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Constructed by: Doug Peterson

Edited by: Patti Varol

Today’s Theme: Don’t Stop Now

Themed answers are all “GO PLACES”, all have two instances of the word “GO” hidden within:

• 117A Make it big, or a hint to the words found twice in the answers to the starred clues : GO PLACES

• 22A *American Samoa’s capital : PAGO PAGO
• 29A *Dramatic ending for a tied hockey game : GOLDEN GOAL
• 35A *Mohair source : ANGORA GOAT
• 55A *”Stranger Things” monster : DEMOGORGON
• 79A *Symbol often adorned with a “Doodle” : GOOGLE LOGO
• 100A *Smugly sanctimonious sort : GOODY-GOODY
• 107A *Wasting time : GOOFING OFF
• 15D *Martial arts-themed toy line : LEGO NINJAGO
• 66D *Band with the 1998 hit “Iris” : GOO GOO DOLLS

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Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies

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1A Invitation letters : RSVP

“RSVP” stands for “répondez s’il vous plaît”, which is French for “answer, please”.

8A WNBA star Reese : ANGEL

Before turning pro, WNBA star Angel Reese played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins and the LSU Tigers. While having an outstanding record on the court at LSU, she earned the nickname “Bayou Barbie”, referring to the location of the school and her use of eyelash extensions and long, pink nails on the court. Reese has embraced her glamorous image and has expressed an interest in taking up modeling after she retires from basketball.

13A Archipelago parts : ISLES

“Archipelago” is our spelling of the Italian “arcipelago”, a word that has Greek roots. The Aegean Sea was once known as the Archipelago. The usage of “Archipelago” migrated over time, eventually applying only to the Aegean Islands. As a result, we use the term “archipelago” today not for a sea, but for a group or chain of islands.

19A “Ni __”: Chinese greeting : HAO

One might say “ni hao” (also “nihao”) in Chinese to mean “hello”, although a more literal translation is “you good”.

20A __ Doone cookies : LORNA

Lorna Doone shortbread cookies were introduced by Nabisco in 1912. Presumably, they were named after the famous novel by R. D. Blackmore.

21A Will of “BoJack Horseman” : ARNETT

Will Arnett is a Canadian actor who got his big break in the Fox show “Arrested Development”. Arnett’s father was the president and CEO of Molson Breweries, and Will was married to actress Penelope Ann Miller and actress/comedian Amy Poehler.

The animated series “BoJack Horseman” centers on its titular character, a washed-up anthropomorphic horse who was once the star of a popular 1990s sitcom. BoJack attempts to make a comeback in “Hollywoo” (the letter D was stolen from the famous Hollywood sign), while trying to deal with depression and addiction. Sounds like a right bundle of laughs …

22A *American Samoa’s capital : PAGO PAGO

Pago Pago is the capital of American Samoa in the South Pacific. The island was used by the US Navy during WWII and it managed to escape most of the conflict. The only military incident of consequence was the shelling of the city’s harbor by a Japanese submarine. A more devastating event was the tsunami that hit Pago Pago and surrounding areas in 2009, causing widespread damage and numerous deaths.

26A Shoulder wraps : STOLES

A stole is a narrow shawl. It can be made of quite light decorative material, but also can be heavier if made of fur.

27A __ Tomé and Príncipe : SAO

The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe is an island nation off the west coast of Africa comprising mainly two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe. São Tomé and Príncipe is located in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Gabon. It was colonized by Portugal after Portuguese explorers discovered the islands in the 15th century. After gaining independence in 1975, São Tomé and Príncipe became the smallest Portuguese-speaking country in the world.

29A *Dramatic ending for a tied hockey game : GOLDEN GOAL

In some sports, a tied game or match is decided in overtime, with the winner being the first team or player to score a point or a goal. That game-winning score might be referred to as the “golden goal”.

35A *Mohair source : ANGORA GOAT

The Angora goat produces the wool known as mohair. On the other hand, Angora wool comes from the Angora rabbit. Both rabbit and goat are named for Turkey’s capital Ankara, which was known as “Angora” in many European languages.

