The Journey From Eternity To Light
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The Leaning Tower of people…
As the train drew closer, it was probably the expectation of the predictable or maybe because it was a college town (annoyingly optimistic students, irritating pedantic talk, rowdy drinking) but Pisa did not rouse that same excitement it had just a few months earlier. The tower was there; we were here. The visit felt almost Continue reading
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Off to the racetrack…
We debated the idea for weeks before leaving on the trip. San Gimignano. Walled town. Towers. Hilltop fortification. Towers. Medieval architecture. Towers. How could we possibly pass this up? We would sort of already be in the neighborhood. Getting from our AirBnb to San Gimignano would have been a real adventure. 15-minute walk to the Continue reading
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What a Pitti…
There a some things I have difficulty grasping, like the appeal of watching a movie more than once. The storyline is already familiar. The characters are predictable. The surprises and plot twists no longer have their shock value. Bob begs to differ. He is content watching The Lord of the Rings or the Game of Continue reading
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way…
By our third and final day in Rome, we had become familiar with the lay of the land and even comfortable enough to zip around on the metro and local buses unfettered. The panic of our connecting flight from Chicago to Rome had also subsided and would become just another one of many harrowing tales Continue reading
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Questo è the Vatican…
Three must-know words before beginning: cornetto (pronounced “kohr-neht-toh”), questo (“kweh-stoh”), and quello (“kweh-loh”). Do not proceed until firmly committed to memory. These will come in handy during a visit to Italia (“Italy”). After a first night of restless slumber, still jet-lagged and with throbbing feet, we wandered or rather, metroed, to our first attraction of Continue reading
