https://learnersojourner.com/2017/07/19/cuba-in-search-of-music-and-muses/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0787.jpgIMG_0787My favorite mural at Havana's Callejon du Hamelhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0786.jpgIMG_0786With our dance maestra, Lazarahttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0785.jpgIMG_0785Refresco Nacional, Cuba's answer to Coke and Pepsihttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0784.jpgIMG_0784Our dance teachers, Lazara and Yosiel, show us how it's done.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0782.jpgIMG_0782CFN doing what they do best immediately after our performance.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_0781.jpgIMG_0781Learning a few moves from one of the veteran dancers of Pena Bailadores de Santa Amaliahttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/f8e07391-4339-4ea1-a896-71db581e4366-1449-00000175fbd492f7.jpegF8E07391-4339-4EA1-A896-71DB581E4366-1449-00000175FBD492F7Grupo Obsesion, with Alvin translating.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/9e2d2081-aa6a-4e5a-b1fb-bf6dcf465f7c-1449-00000175e5a961ce.jpeg9E2D2081-AA6A-4E5A-B1FB-BF6DCF465F7C-1449-00000175E5A961CEAlvin treats us to a pre-lecture Q&A on anything Cuba.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3eda7961-05f1-4f5e-9f04-37474eda264b-1449-0000014649ae9f30.jpeg3EDA7961-05F1-4F5E-9F04-37474EDA264B-1449-0000014649AE9F30https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/9875451f-5a95-488a-a5df-c774daecdef8-1449-000001461b14d4c1.jpeg9875451F-5A95-488A-A5DF-C774DAECDEF8-1449-000001461B14D4C1Our lectures were held at the former residence of the son of Jose Marti.2018-08-01T12:33:54+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2018/04/30/mexico-city-flores-y-colores/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bbc7debd-b96a-47b0-8e49-b5739b435ba7.jpegBBC7DEBD-B96A-47B0-8E49-B5739B435BA7https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/a8c99f4e-fea1-45c6-80df-367285474f33.jpegA8C99F4E-FEA1-45C6-80DF-367285474F33The brightly colored boats of Xochimilco's Floating Gardens are a combination of Venetian gondolas and Haitian tap-taps. 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(Photo courtesy of Russell Wasden)https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0564.jpgIMG_0564https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/31d162a3-29d0-487c-b767-8fa98172f410.jpg31D162A3-29D0-487C-B767-8FA98172F4102017-09-06T21:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/egypt/2017-04-30T17:20:26+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2017/04/19/the-arab-spring-break-pt-1-jordan/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0472.jpgIMG_0472https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0471.jpgIMG_0471https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0470.jpgIMG_0470https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0469.jpgIMG_0469https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0468.jpgIMG_0468https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0467.jpgIMG_0467https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0466.jpgIMG_0466https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0465.jpgIMG_0465https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0464.jpgIMG_0464https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/img_0463.jpgIMG_04632017-04-30T14:24:38+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/jordan/2017-04-23T13:37:03+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2016/07/28/shall-we-gather-at-the-river-gullah-voices-and-echoes/2016-09-02T13:58:07+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/14/vinnie-vidi-vici/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image4.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image3.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image2.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image1.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-201.jpgSummer 2014 201Just one of T's celebrity photo requestshttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-163.jpgSummer 2014 163Fashionable footwear for entering the queen's tombhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-156.jpgSummer 2014 156Magnificence in marblehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-132.jpgSummer 2014 132Vinnie and me at the reflecting poolhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-111.jpgSummer 2014 111Our very own papparazzo2016-08-23T01:17:35+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/31/the-orient-expressed-chongqing-and-sailing-the-victoria-selina/2016-08-23T00:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/31/the-orient-expressed-xian-and-the-terra-cotta-warriors/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image1.jpegimageAwaiting our flight to X'an, one of our six trips to the airport.2016-08-23T00:54:07+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/23/the-orient-expressed-beijing-day-2/2016-08-23T00:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/23/the-orient-expressed-beijing-bound/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image.jpegimage2016-08-23T00:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2016/07/10/lost-and-found-what-i-learned-from-this-sojourn/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image141.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image140.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image139.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image138.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image137.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image136.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image135.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image134.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image133.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image132.jpegimage2016-08-20T18:59:17+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/savannah/2016-07-28T22:41:41+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/19/glynn-macdonald-and-the-gilded-stage/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image22.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image21.jpgimageThe casthttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image20.jpgimageRichard is played by Charles Edwards, Lady Edith's long lost love on Dowtown Abbey. He's also a very nice guy who was very indulgent to our rather giddy group of American teachers.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image19.jpgimageNorthumberland, Bollingbroke, and. 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She is an incredible artist and human rights advocate who was jailed three times for standing up for women's rights in the camps of post-https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image42.