Posted in Travel on Mar 9th, 2007 No Comments »
When we were in Portugal in January, we saw tonnes of posters everywhere advertising the Sim (yes) and Não (no) campaigns for the February 11 referendum. The referendum asked Portuguese citizens to answer the following question: Do you agree with decriminalisation of abortion when requested on women’s demand, up to 10 weeks of pregnancy, and [...]
Posted in Travel on Mar 5th, 2007 No Comments »
We spent 1.5 days in Dublin, split up at the beginning and the end of our trip to Croatia. I think Dublin is exactly what I had hoped Edinburgh would be like – vibrant, green, with funky little restaurants and cafes and patisseries, a little yuppie, but with lots of history. In our whirlwind visits, [...]
Posted in City of Edinburgh, Scotland on Mar 4th, 2007 No Comments »
We went to a pretty fun Purim party last night – lots of baked treats and wine enjoyed by all, while checking on the lunar eclipse every few minutes. It was a surprisingly clear and crisp night and we could see all the phases of the eclipse from the windows at the party. I made [...]