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Dreaming of Bruges
DREAMING OF BRUGES Mar and I have been dreaming of Bruges since March – dreaming of our greatly looked forward to Mother-Daughter trip on the trail of our beloved Flemish Primitives. As usual, I did...
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Remembering Sardinia
remembering the feel of the glorious sun and breeze, the warm water, the sense of leisure, the beauty of Sardinia the isolated coves, the unusual rock formations, the kaleidoscopic colors of the...
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The Northern Renaissance – Flemish Primitives
The Flemish Primitives of the Trip That Wasn’t…and how it all started I will never forget how my passion for art history was kindled: in my senior year of high school I was invited to take a...
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1420 – The Early Renaissance and the Late Gothic
Northern vs. Southern Renaissance Masaccio and JanVan Eyck As anticipated I wanted to get back to my entry on the Flemish Primitives – a much misleading name which came into use in the 19th century,...
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Dreaming of Snow
As we continue to endure a long, hot summer, I dream of snow! I dream of our Family Christmas last year in South Tyrol, reassuringly bundled up, amazingly cozy and comfy by the fireplace,...
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A Winter Vacation – Part 1
With the olive oil and wine orders’ shipments all taken care of, Maurizio and I finally got away for a week in mid-December to Bolzano in South Tyrol, Trent and Verona, visiting their three...
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A Place I Love
A Place I Love There are few places I love as much as the small Alpine village of Moos, South Tyrol, in the Italian Dolomites, only 9 kilometers from the Austrian border. We discovered it back in...
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A Winter Vacation – Part 3
THE TRENT SCIENCE MUSEUM Trent is proud of its new museum – we would like to share with you some photos of our full day there and a video for those of you who would like to know more about this new...
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December Vacation – Part 2 – Ferrara
the remarkable XIII century Romanesque façade of the Ferrara Cathedral and below, the massive Este Castle - both just around the corner from our hotel a typical trattoria – Hostaria Savonorola the...
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The Delights of Modena -Part 1
We have raced by Modena over these many years countless times on our summer trips to the Alps. Invariably I said, “we must plan a trip someday to visit the Duomo” with Maurizio chiming in…”and to...
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The Island of Ponza – Part 1
Ponza is called the Pearl of the Mediterranean islands. I am not sure if I would call it the pearl - but I would certainly consider it one of the island pearls. Strangely, since it is somewhat...
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The Island of Ponza – Part 2
leaving Ponza port for a full day boat excursion, from 9 AM – 6 PM with six leisurely stops for swimming on the private charter boat “Orca” with just 12 passengers We circled the entire island of...
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10th Anniversary Celebration
P9300041.JPG Renovation Genius Loci Country Inn Breakfast Room Renovation PC240020.JPG PC110004.JPG Breakfast 5 P3260018.JPG P3260026.JPG P3110053.JPG Fireplace 4 Fireplace 5 Fireplace 6 Fireplace2...
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The Northern Renaissance – Flemish Primitives
The Flemish Primitives of the Trip That Wasn’t…and how it all started I will never forget how my passion for art history was kindled: in my senior year of high school I was invited to take a...
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1420 – The Early Renaissance and the Late Gothic
Northern vs. Southern Renaissance Masaccio and JanVan Eyck As anticipated I wanted to get back to my entry on the Flemish Primitives – a much misleading name which came into use in the 19th century,...
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Dreaming of Snow
As we continue to endure a long, hot summer, I dream of snow! I dream of our Family Christmas last year in South Tyrol, reassuringly bundled up, amazingly cozy and comfy by the fireplace,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Winter Vacation – Part 1
With the olive oil and wine orders’ shipments all taken care of, Maurizio and I finally got away for a week in mid-December to Bolzano in South Tyrol, Trent and Verona, visiting their three...
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A Place I Love
A Place I Love There are few places I love as much as the small Alpine village of Moos, South Tyrol, in the Italian Dolomites, only 9 kilometers from the Austrian border. We discovered it back in...
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A Winter Vacation – Part 3
THE TRENT SCIENCE MUSEUM Trent is proud of its new museum – we would like to share with you some photos of our full day there and a video for those of you who would like to know more about this new...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Delights of Modena -Part 1
We have raced by Modena over these many years countless times on our summer trips to the Alps. Invariably I said, “we must plan a trip someday to visit the Duomo” with Maurizio chiming in…”and to...
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