montien Boonma’s House of Hope. A work of art that invites to be explored from many angles, perspectives and pathways. … Continue reading →

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Another P&P Screening in Italy

Posted on August 18, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

This Friday, August 23, my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre” (click here for trailer and much more) will screen again in Italy, specifically at the Giove International Film Festival in … Continue reading →

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At the OSCAR WILDE

Posted on August 11, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I treated ourselves to a tasty meal in the even tastier restaurant, the Oscar Wilde, on 45 West 27th Street in Manhattan. “A Public Place for Private Affairs”. The name of the restaurant may be Oscar Wilde, but … Continue reading →

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Layover in Detroit, Touchdown in Madison

Posted on July 23, 2024 by dannyashkenasi
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STELENFELD – Berlin Holocaust Memorial

Posted on July 16, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

In Berlin, Germany, just south of the Brandenburg Gate, across the street from the eastern edge of the Tiergarten park, lies the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, A K A the Holocaust Memorial, and also referred to colloquially … Continue reading →

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PRIDE NYC ’24

Posted on July 1, 2024 by dannyashkenasi

Ed and I made our wasy from Brooklyn to the Village to watch much of the Pride festivities and parade before joining the Quakers* at their late afternoon slot in the march down Fifth Avenue. What follows are a couple … Continue reading →

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