Category: Blogs and Blessays
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Gastone says, “in spite of it all, salute”
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Where else can you watch the moon and the fat lady sing at the same time
Riva’s pretty, and geographically it really rocks. Venice is 2 hrs away and the world’s most romantic balcony hangs but 1 hr from our own. Verona also boasts the most amazing Roman amphitheater, hosting the coolest summer opera – and the cost of a cushion is still 5 euro. Not my finest fotos, but hey,…
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Today on Lake Garda it’s quiet and quite cold
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My guy’s in Montreal
He sent this photo just now from his hotel room in Canada; apparently it’s quite cold at -11. Just around the block, some 20+yrs ago, we were aboard Madi, our sailboat, at the Montreal yacht club. It was summer, so warm and the famous jazz festival was in full swing. I was recruiting a young…
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Feeling and appreciating that alpine glow
Lovely to be back home on Lake Garda. Feeling and appreciating that alpine glow – what the Italians call enrosadira.
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The post covid tourism in Rome
We spent 4 days in Rome and it was fantastic. And it was also full; due to post covid release. Apparently this is happening all over Italy, although here on Lake Garda the tourists clear out for the winter. I didn’t mind the crowds. I don’t like crowds but I love Rome. Nothing gets in…
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Two main arteries taking you up and down Italy
The A1 and A4. And I’ve been driving up and down both for 20 yrs. My guy and I just drove up and down the A1 on our latest trip to Rome. In between Bologna and Firenze they now ask if u prefer the panoramic or direct route – we chose direct because we want…
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Santa Maria sopra Minerva and the Patron Saint of Europe
Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva is one of the major churches of the Order of Preachers, otherwise known as the Dominicans, of Rome. Located in Piazza della Minerva just one block from the Pantheon is one reason to go, another is to meditate beneath this heavenly ceiling of blue. Another is to honor Saint…
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Caravaggio
Rome offers the Caravaggio enthusiast a treasure hunt of places to find the artist who created blood and light on canvas. The Church of San Luigi dei Francesi sits in between the Pantheon and Piazza Navona – the national church of France in Rome, named for Louis IX, King of France. Designed by Giacomo della…
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We all have a special spot
We all have that special spot in our favorite city; mine happens to be @ Piazza del Popolo. Before we moved to Trastevere, waiting for our stuff to arrive from across the pond, we lived in a furnished apartment on Via Flaminia, outside the gates. My guy would arrive back in town, call from the…