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image41.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image40.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image39.jpegimage2016-07-10T16:06:53+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2016/07/09/triumph-on-the-mountaintop-citadelle-laferriere-a-reflection-in-photos/2016-07-09T22:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2016/07/07/beneath-the-mountains-lies-pleasure-valley/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image84.jpegimageThis is what's left of the house my great-grandparents built to raise their family. Neither the day-glo colors, nor the makeshift store on the front porch would have been to their liking, but this was a house of love when it belonged to our family, and I hope that spirit continues to sustain those who call it home today.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image81.jpegimageBeyond the mountains, more mountains...https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image80.jpegimageMy mother's Catholic elementary schoolhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image79.jpegimageMy great-uncle Julio's former househttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image78.jpegimageOur friend Mizou's house.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image77.jpegimagePlaisance's Catholic Church, and the center of all things spiritual in my parents' childhood and adolescence.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image76.jpegimageDowntown Plaisance, also known as The "Bouk."https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image75.jpegimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/image74.jpegimage2016-07-07T03:45:47+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/haiti/2016-06-30T02:04:42+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/12/why-delhi-isnt-smelly-and-other-interesting-stuff/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-0581.jpgSummer 2014 058A tuk-tuk laden with passengers.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-031.jpgSummer 2014 031India Gate in New Delhi, built by the English to commemorate WWI.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-0231.jpgSummer 2014 023Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, an eternal flame.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-0211.jpgSummer 2014 021https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-0181.jpgSummer 2014 018A colorful storefront in Old Delhi.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-011.jpgSummer 2014 011One of maybe three oxen we saw in Delhi.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-0081.jpgSummer 2014 008Old Delhi's infamous electrical wiring.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-058.jpgSummer 2014 058Tuk-tuk Ridershttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-023.jpgSummer 2014 023Gandhi's Memorialhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-021.jpgSummer 2014 021Our proud rickshaw driver2015-11-23T17:20:30+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/24/all-the-globes-a-stage-2/2015-09-29T22:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/14/approach-retreat-maneuver-getting-going-at-the-globe/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image.jpgimageIt all begins here.2015-09-26T01:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/08/19/losing-my-religion-in-madrid/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/684138-museum-of-ham-madrid-spain.jpgMuseum of HamMuseum of Hamhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150813_205418_resized.jpg20150813_205418_resizedSights from a street fair we bumped into in Madrid's La Latina neighborhood.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150813_205412_resized.jpg20150813_205412_resizedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150813_204526_resized.jpg20150813_204526_resizedChurros con chocolate from a street fair vendor. Probably not the best but OK. Chocolate was super thick, strong, and not too sweet.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150813_143017_resized.jpg20150813_143017_resizedTwo of my guys caught photographing me from overhead at the Roman aqueducts in Segovia.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150812_145429_resized.jpg20150812_145429_resizedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150812_145426_resized.jpg20150812_145426_resizedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150813_230612_resized.jpg20150813_230612_resizedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150812_135158_resized.jpg20150812_135158_resizedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150813_153842_resized.jpg20150813_153842_resizedInside the cathedral at Segovia2015-08-19T17:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/19/as-i-like-it-a-random-recap-at-weeks-end/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image23.jpgimageWe started serious ly rehearsing As You Like It on Friday and saw the Globe's raucously joyous production on Saturday night. I had a scare when I misplaced my original ticket but the ticket office was kind enough to replace it when, at the last desperate minute, I showed them my TSTP badge and begged.2015-08-16T13:49:44+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/08/08/one-last-love-song-to-my-london-summer/2015-08-08T06:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/21/uncasing-a-cunning-instrument-shakespeare-english-come-of-age/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image29.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image28.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image27.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image26.jpgimage The stairwells of The Globe's Sackler Studios, decorated with Hamlet's existential question myriad languageshttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image25.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image24.jpgimageCeiling mural at Dartmouth House, headquarters of the English Speaking Union.2015-08-04T04:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/08/01/the-jig-is-up-a-parting-glance-at-tstp/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image5.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image4.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image3.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image2.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image1.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/image.jpgimageWith the incomparable Glynn MacDonald2015-08-02T04:34:47+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/26/as-i-like-it-a-random-recap-at-weeks-end-part-ii/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image54-e1437919837105.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image53.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image52.