Randall Museum
On my day of Haight & Hills in San Francisco in 2017, I visited Corona Heights. The Randall Museum, nestled on the southern slope on Corona Heights, was closed for renovations. I really wanted to visit it, [Read more…]
San Francisco 2017, Day 1, Part 1
Golden Gate Park, Part 1: Nature and Science, Life and Death
Golden Gate Park contains a mind-boggling collection of attractions. Museums, gardens, Japanese architecture. Dutch windmills? Yup, Dutch windmills. And would you believe…bison? [Read more…]
India 2017, Day 13: Delhi, Day 5
Nizamuddin
Believe it or not, it’s here–my last day in India! I spent most of my last day visiting a very Muslim district, Nizamuddin, and seeing many Muslim monuments, including what’s perhaps Delhi’s most [Read more…]
India 2017, Day 10: Rishikesh, Day 2: Part 2
Across the Universe
At the end of Day 10, Part 1, I crossed the Lakshman Jhula bridge over the Ganges. That brought me closer to my ultimate destination in Rishikesh: the ashram where the Beatles stayed in 1968. [Read more…]
India 2017, Day 10: Rishikesh, Day 2: Part 1
Gateway to the Himalayas
When I woke up on Day 10 in my room at the fabulous Ganga Kinare, all of the inconvenience of Day 9 was far behind me. Day 10 turned out to be just what it was supposed to be–a spectacular day along the [Read more…]