38A Instagram’s parent : META

Facebook, Inc. changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in 2021 as part of a rebranding exercise.

39A Rhubarb treats : PIES

We can eat the leaf stalks of the rhubarb plant, but not the leaves themselves. The leaves contain oxalic acid and are highly toxic.

40A Preppy brand : POLO

René Lacoste was a French tennis player who went into the clothing business, and came up with a more comfortable shirt that players could use. This became known as a “tennis shirt”. When it was adopted for use in the sport of polo, the shirts also became known as “polo shirts”. The “golf shirt” is basically the same thing. The Lacoste line of clothing features a crocodile logo, because René was nicknamed “The Crocodile”.

41A Doomscrolling, perhaps : ONLINE

“Brain rot” was named the 2024 Word of the Year by Oxford University Press. It’s what can set in after spending hours of doomscrolling through digital content that is presented to one by those oh-so-helpful algorithms …

54A Texting tech : SMS

Short Message Service (SMS) is the name for the text messaging service that many of us still use on our cell phones to contact friends and family.

55A *”Stranger Things” monster : DEMOGORGON

“Stranger Things” is a sci-fi horror TV show made for Netflix that aired its first season in 2016. I don’t do horror, and so haven’t seen it …

59A Sub meat : SALAMI

“Salame” (note the letter E at the end) is an Italian sausage that is traditionally associated with the peasant classes. The meat in the sausage is preserved with salt, and it can be hung and stored for weeks and even months, depending on conditions. The name “salame” comes from “sale”, the Italian word for salt, and “-ame”, a suffix indicating a collective noun. Our English word “salami” is actually the Italian plural for “salame”.

67A Doorway piece : JAMB

A door jamb or window jamb is the vertical portion of the frame. The term “jamb” comes from the French word “jambe” meaning “leg”.

70A Plastic Clue weapon : ROPE

Clue is a board game that we knew under a different name growing up in Ireland. Outside of North America, Clue is marketed as “Cluedo”. Cluedo was the original name of the game, introduced in 1949 by the famous British board game manufacturer Waddingtons. There are cute differences between the US and UK versions. For example, the man who is murdered is called Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in the US), one of the suspects is the Reverend Green (Mr. Green in the US), and the suspect weapons include a dagger (a knife in the US), and a spanner (a wrench in the US). I think it’s a fabulous game, a must during the holidays …

71A Preppy jackets : ETONS

An Eton jacket is usually black in color, cut square at the hips and has wide lapels. It is named for the design of jacket worn by the younger students at Eton College just outside London.

72A __ appeal : SNOB

Back in the 1780s, a snob was a shoemaker or a shoemaker’s apprentice. By the end of the 18th century the word “snob” was being used by students at Cambridge University in England to refer to all local merchants and people of the town. The term evolved to mean one who copies those who are his or her social superior (and not in a good way). From there it wasn’t a big leap for “snob” to include anyone who emphasized their superior social standing and not just those who aspired to rank. Nowadays a snob is anyone who looks down on those considered to be of inferior standing.

73A Arizona neighbor : SONORA

Sonora is the state in Mexico lying just south of the borders with Arizona and New Mexico. The Sonoran Desert actually straddles the US-Mexico border, covering 120,000 square miles in parts of the states of Sonora, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Arizona and California.

75A Tequila plant : AGAVE

Tequila is a spirit made from the blue agave. The drink takes its name from the city of Tequila, located about 40 miles northwest of Guadalajara.

79A *Symbol often adorned with a “Doodle” : GOOGLE LOGO

Google Doodles are temporary alterations to the standard logo on the Google homepage that are used to commemorate a special day or event. There are also Doodle 4 Google competitions in which school students create their own Google Doodles, with the winner’s entry going live on the Google homepage for 24 hours.

88A Gazpacho need : TOMATO

Gazpacho is a cold soup made from vegetables in a tomato base. It originated in Andalusia in southern Spain.

