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Date: 11th November 2010
Timing....
Remy, Got a kick out of your latest blogs; and that you can't seem to be on the right continent when your teams are winning; but yet you seem to have a knack for seeking out apartments near construction sites! But even if your future career as an apartment finder is in jeopardy, your future as a travel guide looks impressive! Enjoyed reading about your travel to Cuenca, and surprised how cold it is there. You look like you need a hat-do you have one? The bit about the hanging houses is intriguing....as someone 'in the business', you've piqued my curiosity to want to see them up closer and how they were built. Cuenca looks like they have a picturesque fall season there, even if you have to shudder through freezing to appreciate it! And the two old people looking for their seats when the bus is empty, one would definitely have been your mother! Adios for now, Padre
From Blog: Cuenca, I Dig You.
Timing....
Remy, Got a kick out of your latest blogs; and that you can't seem to be on the right continent when your teams are winning; but yet you seem to have a knack for seeking out apartments near construction sites! But even if your future career as an apartment finder is in jeopardy, your future as a travel guide looks impressive! Enjoyed reading about your travel to Cuenca, and surprised how cold it is there. You look like you need a hat-do you have one? The bit about the hanging houses is intriguing....as someone 'in the business', you've piqued my curiosity to want to see them up closer and how they were built. Cuenca looks like they have a picturesque fall season there, even if you have to shudder through freezing to appreciate it! And the two old people looking for their seats when the bus is empty, one would definitely have been your mother! Adios for now, Padre
From Blog: Cuenca, I Dig You.
Date: 11th November 2010
love it!
What a fantastic writeup! Amazing trip and THANKS for sharing with the rest of us!!!!!
From Blog: Cuenca, I Dig You.
love it!
What a fantastic writeup! Amazing trip and THANKS for sharing with the rest of us!!!!!
From Blog: Cuenca, I Dig You.
Date: 27th September 2008
I plan to do that Trip
This was really helpful! Thanks so much. I'm going tjo Rome, Sicily, Athens, and maybe one of the Greek Islands this winter. It was nice to read about your trip, it helped me figure out what I want to do in those places... thanks again!
From Blog: Do you have those giant beans?
I plan to do that Trip
This was really helpful! Thanks so much. I'm going tjo Rome, Sicily, Athens, and maybe one of the Greek Islands this winter. It was nice to read about your trip, it helped me figure out what I want to do in those places... thanks again!
From Blog: Do you have those giant beans?
Date: 13th June 2008
nice!
You should go back to that Piazza Venizia several times...go for a run there...it sounds so cool...good place to do your "observations" too. Pax!
From Blog: Rome and First Days of School
nice!
You should go back to that Piazza Venizia several times...go for a run there...it sounds so cool...good place to do your "observations" too. Pax!
From Blog: Rome and First Days of School
Date: 7th June 2008
so funny!
Remy ordering meat...in a foreign country....I love it! The park across the street sounds like some good people watching, you're lucky you're not surrounded by stinky old buildings. Taking lots of pictures I hope???!!! Love the updates, ciao bella!
From Blog: Rome and First Days of School
so funny!
Remy ordering meat...in a foreign country....I love it! The park across the street sounds like some good people watching, you're lucky you're not surrounded by stinky old buildings. Taking lots of pictures I hope???!!! Love the updates, ciao bella!
From Blog: Rome and First Days of School
Date: 1st June 2008
Rome
Hey Remy, Thanks for the update. Glad you had a great time at Venice and Verona. I recall a good time at Venice 'a few years ago' (~1975), but never made it to Verona. I just finished up an excellent book called the Fall of Rome by Bryan Ward-Perkins, a professor at Oxford. Seems many recent historians are arguing the 'fall' was more of a 'transition' or 'evolution' with the Germanic tribes. The author presents a very strong case that the fall was in fact, quite violent, and threw Europe into the Dark Ages. In the book he cites pottery finds as evidence. He notes that pottery was much more prevalent during the Roman period, and that there was a strong trade route throughout the empire, that was not matched until the 1700's! Anyway, the point of what I'm getting to is to check out a hill in Rome called 'Monte Testaccio', that is 150' high, which is made up entirely of broken amphorae from the Roman period! It is estimated it contains the remains of over 53 million vases used for olive oil and wine (guess they weren't big into recycling those days!). It is an excellent book, and through analyzing pottery, coinage, churches, language, writing, and cattle bones (!), he presents a strong argument about the conflict that ultimately caused the empire to collapse in the fifth century A.D. (On the cattle bones, they have determined Roman cattle were much larger than cattle either before or after the empire period, which the author believes supports the theory of a collapse, and not a transition). Glad to hear you're able to use your Italian with the locals; keep it up... We returned today after getting Phoebe off, so she's 'next door' to you now (Provence). Take care, Love, Dad
From Blog: ITALIA!!!!!!!!
Rome
Hey Remy, Thanks for the update. Glad you had a great time at Venice and Verona. I recall a good time at Venice 'a few years ago' (~1975), but never made it to Verona. I just finished up an excellent book called the Fall of Rome by Bryan Ward-Perkins, a professor at Oxford. Seems many recent historians are arguing the 'fall' was more of a 'transition' or 'evolution' with the Germanic tribes. The author presents a very strong case that the fall was in fact, quite violent, and threw Europe into the Dark Ages. In the book he cites pottery finds as evidence. He notes that pottery was much more prevalent during the Roman period, and that there was a strong trade route throughout the empire, that was not matched until the 1700's! Anyway, the point of what I'm getting to is to check out a hill in Rome called 'Monte Testaccio', that is 150' high, which is made up entirely of broken amphorae from the Roman period! It is estimated it contains the remains of over 53 million vases used for olive oil and wine (guess they weren't big into recycling those days!). It is an excellent book, and through analyzing pottery, coinage, churches, language, writing, and cattle bones (!), he presents a strong argument about the conflict that ultimately caused the empire to collapse in the fifth century A.D. (On the cattle bones, they have determined Roman cattle were much larger than cattle either before or after the empire period, which the author believes supports the theory of a collapse, and not a transition). Glad to hear you're able to use your Italian with the locals; keep it up... We returned today after getting Phoebe off, so she's 'next door' to you now (Provence). Take care, Love, Dad
From Blog: ITALIA!!!!!!!!
Laurel
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Sweet
Love the update! Valencia sounda amazing...I am jealous of all the food you get to try too! xox
From Blog: Love the I-House Connection