Buon Natale from Rome!

Rome, Italy Dario and I are spending the winter holidays with his family in Rome.  Things are a bit crazy as he is helping with repairs to the house and we are rearranging some of the furniture, including some things we left here when we moved to Ireland.  Still, there is plenty of room for …

Hans Christian Andersen's Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, Denmark

Missing Mermaid

  Copenhagen, Denmark While in Denmark one lovely May, we decided to pay a visit to the iconic mermaid sculpture.  It was based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, The Little Mermaid, and has become quite a tourist attraction for those who visit Copenhagen.   Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.   And yet, when we arrived …