92A Haudenosaunee Confederacy people : SENECA

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy is an alliance of six indigenous nations in the northeast of North America. The exact date the confederacy formed is debated, but it is recognized as one of the world’s oldest participatory democracies. The founding members of the alliance were the Iroquoian-speaking Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca nations. Because of its five members, the arrangement is sometimes referred to as the Five Nation, as well as the Iroquois League and Iroquois Confederacy. The alliance expanded in 1722 to the Six Nations, when the Tuscarora joined the group. The Haudenosaunee Confederacy persists as a sovereign authority today, maintaining its own traditional government.

98A Home of tennis’s Italian Open : ROME

The Italian Open tennis tournament is held annually at the Foro Italico sports complex in Rome.

104A Canonized one : SAINT

The act of creating a saint is known as “canonization”. The term derives from the process of placing someone in the canon (or “calendar”) of saints.

110A NYC subway org. : MTA

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has public transportation responsibility in the state of New York (as well as part of Connecticut).

111A Poet Amy who won a Pulitzer Prize posthumously : LOWELL

Amy Lowell was an American poet, the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926 for the collection of her poems called “What’s O’Clock”. Sadly, the prize was awarded posthumously, as Lowell had died the year before.

114A Piña __ : COLADA

“Piña colada” is a Spanish term that translates into “strained pineapple”. The piña colada cocktail was introduced in the Caribe Hilton San Juan in 1954, and since 1978 it has been the official beverage of Puerto Rico. The mocktail version of the drink is known as a nada colada.

115A Engine booster, for short : TURBO

A turbocharger is a device that is designed to extract more power out of an internal combustion engine. It does so by increasing the pressure of the air entering the intake. The pressure increase comes from the use of a compressor that is powered, cleverly enough, by the engine’s own exhaust gases.

120A Pioneers in Philly soul, with “The” : … O’JAYS

The O’Jays are an R&B group from Canton, Ohio. They came together in 1963 as a band of five singers and are still performing today, although now only as a trio. The band took the name of the O’Jays as a tribute to a radio disk jockey called Eddie O’Jay who was big in Cleveland at the time. The biggest hit for the O’Jays is “Love Train”, released in 1972.

122A Mauna Loa flow : LAVA

Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii is the largest volcano on the planet (in terms of volume). The name “Mauna Loa” is Hawaiian for “Long Mountain”.

123A Electricity pioneer Nikola : TESLA

Nikola Tesla was born in the Austrian Empire in a village located in modern-day Croatia, and later moved to the US. Tesla’s work on mechanical and electrical engineering was crucial to the development of alternating current technology, the same technology that is used by equipment at the backbone of modern power generation and distribution systems.

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1D Performs like Kendrick Lamar : RAPS

Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop singer from Compton, California. Lamar’s full name is Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, with the singer’s given name honoring Motown artist Eddie Kendricks. Notably, his 2017 album “Damn” won a Pulitzer Prize for Music, becoming the first non-classical or non-jazz album to do so.

3D Immersive gaming gear, briefly : VR GOGGLES

Virtual reality (VR)

4D Spot for table games : POOLROOM

The more correct name for the game of pool is “pocket billiards”. The designation “pool” arose after pocket billiards became a common feature in “pool halls”, places where gamblers “pooled” their money to bet on horse races.

5D California peak : SHASTA

Mount Shasta is in northern California. The origin of the name “Shasta” seems to be unclear. It may have come from the Russian “tchastal” meaning “white, clean, pure”, a name given to the volcanic peak by early Russian immigrants.

10D Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux : GREG

Baseball pitcher Greg Maddux won the Cy Young Award for the four consecutive years of 1992 through 1995, a record that wasn’t matched until Randy Johnson did the same thing in 1999 through 2002.

12D City near Buenos Aires : LA PLATA

The city of La Plata is the capital of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. La Plata was founded in 1882, and was a planned city designed to become the capital of the Province after the city of Buenos Aires became an autonomous district within Argentina. It is nicknamed, in English, “the city of diagonals”, which is a reference to two main diagonal streets and many shorter diagonal thoroughfares. The name “La Plata” is Spanish for “The Silver”, and was used as the city sits on the Río de la Plata.

