On a visit to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, the Bashful Adventurer finds markers about the American Revolution.
Newport: Trinity Church, Where Were You in the Revolution?
Visiting Trinity Church in Newport, RI, the Bashful Adventurer can’t help but wonder how religion and politics intertwined during the American Revolution.
Watch with a Tourist’s Eyes
How many times do I visit Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y. before noticing a plaque about George Washington’s meetup with Comte de Rochambeau, a French general sent to help with the Revolutionary War? I volunteer at the hospital for years; I visit friends and relatives there over a period of decades, but it…
Where We Should All Be on July 4th
In between barbeques and fireworks on Independence Day, travelers might take a few minutes to visit a cemetery containing Revolutionary War dead and give a bit of thanks. Imagine taking on a super power in a place where there were no gunpowder manufacturers—and winning. For those with the courage to serve, thank you. —Lori Tripoli…
Salem, Where Were You during the Revolution?
One of the great joys of traveling to places that we visit to see other things is learning about their other histories, those that we are not necessarily there to see. I am in Salem, Mass. to learn about witches and evidence and about a repressive society and what teenage girls will do when there’s…
Old Dutch Church, Where Were You during the Revolution?
The Bashful Adventurer is curious about the role of the Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. during the American Revolution.
Gertrude Three Ways
I first meet Gertrude Stein during my Pablo Picasso phase, and my Hemingway phase, and my F. Scott Fitzgerald phase and then I come across her in Bryant Park in New York and I see her resting at Père-Lachaise in Paris and I would swear I see her in a little park in Mallory Square…
Iceland in Katonah
The Brawny Sherpa and I are fortunate to be introduced to Iceland at a new exhibition at the Katonah Museum of Art in Katonah, N.Y. Over watermelon and vodka cocktails, we become acquainted with Icelandic art—dark, bright, volcanic, a little crazy. That’s what a nation that features nine months of winter a year will do…
Citronella/Katonah
On view at the Katonah Museum of Art is John Ruppert’s Yellow Orb/Homage to Van Gogh (2014). Some of us see less Van Gogh and more of a giant citronella candle. No matter your interpretation, it’s worth visiting! —Lori Tripoli
Key West Reverie: What I Did after the Green Parrot
The Brawny Sherpa visits the Green Parrot in Key West, FL