Archive: January 2011


Innsbruck to Bolzano

January 4, 2011 · Posted in Austria, Italy, train travel

Train Tip: Every other hour between 8am and 5pm, there is a direct EuroCity train that connects Innsbruck and Bolzano. Travel time on the EuroCity is two hours. On the off hours, you can make the trip using 2 local trains, connecting in Brenner just over the Italian-Austrian border. Read more

In Bolzano, Italy

January 6, 2011 · Posted in Italy

The holiday season extends through January 6, the Epiphany, in some European countries. It is a public holiday in Italy. I had written in a post last year about the abundance of apples in this region. It was delightful to see the apples featured in the holiday season as well: as [...] Read more

Bolzano to Innsbruck

January 7, 2011 · Posted in train travel

There’s a curious sight alongside these hilly tracks: stretches and stretches of gates. They are used to keep avalanches and fallen trees from disrupting train travel through these mountains. Read more

In Innsbruck

January 9, 2011 · Posted in Austria, Christmas

The Christmas markets and gluhwein stands are gone. The lights stay up in Innsbruck through the week, as Austria also celebrates January 6th as a public holiday. Read more

In Paris

January 28, 2011 · Posted in France

I slowly step off of the warm train, onto a cold platform, and towards one of the heaters placed in Paris’ Gare du Nord. I pause. I ponder. This is Paris in January. Read more

In Paris

January 30, 2011 · Posted in France

For thirty-one years, in the deep of winter, a big top emerges on the outskirts of the city to warm the hearts of Parisians. For one weekend in January, some of the youngest and most talented circus acts from around the world perform gather in Paris, at the Cirque de Demain, the “Circus of Tomorrow.” [...] Read more

In Paris

January 31, 2011 · Posted in France

There’s camaraderie, amusement and good times backstage at Cirque de Demain. Friendships develop, pointers given, and connections made. But stepping on-stage, these performers of tomorrow feel the pressure. They’ve been selected as some of the best young acts in the world, and now they need to deliver. Their reputation, and future, [...] Read more

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