15D *Martial arts-themed toy line : LEGO NINJAGO

Ninjago is a Lego theme introduced in 2011 in tandem with the “Ninjago: Masters of the Spinjitzu” animated TV show. The main characters in both show and sets of toys are a group of teenage ninja, with the leader being Lloyd Garmadon, the Green Ninja. The term “Spinjitzu” describes a fictional martial art specifically created to integrate the physical spinning-top toys directly into the show’s storyline. Clever …

16D Compound in natural gas : ETHANE

Ethane is the second largest component of natural gas after methane. Ethane’s main use is in the production of ethylene, a compound that is widely used in the chemical industry.

21D Yemeni port : ADEN

Aden is a seaport in Yemen that is located on the Gulf of Aden by the eastern approach to the Red Sea. Aden has a long history of British rule, from 1839 until a very messy withdrawal in 1967. A native of Aden is known as an Adeni. Some believe that Cain and Abel are buried in the city.

32D Freudian concept : EGO

Sigmund Freud created a structural model of the human psyche, breaking it into three parts: the id, the ego, and the superego. The id is that part of the psyche containing the basic instinctual drives. The ego seeks to please the id by causing realistic behavior that benefits the individual. The superego almost has a parental role, contradicting the id by introducing critical thinking and morals to behavioral choices.

35D Slack and Signal : APPS

Slack is a messaging app aimed at businesses. At its core, Slack is an instant messaging system. Slack also provides tools designed to increase collaboration within teams.

Signal is a messaging app set up as a rival to WhatsApp. WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton became a billionaire when he and his partner sold the company to Facebook in 2014. He grew disillusioned with Facebook’s plans to monetize WhatsApp and its approach to user data. So he left the company in 2017, and the following year he publicly supported the “#DeleteFacebook” movement. Acton then put his money where his mouth was, providing an initial $50 million loan to launch the non-profit Signal Foundation, the parent organization of the Signal app. His goal was to create a secure, private messaging alternative that was not driven by profit or data collection.

36D “Cheers” regular : NORM

The character Norm Peterson was the only customer of the bar to appear in every episode of “Cheers”, something that one couldn’t really call ironic since he loved that barstool! George Wendt played Norm. I suppose the fact that Wendt was expelled from Notre Dame after one semester with a 0.0 GPA, that might have helped him get the role!

39D Senior clergyman : PRELATE

A prelate is a high-ranking clergy member. “Prelate” comes from the Latin “praelatus” meaning “to set above”, so a prelate is one who is set above others.

45D Litigators’ org. : ABA

American Bar Association (ABA)

47D Falco of “Avatar: Fire and Ash” : EDIE

Edie Falco is the first actress to have won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (which she won three times for playing Carmela Soprano in “The Sopranos”) as well as the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (which she won in 2010 for her title role in “Nurse Jackie”). As of 2025, she was the only actress to have achieved this feat.

2025’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is the third installment in James Cameron’s “Avatar” series of films. The film’s subtitle is a reference to a Na’vi faction known as the Ash People, who live in a volcano. “Fire and Ash” was shot in New Zealand, concurrently with “The Way of Water”, the second movie in the series.

50D “Rosanna” band : TOTO

The 1972 hit “Rosanna” by Toto was written by the band’s co-founder David Paich. Paich’s title character was based not on one person but rather on a number of girls that Paich had known over the years. Regardless, the word on the street was that the song was about actress Rosanna Arquette, who at the time was dating Steve Porcaro, the band’s keyboard player.

53D Says “two no trump,” e.g. : BIDS

The version of the card game bridge that is played mostly today is contract bridge. Auction bridge is a similar game, and is a precursor to contract bridge.

56D Magic charm : MOJO

The word “mojo”, meaning “magical charm, magnetism”, is probably of Creole origin.

57D Sumatran primate, informally : ORANG

Orangutans (also “orangs”) are arboreal creatures, the largest arboreal animals known to man. They are native to Indonesia and Malaysia, and live in rainforests. Like most species in rainforests these days, orangutans are endangered, with only three species surviving. The word “orangutan” is Malay, meaning “man of the forest”.

