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Author Archives: drdzoe
Why I am avoiding online arguments
I have been trying very hard of late to avoid online debates. It’s hard. Â I’ve been engaging in online debates of one sort or another for almost 25 years now. Â I have strong opinions on things, I love a good … Continue reading
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Summing up Italy
We’ve been home for a week now. Â I still haven’t started organizing all the photos, but I suppose it’s time to sum up our Italy experience. Best Part of the Trip Joe: Walking around the ruins of ancient Rome, imagining … Continue reading
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More Venice
Another day in Venice. A visit to Santa Maria della Salute. A photo op on Punta della Dogana. I feel the water in the Grand Canal. Â (Had to, really. Â Couldn’t be avoided.) Â It was warmer than I expected. A visit … Continue reading
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Venezia
It was a grand day on the Grand Canal. Well, on and about the Grand Canal, anyway. First it was a tour of the Doge’s palace. Lots more art, some pretty impressive rooms, and an arsenal full of various deadly … Continue reading
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Italian Road Trip
A delay in posting today. Â Bad internet at this new hotel, but it seems to be working now. We left Florence today. Just to mix things up a bit, we decided to rent a car and do a road trip. … Continue reading
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Another day in Florence
And so ends another day in Florence. Â Nothing too spectacular today: we visited the Palazzo Vecchio, the palace of the Medicis when they first came to power. Â We visited a modern art exhibit. Â We visited several churches. Â We ate a … Continue reading
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A day in Florence
Nothing super today, just a lot of enjoyable things in Florence. Our initial goal was to visit the Pitti Palace, but we got a little lost, so first visited St Lawrence’s Cathedral, where Cosimo Medici, the founder of the family … Continue reading
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A painting to inspire passion
It is always interesting to see how different artists depict the same story. Â And artists love telling the same mythic stories. Â This week, I’ve seen at least a dozen versions of the Rape of the Sabine Women, several Davids in … Continue reading
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A Faire Renaissance
Today was a day of iconic artworks.  For example, my Venus with Venus: And here’s, well, no.  I can’t really claim to be a David. I was fairly blown away by David, however.  The setting is amazing and the sculpture is just plain … Continue reading
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Moving on
Today was a travel day. Â We moved our base of operations from Rome to Florence. Â Which limited our time in both. Â So in Rome, all we did was: – Three churches, one of which had another three Caravaggios. Â That brings … Continue reading
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