O Other Town of Bethlehem: Christmas on the Amazon
Posted on December 24, 2006 - Filed Under Video, Brazil, Cruises, Holiday, Photography, Places | Leave a Comment
A few years ago I flew from the real Bethlehem, in the Middle East, to Brazil’s Bethlehem, a town called Belem at the mouth of the Amazon where after some Christmas shopping at a funky, politically-incorrect market, I began a jungly yuletide cruise. Have a look at a Windows Media video and a photo gallery. [...]
Looking for Santa in New York City
Posted on November 30, 2005 - Filed Under Audio, Holiday, New York | Leave a Comment
Looking for Santa in NYC This is the night of the annual Christmas tree lighting ritual at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. This year the subject of our attraction is a colossal 74 foot connifer harvested in New Jersey, but nowhere near Tony Soprano’s neighborhood. My wife and I literally cried in our beer [...]
Thanksgiving in Paris – City of Lights Video
Posted on November 25, 2005 - Filed Under Video, Audio, France, Holiday, Places | Leave a Comment
Photo © 2004 Russell Johnson City of Lights: A Paris Minute Windows Media Video HDTV (39MB) – STANDARD VIDEO An American in Paris: Thanksgiving 2004 by Russell Johnson The Story in Audio MP3 The French are getting fat, so say reports, consuming and consumed by le fast food. You wouldn’t know it by looking at [...]
An American in Paris: Thanksgiving 2004
Posted on December 2, 2004 - Filed Under Audio, France, Holiday | Leave a Comment
Podcast: The Story in Audio(3:50) MP3 What could be more appropriate to hear on the Paris Metro than French horns? They add a holiday feeling to a chilly Paris on a Thanksgiving weekend. Thanksgiving, of course, is completely off the map of the French. We spent Turkey Day with expat friends slurping oysters and savoring [...]
