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Good to Know About Venice

I would go back to Venice. (See my next post for why that might not be a good idea.) The city is small and walkable, it has excellent public transportation that takes you from the airport to the train station and onto the island of Venice seamlessly. There are wonderful artisans and delicious food. HereContinue reading “Good to Know About Venice”

The Mediterranean Diet?

Rates of adult obesity are much lower in Italy than the US, yet Italians eat delicious dishes (Roman fried artichokes, veal scallopine, eggplant parmesan, gelato, cannoli). How do they do it? I’ve found one way. They only eat lunch sitting down! In the morning, every cafe sells “caffè e cornetto”, expresso and a croissant (notContinue reading “The Mediterranean Diet?”

Art in the age of Post-Truth: Damien Hirst at the Venice Biennale

One stupendous appropriation of archaeology by an artist at the Biennale was the exhibit by Damien Hirst, “Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable”. This work takes up a total of almost 40 rooms in two different buildings and is not a part of the Biennale but is displayed as though it were an associatedContinue reading “Art in the age of Post-Truth: Damien Hirst at the Venice Biennale”

La Serenissima

This is our apartment in Venice. It is small, but well located next door to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. During the day it is noisy, especially when school and tour groups arrive and leave the Guggenheim, but after 6 pm it is quiet. Este es nuestro apartamento en Venecia. Es pequeño, pero bien situado alContinue reading “La Serenissima”

Hidden Venice

Most of the action in Venice is on the main streets. That’s where the shops are located, and where you can get from one place to another without getting hopelessly lost. When you go off on a side street, it may be completely empty, but occasionally you get a glimpse of courtyards and secret gardens.Continue reading “Hidden Venice”

Good to know about Rome

Rome is wonderful and slightly overwhelming. We have had a wonderful time here–it would be a long time before we ran out of things to see and do. Here are a couple of thoughts on our leaving Rome. Roma es maravilloso y un poco abrumador. Hemos tenido un tiempo maravilloso aquí – sería mucho tiempoContinue reading “Good to know about Rome”

My Quest for the Obelisks of Rome

In the Blue Guide to Rome, I read that there are 13 Egyptian obelisks here, more than anywhere else in the world, including Egypt. Many of these arrived during the period when Rome ruled Egypt and various emperors seemed to think that rowing a multi-ton monument across the Mediterranean was a good project. I decidedContinue reading “My Quest for the Obelisks of Rome”

Rome: Old and New in Art

In the past few days we have visited both the Palazzo Barberini, full of art from ancient Rome through the 1700s, and the National Gallery of Modern Art, covering the 19th and 20th centuries. En los últimos días hemos visitado el Palazzo Barberini, lleno de arte de la antigua Roma a través de los añosContinue reading “Rome: Old and New in Art”

Roman Surprises

My posts are heavy on art history lately, but Art is what Rome has in abundance. There are lots of quirky views and interesting sights embedded in Rome as well. Here are a few. Mis posts enfocan en la historia del arte últimamente, pero el arte es lo que Roma tiene en abundancia. No todoContinue reading “Roman Surprises”

Archaeology in Ostica Antica

You don’t have to be an archaeology lover to enjoy Ostia Antica. This ancient port of Rome is now inland, and though the Tiber flows nearby it no longer borders the remains of the ancient city. Usted no tiene que ser un amante de la arqueología para disfrutar de Ostia Antica. Este antiguo puerto deContinue reading “Archaeology in Ostica Antica”