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Taormina, a Haiku-ish version, September 19, 2013
It’s 10:30 p.m. and we have to be up early to catch our flight back to Rome. The program that I usually use for photos has stopped working this evening, we’ve been plied with delicious liqueurs by the restaurant and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amaro, Eat Pizzaria, funicular, Hotel Trieste, Isola Bella, limoncello, Mediterranean, strawberry granita, Taormina
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Mount Aetna, September 18, 2013
On the flanks of Mt. Aetna at about 6,000 feet, looking at the 2001-2002 lava flows. The poles for the old funicular have been abandoned, and a new one built alongside to take people up to about 9,000 feet (the … Continue reading
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Tagged funicular, Hotel Trieste, lava, lava tubes, Mt. Aetna, Nero d'Avola grapes, pesto, Silvestri craters, Simpson's, tagliatelle
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“Siracusa — the most beautiful of all Greek cities” — Cicero
The coastline of Ortygia, the island connected to Siracusa. This was one of my desires in coming to Italy — blue Mediterranean sea stretching to the horizon, under a warm sun. Would Cicero say the same about Siracusa today? I … Continue reading
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Tagged Archimedes, Arethusa, Catania fish market, Cicero, flag of Sicily, Medusa, Ortygia, runonthewater blog, sea urchins, Sicilians, Siracusa
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Roman Sunday, September 15, 2013
A lion, stalking his destiny outside the church of Santa Maria de Trastevere. The thunder was rolling this evening, and the kids saw lightning on the way home from the gelato shop, suggesting that we are not yet done with … Continue reading
When in Rome, September 12, 2013
When in Rome, accept the fact that the Internet is going to be on a Roman Holiday (whatever that means), and not cooperating. For the last couple of days, our apartment connection has been going downhill, until this evening, … Continue reading
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Tagged arriabata, Borghese gardens, Campo di Fiori, funghi, I Caruso gelato, Internet connections, subway, taxi
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The Pope, St. Peter’s, and the Pantheon, September 11, 2013
Pope Francis on Jumbotron, September 11, 2013. Many thousands of people want to see the Pope. Many thousands want to visit St. Peter’s. Pilgrims we all may be, but the journey is not for those with little patience, Speaking only … Continue reading
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Tagged absinthe, Pantheon, pilgrims, Pope Francis, St. Peter's Basilica, Swiss Guards, Vatican Museum
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Great Expectations, Rome version
The lower levels of the Coliseum. Expectations make poor traveling companions. They are our hairshirts, our “true pilgrims,” our crosses to bear. They are never satisfied, always complaining that we’ve slighted them. They pout a lot. Meanwhile, we are figuring … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, Church of St. Rita, Coliseum, da Vittorio restaurant, expectations, Fata Morgana gelato, gnocchi, Rome
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Rome, Day 1, September 9, 2013
Street market, Piazza di San Cosimato, around 1:00 p.m. so some of the displays are sparse. Sunshine, much of the day, and a breeze. Notes from the day: Some of us slept until nearly noon, catching up … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Belzebuth beer, Garibaldi, gelato, Janiculum Hill, Piazza San Cosimato, Ponte Sisto, Rome, September 9, Trastevere, Vittorio Emanuele
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Roma, September 8, 2013
We were as surprised as anyone to be finally jouncing along the Via Trastevere in the middle seats of a chauffeured van on the way to our apartment. The trip to London had been uneventful, and almost pleasant. The seats … Continue reading
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