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40 More Days of Outdoor Memories
Covid 19 Taketh Away, but these Photos Remindeth When Covid 19 started us sheltering at home, and I started posting daily photo reminders of lovely outdoor memories, I didn’t think I would be doing this for three months and counting. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Amazon, Austria, beach, Brazil, Cherry blossoms, Covid 19, Germany, Lencois, nature, New York, Outdoor, Painted Hills, Pantanal, photography, rainforest, Rio, Spreewald, Stahnsdorf, sunset
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MANHATTAN BRIDGE and Associates
A Grab Bag of Bridge Photos, Bridge Songs and Bridge Memories. Art Garfunkel lays himself down like a bridge: Bridge Memory #1 (Spies and Walls) Adele’s love ain’t water under the bridge:
Posted in Beginnings, Chamber Works, Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Adele, Blondie, Bridge, Bridge of Spies, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Fellowship of the Ring, Glee, Kate Bush, Manhattan, Manhattan Bridge, Pantanal, photos, Simon and Garfunkel, Spreewald, Stevie Wonder
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BRAZIL – THE WHOLE FEIJOADA
21 Brazil Articles! – 22 Covers of “Brazil”! – 19 Brazilian Music Tracks! – Countless Brazil Photos! When I started the Two-Fisted Touristing Brazil Series I did not anticipate that it would grow to 21 articles (including this final one) … Continue reading
Posted in Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged Amazon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aquarela do Brasil, Bebel Gilberto, Bing Crosby, Brazil, caves, Cornelius, Desi Arnaz, Django Reinhardt, feijoada, Foz Do Iguacu, Frank Sinatra, Geoff Muldaur, Girl from Ipanema, Heitor Villa-Lobos, John Pizzarelli, Kate Bush, Lee Press-On and the Nails, Les Paul, Leslie Odom Jr, Luiz Henrique, Michael Kamen, Pantanal, Petar, Pink Martini, Ray Coniff, Rio de Janeiro, Ritchie Family, Rosemary Clooney, Saludos Amigos, Sergio Mendes, The Coasters, Ultimo Pau de Arara, Verroneau, Xavier Cugat
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BRAZIL – The Sculpture Garden of Izulina Xavier
Brazil – Vérroneau When Ed and I were exploring Corumba, the Brazilian city that is one of the gateways into the Pantanal (here and here), the city tourist pamphlet led us to the Izulina Xavier Sculpture Museum. We arrived at … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged art, Brazil, Christ, Comedian Harmonists, Corumba, Country Estate, Izulina Xavier, Maestra, museum, Pantanal, Regency England, Sculpture Garden, Sculptures, Stations of the Cross, The Last Supper, Verrnponeau, Walk of Fame
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BRAZIL – Upstream into the Pantanal Waterworld
Watery Vistas with Sky Filling Flocks of Herons; Jacaré Alligators, Howler Monkeys, Toucans (well, One Toucan), and the wonderfully weird and brilliantly named Tuiuiu! Brazil – Django Reinhardt Our second Pantanal excursion. You can explore the Pantanal by car in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alligator, Brazil, caiman, Corumba, Django Reinhardt, Every Breaking Wave, harpy eagle, Howler Monkey, Jabira, Jacare, Lily Pad, Pantanal, Parakeet, Toucan, Tuiuiu, U2, Victoria Regina
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