Boulder Off the Beaten Path |  | Belmar, Lakewood by Ciambella
Thirty miles from Boulder is the town of Lakewood, a place where Denver high society built their country home in the '30s. The villas have been gone a long time ago, but downtown Lakewood is still called Belmar, named after Denver heiress Mary Bonfils' extravagant and opulent estate. The streets in Belmar are narrow (as the sign in the picture proclaims), the shops are warm and elegant, and the parking is free. The Festival Italiano has been... [read more] | Valle d'Aosta Things To Do |  | Everyone Loves A Parade by Ciambella
The third and last day of La Désarpa Festival is also one of the most important days of the year: the day when the cows come home. The parade starts off with marching music from the Philharmonic band from Aosta. Baton-throwing majorettes accompany the marching band. [read more] | Munich Off the Beaten Path |  | Details, Details, Details by Ciambella
A bit attention paying to the odd parts of many edifices, street corners, and even the ground of the train station, will reward you with unexpected finds. There must be a story or two behind the sculpture of the half boy half gargoyle crying outside of a buiding, the hooded priest standing close to the wall of Stadtsparkasse Munchen, or the hat-and-robe garbed priest standing above eye level on Kaufingerstrasse. I remain ignorant on the reason... [read more] |
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