More on the Bayeux Tapestry

Greetings!  October 23 I posted about our visit to North East Georgia and a happy surprise of seeing a replica of the Bayeux Tapestry.  You can read that here: http://drtlp.blogspot.com/2015/10/weekend-tour-leads-to-tapestry.html

Below is a podcast about that fantastic work where history and art get woven into one magnificent piece.

Enjoy the Humanities. Run.

Tom

The Same and Change

Greetings!  We spent the weekend in a Yurt at Cloudland Canyon State Park. This was our second time to camp in the Park, third stay to Cloudland Canyon for a weekend and first time to sleep in a Yurt. A Yurt is a wonderful invention of the Steppe that has been in use for thousands of years. Basically, a Yurt is a circular, mobile tent. We really enjoyed the concept, and our stay in the Yurt. In fact, we are seriously considering purchasing one for ourselves.  

As noted above, I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Cloudland Canyon and have had several opportunities to go running inside and out the State Park. During this stay, I opted to exercise inside the Yurt Saturday and Sunday. It was particularly chilly Sunday, but that’s not what kept me from running. The narrow and winding roads that I have traversed previously held markedly less appeal. I just didn’t feel the urge to negotiate the limited space with moving vehicles, especially given I have run there in the past. So, I tried new cardio and resistance programs inside the Yurt. This proved promising as Shannan and I talked about future possibilities of getting a Yurt of our own.

Enjoy the new and the familiar. Exercise,

Tom

Good Night and Good Morning

My run in the St. Germaine area of Paris, France at 4:45AM found women, men and couples strolling in the early morning. Taxi drivers hawked for riders and police officers dealt with a pile of fellows caught up in some skirmish, no doubt alcohol induced. I assumed most of the folks were not early risers, but rather had not yet been to bed. Early morning runs in Iceland, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Peru and Chile led to similar situations. Other than encountering other people on the streets, I ran around the tremendous Pantheon. I wanted to run in the Luxembourg Gardens. Unfortunately, it was gated and locked.

 

For some a good evening was coming to a close. For me, a grand day began. Shannan and I toured the inside of the amazing Pantheon later that morning and took a short walk in the garden as well. Both were well worth the wait.

 

Whatever the hour, RUN.

 

Tom