Sumatra is a very large island in western Indonesia. It is the sixth largest island in the world and home to 22% of the country’s population.

58D Himalayan nation : NEPAL

Nepal lies to the northeast of India. Today, the state is known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. In 2008, the Communist Party of Nepal won the country’s general election. Soon after, the Assembly voted to change the form of government, moving away from a monarchy and creating a secular republic.

60D Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant : MR BURNS

In the TV show “The Simpsons”, Mr. Burns is one of the real “baddies” in the cast of characters. He owns the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant where Homer Simpson works.

62D Lily variety : SEGO

The sego lily is the state flower of Utah. It is a perennial plant found throughout the Western United States.

66D *Band with the 1998 hit “Iris” : GOO GOO DOLLS

“Iris” was a hit in 1998 for the Goo Goo Dolls, and has since become the band’s signature song. Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznick wrote the song as a commissioned work for the soundtrack of the film “City of Angels”, starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan.

68D Not worth debating : MOOT

To moot is to bring up as a subject for discussion or debate. So, something that is moot is open to debate. Something that is no longer moot, is no longer worth debating. We don’t seem to be able to get that right, which drives me crazy …

71D Acronym for a dressing base : EVOO

Virgin olive oil is oil produced from olives with no chemical treatment involved in the production process at all. To be labeled “virgin”, the oil must have an acidity level of less than 2% and must be judged to have “a good taste”. Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) comes from virgin oil production, and is the portion with acidity levels of less than 0.8% acidity that is judged to have “superior taste”.

73D Aztecs’ sch. : SDSU

The Aztecs are the athletic teams of San Diego State University (SDSU). The team mascot is the Aztec Warrior.

74D “Peacemaker” actor Steve : AGEE

Steve Agee is multitalented. As a comedian, he had a regular role on “The Sarah Silverman Program”. As a more serious actor, he had a role in the superhero movie “The Suicide Squad” (2021). As a musician, he played guitar and bass in several rock bands in the nineties.

“Peacemaker” is a spin-off show from the 2021 movie “The Suicide Squad”. It stars John Cena reprising his role as a vigilante who is forced to join a black-ops team to hunt parasitic aliens.

76D Reality show hosted by Terry Crews, for short : AGT

NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” (AGT) is part of a global franchise based in the UK. The original show is called “Britain’s Got Talent”, and the whole franchise is owned by Simon Cowell. The first host of “America’s Got Talent” was Regis Philbin (2006), followed by Jerry Springer, Nick Cannon, Tyra Banks and Terry Crews.

Terry Crews is a former football player who became a very successful actor and comedian after retiring from the sport. Crews is a multi-talented person. He is a very capable flute player, and quite the portrait artist. Crews took over as host of “America’s Got Talent” in 2019.

80D “Auld __ Syne” : LANG

The song “Auld Lang Syne” is a staple at New Year’s Eve (well, actually in the opening minutes of New Year’s Day). The words were written by Scottish poet Robbie Burns. The literal translation of “Auld Lang Syne” is “old long since”, but is better translated as “old times”. The sentiment of the song is “for old time’s sake”.

82D Mesoamerican language family common in Oaxaca : ZAPOTECAN

The Zapotec languages are spoken mainly by the Zapotec people from the southwestern-central highlands of Mexico, mainly located in the state of Oaxaca.

84D Roly-__ : POLY

The term “roly-poly” applies to several things, including a game in which a ball is “rolled” into holes on a board or table. A roly-poly is also a cake-like dessert made from dough that has been spread out flat and then rolled up into the shape of a cylinder.

86D Bit of rosemary : SPRIG

The herb known as rosemary is reputed to improve memory. As such, rosemary has been used as a symbol of remembrance, especially in Europe and Australia. For example, mourners might throw sprigs of rosemary into graves, symbolically remembering the dead. The character Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” utters the line “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance”. The name of the herb comes from the Latin “ros marinus” which means “dew of the sea”. The idea is that rosemary can in fact grow in some arid locations with only the moisture that is carried by a sea breeze.

