Category: Italy 2011
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Friday, 30th September, Florence
We slept late because of the Conrad trial, which shows the defense as bumbling and pointless, and the doctor as grossly negligent. The Accademia was not too far from the Duomo and once we gained entry, we moved into a hall of paintings and on to a nearby stairway which eventually led to a wide…
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Florence Haiku Sequence
. blood orange in small plastic cups green fields blur . sidewalk café crowded with the swell of English accents . miniatures in the souvenir shop the fan droops . . . . . . . . . . . trimming mat board with borrowed scissors Dr Conrad squirms . to climb the Duomo and…
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temples
a political rally leads us to the Pantheon where willing cafes smother voices with the chatter of silverware the crowds have no ebb their tanned skin pools round the columns where echoes from buskers hang like webs the sun bleaches the Fountain and its repairs are frozen by my camera we line up and you…
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Begging in Rome – Reposted at ‘Bucket List Publications’
Fantastic news, Lesley Carter has republished my ‘Begging in Rome’ post at her travel blog ‘Bucket List Publications‘ – very happy to announce it here, it was great to touch the post up again and to ‘revisit’ Italy, I’m reminded how lucky I was to visit. Just watch out for my usual rambling style! And…
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Vittoria Scaffidi
Vittoria is a Florentine artist whose watercolours instantly stood out in a city full of wonderful watercolour artists. In part due to the sometimes darker colours she uses, but also the outline/coloured look, where the image often leaves the ‘frame.’ She can be found in Piazza Pitti, Florence, and it’s definitely worth visiting her if…
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From the Amalfi Cathedral
. After tea one night in the main square (the restaurant isn’t visible in this photo, but imagine it off to the left if you like) I realised we didn’t have a table number and I had to explain the order in very poor Italian, but it went well enough. I think I also…
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Thursday 22nd September, Rome
The Colosseum has steep steps (the downward slope once used to rush people out) and our guide moves a little fast for pictures or close examination, though we see a lot and our guide is knowledgeable. The brickwork is impressive too, the arches, thin bricks, mortar etc, it’s like a skeleton revealed after the centuries…
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