Tag Archives: Italy

Places remembered: Bolzano

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

W have been looking forward to presenting my 200th post for some time, but I am forced to admit that I have been sorely neglecting my Website over the course of the past week or a little more.  I have … Continue reading →

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Places Remembered: Verona

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Please permit me a seasonal juxtaposition.  It’s full-blown spring now, and the birds are all singing what appear at first to be songs of joy, but probably are rather raucous territorial warnings to potential rivals and predators.  Still, as the … Continue reading →

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Nebulous Noteables: Monteriggioni

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

It was the afternoon of October 28, 2010.  I was traveling with friends and colleagues from the medieval town of San Gimigniano back to Firenze (Florence) for the evening.  Along the way, my hosts were eager to show me another … Continue reading →

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Serenity Sunday: Kornschuppen

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

During a much-too-brief visit to Italy a bit over two years ago, a new friend invited me to spend an evening at his family’s farm high in a valley in the South Tyrolean Alps.  After a day of exploration, and after the … Continue reading →

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Living statues too

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Last week one of my photo friends in New Zealand posted several photos of living statues—people who dress up in costume and hold a pose in a public place, often for amazingly long periods—that she had made while in Spain … Continue reading →

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