We have come across two restaurants so far who have come up with what I think is an ingenious method of separate checks. We are a group of 20 people whenever we go to a restaurant together and Raquel, our tour director, has recommended some excellent restaurant choices with outstanding food. Moreover she has made… Read More Reservation for a Crowd
When asked how many times I go to the beach, and I answer, “It’s been DECADES,” people can’t believe it since I live in Hawaii. Who in Hawaii doesn’t go to the beach?! ME!! In fact, I think it has been at least 30 years since I even owned a bathing suit! You guessed it,… Read More At Paradise Beach, Mykonos
It was a short night, owing to the fact that the Greek evening did not end until 11:00 pm, and by the time we returned to the hotel and I uploaded my videos, it was nearly midnight. I responded to a text message from former student Joey Fala asking if I would play the organ… Read More On to Mykonos
Our Go Ahead tour group plus about 10,000 other people (!) visited the Parthenon (Temple of the Maiden) at the Acropolis (highest point) — our local guide, Maria, made sure that we knew the difference. Yes, 10,000 people visit this area on a daily basis, and to me it was a little like standing in… Read More Hard lesson in Greek dining
Do you know how far away Athens is from Boston? Consider that I was picked up at 2:00 pm for a 6:05 pm flight, then it was a 6 hour flight from Boston to Paris, where I had a 3-hour layover, including going through immigration, then it was another 3 hour flight to Athens. Add… Read More … because it’s there!
I spent the morning packing my suitcase before getting an Uber to the Church of the Advent. The apartment where I’ve been staying is not available tonight so I will be moving to a bed-and-breakfast next door to Edith Ho’s house for my last night in Boston. Edith will take the luggage back home while… Read More Trinity at the Advent
Last fall, it was when I learned that Doulce Mémoire was going to make an appearance at the 2019 Boston Early Festival that I made the decision to book my tickets. It was at a previous Festival that I heard this group for the first time and eagerly bought one of their CDs. What was… Read More Doulce Mémoire—what a spectacle!
I spent the morning looking for a post office and took these pictures of churches along the way. Yesterday was cold and rainy and today is a beautiful day in Boston! The courtyard at First Lutheran. Yesterday it was pouring buckets here. After spending about six hours yesterday attending three organ recitals at First Lutheran… Read More Another day at First Lutheran
Clifford Pugh of The Houstonian wrote an article titled, “Please Stop Giving Absolutely Everything a Standing Ovation” Call me old-fashioned, but I believe a standing ovation should be a precious thing saved only for that rare occasion where something is so extraordinary and superlative that you can’t help but want to salute it in… Read More Another BEMF concert, another standing ovation
The main events of the Boston Early Music Festival are held at Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music, but the rest of the programs are held primarily in churches all over Boston. Each day, finding each church is a new challenge even though I can’t even count how many times I have… Read More BEMF Organ Mini-Festival