victoria and alfred in europe

our neighbor victoria has been overseas since march. this is the photo she sent of alfred in the apartment before they left; waiting for her to put on her shoes and get on the road. (all photos below, and movies, are by victoria.)

in one of her seminar classes in finland where she presented her documentary work from the '60's.

relaxing in a favorite cafe in helsinki, where they have cookies for the dogs. (she's wearing the hat korrina made her for the women's march in january, 2017.)

on a train through europe after leaving helsinki . . 

now on the german train to berlin . . (leather seats!) where alfred dreamed instinctively of sausages in the land of his origins.

meeting a woman on the german train who crochets tunics.

on the road to paris from berlin . . but stuck for awhile on a train in belgium.

finally in beautiful paris!

 hi! great, sunny in paris but coolish. working on new project with tricky copyright issues. how's bank street? hugs to all, v.

a couple victoria met, who were married in prague and came to paris for their honeymoon. everyday royalty, she wrote (on the day meghan markle married prince harry).

 
from the real to the dream in rainy paris.

day's meditation poem: for monet.


and pictures from nice . . swimming in the crystal clear water . .

 walking by it's lovely opera house . .

enticing chanda with the poster display of the ballet company's upcoming productions (don q! sylvia!) . .

and alfred on the beach . . eavesdropping on the ladies and resting on his new blanket.

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(i put up some posts from the dance recitals/performances in june: show preparations, walkaround vermeer performance, breakfast and poster making and fios cable work, after the show sunday evening, load-out and lemon meringue pie, yellow roses, and my cousin comes to town.