Tag: art
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November 21,2024
I am scheduled to fly back home next Monday, November 25th. I have been in Rome 10 days by myself as Claudio was called back to the States to consult on a project. It’s been a lot of fun catching up with family and friends, but I’m ready to come home. Here are some highlights…
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October 23, 2024
Breakfast with Giovanna and her husband….and we’re off to see the Valley of the Temples. I’m excited. The drive to the temples was short but the walk along the great wall was long (called the Via Sacra… the Sacred Way). Agrigento seen from the Via Sacra. Olive trees line the entire walk…. Trees that are…
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October 22, 2024
The decision was made to see The Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. Rather than take the highway, we took roads along the coastline. It was interesting to see how the scenery changed. First we passed Ispica then Modica, both centers of organic farming, especially for zucchini, tomatoes, olives and vineyards. Then we arrived at…
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October 10, 2024
Good morning from under Mount Stromboli, or as the locals call him, IDDU. The word IDDU means ‘HE’… “IDDU fuma” meand “HE is puffing” – “IDDU erutta” means “HE is errupting” Walking around, looking for a place to have breakfast Found a place to have breakfast Scenes from Stromboli The prickly pear is the native…
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October 8, 2024
This morning, we spent the day at the Archeological Museum at the castle. We walked up an enormous number of steep steps to get to the entrance of the museum (I didn’t realize how out of shape I was …. I need to stop tasting all the local delicacies …. but not until AFTER this…
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October 7, 2024
Welcome to Lipari Lipari’s history…. Excavations in and around Lipari have uncovered cities of ‘huts’ that go back to the Neolithic era around 4,000 B.C. – This means that the first settlers to these islands date back 6,000 years! They were attracted by the abundance of black obsidian, a black glass-like volcanic rock useful for…
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