Well, it was a busy Spring whereby I was mostly occupied with work. And not very much interesting to share beyond that to be honest, so do forgive the long absence.
And just as a side note, my company (as do most) has a very strict policy about discussing anything to do with our clients or activities, so I hope you can all be content with what is published on our
company website and our
office blog.
So now that it’s summer and things have slowed down a bit, I’ve decided to take advantage of being in Europe and travel around on weekends.
Credit: Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys. Mary Magdalene. Ca. 1860.
My first trip was in the first week of June. I went with a friend to Provence to do a bit of a pilgrimage to see some of the key sites associated with the life of
Mary Magdalene.
We flew to Marseille, and rented a car, and drove to Saint Maximin-la-Baume where we stayed at a lovely converted medieval convent called the
Couvent Royal. I would highly recommend St. Maximin, especially for those among you who know how to appreciate a very quiet and peaceful getaway. There, we explored the famous 13th century Basilica where the sarcophagus has been proclaimed to be the tomb of Mary Magdalene.
Then we drove to our next destination at the Hostelier just at the base of the
cave in the St. Baume mountains where Mary Magdalene lived as a hermit at the end of her life.
On our way there we stopped at the
Abbey de Thoronet and in a charming town called
Cotignac.
And now I am off next week for NYC to catch some Fourth of July fireworks. And then a few weeks after that, I will be taking a trip with some friends to San Sebastian for a little beach action (so stay tuned for an update on the Basque country).
In the meantime, I’ll leave you with a few more pictures of my place in the Dam. Please take particular note of the guest room (below) which is affectionately known as the Anne Frank room (a sanctuary for girls . . . hint, hint).
To make up for the long absence, I thought I’d also share a few cool things I discovered this Spring that you might like:
1.
Stumble – a social network of website recommenders. I have never spent so much time surfing the web!
2.
The Superficial – for those of you who just might be as celebrity obsessed as I am, and get bored with tmz.com, here’s the dirt with hilarious commentary.
3.
What the World Eats – a fascinating photo journal of the groceries families of the world buy.
4.
Visual complexity – a collection of very cool digital information maps, for all you info maniacs out there.
