Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is traditionally a day of excess before Ash Wednesday. In the Catholic Church, that's the start of Lent, a period of fasting and abstinence before Easter. It's kind of like ...
Getting there: Walk round the promenade from either San Antonio or San Antonio bay resort. On the left end (looking out on sea) you can park for free along the surrounding streets, which in summer ...
January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees.