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Sometimes I am studious!
... which surprisingly involves studying tragedies and comedies from the Greeks to Shakespeare. Philosophy of Man, studying the greatest hits of philosophy (Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, et al.) and their thoughts about what makes a man a man. Art and Architecture, which is one long Powerpoint presentation about different sculptures & paintings. Western Civilization I, about the ancient civilizations ...
Tivoli... Our Last Day
... ahead down the side of the mountain like it was a Nascar race. This scared everyone, especially the trauma nurse Abbe. Abbe's ride was especially memorable with the elderly man behind her rubbing her butt. Luckily a few people got off at the next few stops and we were able to sit down. Mary really enjoyed talking with the woman we met from France. We had no problem at all riding the metro back to Roma - Abbe even helped an Italian man buy his ticket to ...
Ancora 25 giorni!
La data della partenza si sta avvicinando (troppo lentamente). Qui da noi il tempo si è rimesso al buono. Sto cercando di tirar giù un programma di massima da sottoporre all'approvazione di Maretta, che è ancora impegnata con gli ...
One extreme to another!
We left Bari on Monday morning. What a change. We arrived at Pescasseroli, in the mountains in the afternoon. This is a ski town. The town is at 3600 feet and the surrounding mountains are around 4800 feet. The temp was in the high 60's. We got up on Tuesday morning and it was in the low 50's. A long pants day for us. We took a hike up to an old castle ...
Villa d'Este
... with vines. It had so much beauty without being one of the main attractions on the site.
As it started down pouring, we had to quick flee into the small caffe for some espresso and cappuccino. A nice spot to wait out the rain overall. I would love to go back there on a better day, but we made the most of it. My pictures will speak so much louder than my words, so ...