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Day 2 in Lisbon was very busy. On arrival we’d purchased three day Lisboa Cards that offer unlimited use of public transit and free admission to museums. The cards didn’t get much use on our first day, only the Castelo de São Jorge tick...

I mentioned in my report the terrific steamed from Calvert Crabs and Seafood that Nancy and I had gone contributed some produce from

After our long march up to Castelo de São Jorge Nancy and I made our way back to our hotel. When we’d checked in at the Moxy they had, as they always do at check-in there, offered us a free drink. It being early morning, I took a rain check, but by our late afternoon return to the hotel I was ready to cash in. And I’d been advised by

My recent review of The Wheelhouse ended with a teaser on another treat I’d just discovered in the neighborhood, and indeed the whole Washington area. Here’s the story.

I’d strolled down to

Nancy and I were eager to being our long-planned trip to Rome where her choral group, the Georgetown Chorale, would perform two concerts. After consulting local Italy guru, Jim Zure, we added five nights in Bologna to the trip. After checking the price of round-trip tickets to Rome, we decided to save some money and fly in through Lisbon.

You make a plan and God lau...