89D Dance move also known as a backslide : MOONWALK

The backslide dance move that we know as the moonwalk has been around at least since the 1930s. Back then, it was used by the great Cab Calloway, who dubbed the move “the Buzz”. It was Michael Jackson who popularized the backslide in the 1980s, and gave it the name “moonwalk”.

93D Packaged foods giant : CONAGRA

ConAgra Foods is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Even the name of the company defines it as the antithesis of the local “farmers market”. ConAgra is derived from the words “consolidated” and “agriculture”.

94D USN VIP : ADM

Admiral (adm.)

96D Jaguar or leopard : BIG CAT

The four “big cats” are the tiger, lion, jaguar and leopard. The largest of the big cats is the tiger, and the smallest is the leopard.

97D Peter of “The Lion in Winter” : O’TOOLE

Irish actor Peter O’Toole got his big break in the movies when he played the title role in the 1962 epic film “Lawrence of Arabia”. My favorite of O’Toole’s movies is much lighter fare, namely “How to Steal a Million” in which he stars opposite Audrey Hepburn. O’Toole never won an Oscar, but holds the record for the greatest number of Best Actor nominations without a win (8).

“The Lion in Winter” is a play by James Goldman that was first staged in 1966 on Broadway. The two lead characters in the piece are King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine. The play was adapted into a very successful movie in 1968 starring Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn. There was also a 2003 television movie adaption that I’d like to see, starring Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close.

99D “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” peak: Abbr. : MT FUJI

“The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is an 1831 woodblock print created by Japanese artist Hokusai. The image features three boats in a stormy sea, and is dominated by a spectacular cresting wave. Mount Fuji can be seen in the background, and the work is listed as the first in Hokusai’s “Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” series of landscape prints. Some have said that “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” is the most reproduced image in the history of art.

102D Hastings hoosegow : GAOL

Both “jail” and “gaol” are pronounced the same way, mean the same thing, and are rooted in the same Latin word for “cave”. The spelling “gaol” is seen quite often in the UK, although it is gradually being replaced with “jail”. The “gaol” spelling has Norman roots and tends to be used in Britain in more formal documentation.

“Hoosegow” is a slang term for “jail”. “Hoosegow” is a mispronunciation of the Mexican-Spanish word “juzgao” meaning “court, tribunal”.

Hastings, a town on the Sussex coast of England, was the site of the first battle of the Norman Conquest of England, the Battle of Hastings of 1066.

105D Santa __: dry California winds : ANAS

The Santa Ana winds are the very dry air currents that sweep offshore late in the year in Southern California. Because these air currents are so dry, they are noted for their influence over forest fires in the area, especially in the heat of the fall. The winds arise from a buildup of air pressure in the Great Basin that lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. Under the right conditions, that air is pushed southward and forced through the mountain passes and canyons of the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, heading for the ocean. As the air falls it becomes drier and heats up so that relative humidity can fall to below 10% by the time it hits the coast.

110D Green trunk growth : MOSS

There is a traditionally-held belief that in the northern hemisphere there is a heavier growth of moss on the north-facing side of trees. The assumption is that the sun creates a drier environment on the south side of the tree, an environment that is less conducive to the growth of moss.

112D Strauss of jeans : LEVI

Levi Strauss was the founder of the first company in the world to manufacture blue jeans. Levi Strauss & Co. opened in 1853 in San Francisco. Strauss and his business partner were awarded a patent in 1873 for the use of copper rivets to strengthen points of strain on working pants.

113D Future atty.’s exam : LSAT

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

118D Arles agreement : OUI

Quite a few years ago now, I had the privilege of living just a short car-ride from the beautiful city of Arles in the South of France. Although Arles has a long and colorful history, the Romans had a prevailing influence over the city’s design. Arles has a spectacular Roman amphitheater, arch, circus as well as old walls that surround the center of the city. In more modern times, it was a place Vincent van Gogh often visited, and was where he painted many of his most famous works, including “Cafe Terrace at Night” and “Bedroom in Arles”.