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image51.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image50.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image49.jpgimageEven the bathroom at Dartmouth House is gorgeous. Check out the wallpaper.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image48.jpgimageThe green room at The Globe is actually a little scuzzy. It's furnished with extra high and extra wide 70s era couches to accommodate actors sporting huge costumes, but I loved the posters on the sloping wall commemorating the different productions over the years.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image47.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image46.jpgimageWilliam Shakespeare's birthplace and childhood home.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image45.jpgimageYoung Will's bedroom2015-07-26T14:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2015/07/15/game-on-groundlings-tstp-days-2-and-3/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/image9.jpgimageFront and center with my fellow groundlings.2015-07-19T17:48:55+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/london/2015-07-09T21:10:10+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2015/01/01/the-pope-and-the-piazza-del-popolo-new-years-eve-memories-rome-2008-a-video-blog/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/vhs-2013-load-2531.jpgVHS 2013 load 2532015-01-01T01:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/11/11/and-speaking-of-heroes-a-real-life-claire-beauchamp/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image2.jpgimageRuth Dunlap todayhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1.jpgimageMs. Dunlap serving in WWIIhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image.jpgimage2015-01-01T01:23:37+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/seated-sojourns/2015-01-01T01:21:52+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/italy/2015-01-01T01:03:09+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/18/oasis-in-udaipur/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-849.jpgSummer 2014 849Surgically attached to my iPad on our final morning in Indiahttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-817.jpgSummer 2014 817https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-815.jpgSummer 2014 815Taking a break after our boat ride on the lake.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-783.jpgSummer 2014 783The kithenhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-780.jpgSummer 2014 780In the courtyard of the City Palace Museumhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-779.jpgSummer 2014 779The "throne" in the private toilet of the maharana's ailing grandfather.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-766.jpgSummer 2014 766https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-763.jpgSummer 2014 763Mirror effect at Udaipur's city palacehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-746.jpgSummer 2014 746In the maharanah's wars, horses were disguised to look like baby elephants to confuse the adult elephants fighting for the opposing side.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-721.jpgSummer 2014 721and to launder.2014-09-03T22:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/15/mosques-monkeys-and-mansions/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-363.jpgSummer 2014 363Visiting in low season resulted in rather exclusive dining in Alsisar Haveli's stunning dining hall.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-324.jpgSummer 2014 324Our canopy bedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-319.jpgSummer 2014 319Greeting a very serene cow outside the temple gates.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-308.jpgSummer 2014 308Daddy monkey was a little more aggressive. The head tie was my attempt to ward off the scorching sun, with limited success.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-296.jpgSummer 2014 296Mommy and baby pairs like this one were pretty polite and well-behaved.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-294.jpgSummer 2014 294A remarkably dignified pair of our monkey friends at The Monkey Temple just outside of Jaipur. Apparently, you have to come at night for the leopards...Uh, no thanks.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image9.jpgimageOur canopy bedhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image8.jpgimageCourtyard of Alsisar Haveli during monsoon showerhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image7.jpgimageCorridor ceiling outside our room at Alsisar Haveli2014-09-03T22:19:52+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/09/01/what-i-learned-from-this-sojourn-china-edition/2014-09-01T22:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/09/01/the-orient-expressed-shanghai-is-for-shopping/2014-09-01T01:07:10+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/09/01/the-orient-expressed-shanghai-discovering-the-other-china/2014-09-01T00:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/31/the-orient-expressed-kristy-keeps-it-real/2014-08-31T21:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/19/scaling-the-great-wall/2014-08-20T14:49:57+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/shorter-sojourns/2014-08-19T22:18:11+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2014/08/05/newport-news-and-weather-newport-jazz-festival-2014/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image6.jpgimageHalf of my delicious swordfish sandwich with pesto and mozzarella.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image5.jpgimageWe also enjoyed the Vijay Ayer Sextet. Check them out here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLC59D256D882A4694&v=poP9pvGXP7Ihttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image4.jpgimageKung pao calamari at Anthony's Seafood.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image3.jpgimageGREAT seafood restaurant in nearby Middletown, featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image2.jpgimageSam already looks like a cool cat, but he's still trying to decide if he likes jazz.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image1.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/image.jpgimageCecile McLorin Salvant , adding life and light to some great American standards.2014-08-19T21:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/china/2014-08-19T18:43:26+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/paris/2014-08-19T18:42:52+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/india/2014-08-19T18:42:18+00:00weekly0.6https://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/24/what-i-learned-from-this-sojourn-paris-layover-edition/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1269.jpgSummer 2014 1269My favorite part, the Laduree macaron gift shop. I didn't buy any of the pricey confections, but they were pumping in some incredible fragrance, and the whole set-up was just lovely.