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Rome, Italy 2015 Priests led the procession of the Blessed Sacrament down a narrow street to another church only a block away. First came priests wearing cassocks and sandals holding their prayer books, then priests clad in cassocks and the … Continue reading
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Ortygia, Sicily 2015 Our apartment was on the tip of the island. It was only a few steps to this side where fisherman would go out each morning to get the mussels that clung to the rocks. Little boys would … Continue reading
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Rome, Italy 2015 Every where we looked that last evening, the light was soft and beautiful. I took several shots of this scene. And I’m glad I did because in one of them I cropped in too closely and cut … Continue reading
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Rome 2015 We walked to the Vatican from our B&B. The woman who ran the B&B said it was only ten minutes away. Evidently she had never been to the Vatican, because we kept up a brisk pace for twenty minutes and … Continue reading
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Sicily 2015 The shadow of a palm tree flows over the rough cobblestones like blood spilling from a dead body. I couldn’t help but think of the Mafia when we were in Sicily. There was no evidence of it anywhere … Continue reading
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Ortygia, Sicily 2015 We passed the fountain every day: on our way to the bank, to the market to buy freshly baked ricotta cheese and crusty bread, to have coffee in our favorite place (hint: they sold good pastry). Sometimes, … Continue reading
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Noto, Sicily 2015 A chubby-cheeked boy lets me hold his parakeet. I’d never held a bird that small and I loved the parakeet and the chubby-cheeked boy. The boy held a box of “fortunes” printed on tiny pieces of folded … Continue reading
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Noto, Sicily 2015 I would have loved to have seen one of these carts being pulled along a mountain road by a sturdy little donkey. Sadly, no one uses them these days. Sadly for tourists, that is. The farmers who used … Continue reading
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Rome 2015 The Pantheon has always been a place of worship. Built in the first century A.D., it was a place to worship the pagan gods of Rome. Later, in the 7th century, it was given to Pope Boniface IV … Continue reading
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Noto, Sicily 2015 Several potted yucca plants grew near the palacio walls. We had finished our tour of the palacio and were gazing at the ramp to the second story. There were no stairs in the palacio when it was first built, so … Continue reading
