Author Archives: drdzoe

Julie is taking an encaustic print-making class in Santa Fe.  (Yeah, I’m not sure what that means either.)  Which sounds like an excellent excuse for us to do some travel. We’re here now.  Our first day, we left on an appallingly … Continue reading →

I have been trying very hard of late to avoid online debates. It’s hard.  I’ve been engaging in online debates of one sort or another for almost 25 years now.  I have strong opinions on things, I love a good … Continue reading →

We’ve been home for a week now.  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 →

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.  (Had to, really.  Couldn’t be avoided.)  It was warmer than I expected. A visit … Continue reading →

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 →

A delay in posting today.  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 →

And so ends another day in Florence.  Nothing too spectacular today: we visited the Palazzo Vecchio, the palace of the Medicis when they first came to power.  We visited a modern art exhibit.  We visited several churches.  We ate a … Continue reading →

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 →

It is always interesting to see how different artists depict the same story.  And artists love telling the same mythic stories.  This week, I’ve seen at least a dozen versions of the Rape of the Sabine Women, several Davids in … Continue reading →

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 →