Moon Nashville & Memphis by Susanna Henighan Potter Author Susanna Henighan Potter was born and raised in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains in eastern Tennessee. She has provided a well-written detailed guide to both Nashville and Memphis. Most people immediately think of music when Nashville is mentioned but there is much more to do in and around this city. Civil War history , museums, and of course lots of entertainment opportunities … [Read more...]
Celebrating the New Year in Rome
If you don't have any plans for your New Year's Eve celebrations yet continue reading for an exciting last minute suggestion. Each year the Eternal City has an entertaining programme filled with music on December 31st and January 1st. If you stay in Rome apartments you don't have to worry about driving or parking, but either way it is advised to get there early, because there will be crowds. The traditional New Year's celebrations take … [Read more...]
Stay in a Work of Art and Enjoy the Fun in its Melody Bar
The exterior of the Gladstone Hotel One going out in Toronto, Canada's largest city, to enjoy an evening of fun and tasty food will find no better place than the Gladstone Hotel and its Melody Bar. A unique renovated historical abode, it was built in 1889 and is the oldest still operating hotel in Canada. In 2005 it was re-launched as an art hotel with 37 rooms each designed by a different artist. With locally made furniture and its artist … [Read more...]
Christmas in New York
The Christmas season is upon us and once again the streets are lit up and decorated beautifully to brighten up the winter season. Many cities celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season with an official tree lightning. You don't have to live in one of the apartments in New York to know that the tree lightning of the Christmas tree in front of the Rockefeller Center is one of the most famous lightning ceremonies. Every year the ceremony gets … [Read more...]
Universal Studios Holiday Walk
The U.S. Marine Corps., Santa Claus and the 80th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade Help "5 Towers" on CityWalk Ring in the Holiday Season with Hundreds of Thousands of Glistening Lights and a Gigantic Christmas Tree to Benefit -Toys for Tots The U.S. Marine Corps., joined by Santa Claus in conjunction with the Hollywood Christmas Parade , helped "5 Towers" on Universal CityWalk celebrate the festive holiday season as the new … [Read more...]
Crazy Sista Cooking
Crazy Sista Cooking by Lucy Anne Buffet This is a collection of Lucy's favorite recipes sprinkled with her "food philosophy" and stories about how the recipe was created. Lucy is Jimmy Buffet's younger sister; the Buffets grew up with food, music and hospitality in their blood. Lucy has operated Lulu's Buffet Restaurant in Gulf Shores Alabama since 1999. From how to knead the dough, salads, specialty drinks, to southern cuisine this book … [Read more...]
The Oltrarno District in Florence
As Florence is the cradle of the Renaissance movement and it is the home of many key monuments and art works if this time, it is not surprising that the city has a lively art scene to this day. The district of Oltrarno is the heart and soul of Florence when it comes to the creation of art. Michelangelo studied the anatomy of the human body right here. To be more exact the Santo Spirito Church is where he dissected and studied cadavers. In … [Read more...]
The European Nightlife
A big appeal of a big city for visitors and residents equally is the variety in its cultural offer but also in its nightlife. Where it is rather easy to find your way around to visit the most important cultural and historical sights and monuments, it is always nice for visitors to know where the local crowd goes for a drink and some music. What is to follow is a list of several cities in Europe that I have been to and that are known to have a … [Read more...]
Fun at Los Angeles Events
Rode in to town on the 5 on the inspirational wings of Don MaClean's American Pie blasting away on KRTH 101.1 FM. Needed some inspiration in the form of music as I certainly wasn't getting it from staring into the haze and smog that often hits the Los Angeles area this time of year. I was in town for only about a day and it was packed with events. I always like how whenever I spend any sort of time in Los Angeles events just seem to materialize. … [Read more...]
Where to listen and dance to traditional Hungarian music
As it is well known Hungary it is an exception in linguistic terms, as it's the only country in the central Europe where a non Indo-European language is spoken. This part of the world is also very peculiar for its music traditions especially because the Hungarians are making a big effort to preserve their traditional music and dance. The great Hungarian composer and pianist Bela Bartok himself has studied folk music deeply. Together with … [Read more...]
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