Month: November 2009

  • January 18, 1910

    January 18, 1910

    This camera was given to me by my paternal grandfather, many years ago, in the 1960’s. I’m not even sure you could get film for it then.  Panasonic G1, Konica 50mm f/1.4, ISO 100, 3.2…

  • Sülze

    Sülze

    As we toured outside of Bogota Columbia during our recent trip to South America, we came across a little family-run store that sold head cheese they had prepared on premise.  Our travelling companions insisted that…

  • Pfeffernusse
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    Pfeffernusse

    I arrived home the other day to find on my desk a bag of gummy bears peacefully resting beside a bag of pfeffernusse cookies.  These ginger cookies have to be my favourite, and they come…

  • Columbia

    Columbia

    On our return home we stopped for three days in Columbia.  We spent two nights in Bogota and one in a little town called Paipa, known for its spas. The flight from Lima to Bogota…

  • The Inca Bridge

    The Inca Bridge

    The Inca Bridge is on a path heading west from the site. It’s about a 40-60 minute hike.  The route itself is not difficult, just the path is narrow and perched on the edge of…