Italy – Taking You To Places You've Never Been

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

I remember saying several times before we left, “We’re going to Cinque Torri”. Invariably, the reply would be, “Oh, Cinque Terre, that’s nice, we’ve been there.” It’s perhaps a reflection on how tourism works. Some place gets a name, the busloads start coming and, presto, everybody has either been or is going to go there.Continue reading “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL”

A MASTER-FUL BUILDING

I confess without embarrassment that I’m an unabashed Tiepolo fan. For those of you who aren’t aware, this was the name of not one, but three famous painters, a father and sons combination renowned for fresco work during the late Renaissance and touted as the finest of them all. Three of Tiepolo’s rare paintings areContinue reading “A MASTER-FUL BUILDING”