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1229.jpgSummer 2014 1229The gardenshttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1225.jpgSummer 2014 1225Finally in the main courtyardhttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1217.jpgSummer 2014 1217Serpentine line at Versailleshttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-953.jpgSummer 2014 953YOU ARE HERE.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image29.jpgimageThis mini red Eiffel Tower is completely constructed out of metal cafe chairs.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image27.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image26.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image25.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image24.jpgimage2014-07-29T14:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/21/tales-of-beheaded-bishops-and-depressed-divas-in-montmartre/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-982.jpgSummer 2014 982The Moulin Rouge, located at base of Montmartre, hosts cheesy Vegas type shows for 185 Euro pp. We opted for pics out front and Toulouse Lautrec paintings at the Musee D'Orsay.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image22.jpgimageOur Montmartre guide, Marie, hard at work with the Sacre Coeur in the background.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image21.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image20.jpgimageDalida's bronzed boobs polished to a high sheen from all the palming.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image19.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image18.jpgimageSt. Denis taking "things" into his own hands.2014-08-19T12:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/21/first-light-in-paris/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1193.jpgSummer 2014 1193https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1104.jpgSummer 2014 1104https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1098.jpgSummer 2014 1098https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1078.jpgSummer 2014 1078https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1074.jpgSummer 2014 1074https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1055.jpgSummer 2014 1055Notice this shot is taken from the bell tower.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1048.jpgSummer 2014 1048https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1031.jpgSummer 2014 1031https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1029.jpgSummer 2014 1029https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-1146.jpgSummer 2014 11462014-07-29T13:58:11+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/18/what-i-learned-from-this-sojourn/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-640.jpgSummer 2014 640Ashok, our driver and constant companion with his immaculate car.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image15.jpgimageT with Ashok, our driver.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image14.jpgimageLike the beloved and ubiquitous Hindu god, Ganesha, India is colorful and beautifully in its incongruity.2014-07-29T13:57:12+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/17/travel-advisory/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-677.jpgSummer 2014 677Ok, this is NOT a stupor, just me at a rest stop waiting for T to finish this large but very mild bottle of beer.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-866.jpgSummer 2014 866https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-700.jpgSummer 2014 700https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-506.jpgSummer 2014 506Enjoying the rooftop at Alsisar Haveli one last time.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image11.jpgimageThe courtyard at Ranbanka Palace, our hotel in Jodhpur.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image10.jpgimageA herd of camels on the road to Udaipur2014-07-29T13:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/16/jaywalking-in-jaipur-some-final-thoughts-on-the-pink-city/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image30.jpgimageAs lovely as she was, riding Rosebud uphill was little fun, especially not for T who was squished by yours truly the entire time.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-499.jpgSummer 2014 499One would never know the chaotic traffic that exists beneath Jaipur's signature Wind Palace by looking at this picture.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-500.jpgSummer 2014 500These shopkeepers were sweet enough to provide me this sari photo op, even though I was adamant about not buying one. As I've said before, saris are beautiful but one would be out of context in my life.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-449.jpgSummer 2014 449https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-446.jpgSummer 2014 446I thought these women looked like personified marigolds in their dazzling yellow saris. They are actually pretty savvy sweepers at the Queen's palace, hiding in this alcove, and offering to pose for pictures for a few rupees.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-437.jpgSummer 2014 437We saw countless screens like this in the palaces we visited. The were designed exclusively so women could see out, but strange men could not see in. Talk about gilded cages.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-410.jpgSummer 2014 410Entrance to the Queen's Palace at Amber Forthttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-394.jpgSummer 2014 394Cleaning elephant dung, one of the many dirty jobs that had to be done.https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/summer-2014-397.jpgSummer 2014 397Lovely as she was, riding Rosebud uphill was NOT fun, especially not for T who was squished the whole way up.2014-07-29T13:54:41+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/08/finally-a-blog-stay-tuned-for-our-misadventures-in-india-and-paris/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/baggage.pngOur Baggage to India2014-07-29T13:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/08/groupons-for-macarons-and-bistrots-and-marshamallows/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/macarons.jpgmacarons2014-07-29T13:51:33+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/11/checking-in-from-airpurgatory/2014-07-29T13:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.com/2014/07/12/morning-in-delhi/https://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image1.jpgimagehttps://learnersojourner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/image.jpgimage2014-07-29T13:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://learnersojourner.comdaily1.02018-08-01T12:33:54+00:00