next 2023/07 ― Spesso mangiavo gelato quando ero in Italia. La commessa non voleva farmi un cono con più di 4 gusti perché aveva paura che tanto gelato pendesse come la Torre di Pisa.
Human Anatomy
next 2022/08 ― I had the pleasure to visit what is arguably the oldest university in the world. It is the University of Bologna, which was founded in 1088. I was in the room where medical students used to sit on the benches around a table on which the medieval teacher dissected corpses that had […]
Eating Candy in Kandy
next 2022/04 ― In Kandy, Sri Lanka, I ate candy―with a Java coffee. I also drank a Java coffee when I was in Java, Indonesia. One day, I will go to Ireland and I will drink an Irish coffee, and when I go to Scotland, I plan to have a Scotch. When I went to […]
La Comida Colombiana
next 2021/12 – Me gusta comer en las panaderías de Colombia. Es muy barato. Acá estoy listo para desayunar con una galleta linda, un tamal y un cafe con leche. Sin embargo, hay algo que no me gusta. Me encanta el queso, pero los Colombianos lo comen mezclado con helado, con frutas o hundido en […]
Playhouse Exploration
next 2021/11 – I enjoyed visiting Max and Maya’s two-storey playhouse here. I have always admired quirky buildings with character and I have always sought opportunities to explore them. As a child, I sometimes entered abandoned houses, especially out in the countryside. I imagined blending in with all the history of the families that lived […]
Flower Power
next 2020/08 – Travel has been greatly reduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This patch of sunflowers is on the Experimental Farm, just 2 blocks from Raymond’s house. He respects social distancing protocols, but these sunflowers clearly do not.
Ray gets African Charges
next 2020/02 – When Ray went to Africa, he did get a few charges on his credit card. That was expected. However, he was also charged by a rhinoceros and an elephant during safaris. Fortunately, these animals stopped abruptly in the middle of their charges. Could that credit card just be bluffing too?