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June 20th 2007

Published: August 7th 2007

God thought with his sense of humor, "and it shall be... that on Thursday morning, Joni shall wake up and make plans to go to an unknown country where she doesnt know the language... HA! this should be funny..." and reinforced this by making England rainy and cold, making Joni cranky for lack of rock climbing. and so it was, that on Thursday, I woke up and said, "Hey! I'm going to go to Italy!" ... Read Full Entry

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Joni Renee Zalk

JRenee

Keeping the groove alive, I intend to use this as my travel blog so that you can vicariously join me on my adventures around the world. It starts in Thailand, and will never end. So far: Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Next Stop: who knows? stay tuned. Here is my acupuncture website: www.divineacupuncture.com Joni P.S. Here is a great quote: "A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour." - George Bernard Shaw... full info

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Bashing Bush

Here is the caption on a garbage can. I believe the people here are anti-war, and hence hate the Bushmans

Mozarts home

On the right is where the famous Mozart grew up.

My first solo

With only bouldering behind me, I decided to finally start soloing. Very scary... as there is no rope to catch you if you fall.

Trentino

All the houses in this road are full of beautiful frescoes and there is a gorgous fountain at the end.

See the frescoes

Here in Italy... everything is well decorated from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Tritone

There is so much beauty to take in... though I can only show you so many pictures... in Latine: Nettuno

The first one in.

It was such clear water. A bit chilly, but nice.

Lago

There were patches of cold and nice water. Once you started swimming, though, it was lovely.

Lago Lases

I was so careful at first not to get my hair wet... and then, I just went for it. Now my hair is curly and unstyled (no traveling blow dryer)... oh well!

Palazzo Sardagna

The main body, with its two frescoed rooms on the ground floor, was already standing in the early 16th century, but the palace took on its present shape in 1600, when its two imposing facades and the open galleries in the courtyard were remodelled by joining together different bodies of the building. The three puttos crowning the balcony, which is situated over the imposing front door and supported by telamons, were sculpted by Cristoforo Benedetti da Castione, working in the last years of the 17th Century.

Palazzo Sardagna

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Palazzo Alberti di Colico

This building is characterized by frescos painted in the 16th century over older works dating back to the 15th century. Its floral decorations and multicoloured friezes are a good example of the influence exerted by Venetian emphasis on color. The facade, made up of two older gothic parts, is embellished by a double-lancet window with a double balconey and by the windows with composite capitals.

Palazzo Alberti di Colico

This is the full front.

Riccardo

Riccardo is my hero! He took me rock climbing on my first day, and was an instant friend.

A Trento

Not sure what this is, but there are amazing statues like this everywhere.

More Sculptures

Everything is so well decorated! I would feel very safe in that house with so many protective faces looking out. If those faces could talk...

More Sculptures

Imagine how much fun to be wealthy back in the 15th century and to see this everyday. I bet things were more colorful then... the paintings brighter, and the sculptures everywhere.

The local castle

This is the largest local castle in Trenton

20th June 2007

Mom
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wonderful photos
Thanks for the post, the wonderful photos and letting us know of your exciting times! really interesting, fun to read. Love you, Mom

21st June 2007

Auntie Lyn~
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Gelato Girl
Hey there: Loved reading about your recent adventures. Glad to hear that you are meeting great folks and getting some climbing in... keep sending links to your adventures so I can stay in touch and in the loop! School is finally over and we are gearing up for summer fun! Love ya: Lyn~

21st June 2007

Julie Dimitroff
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Travel info.
Joni, It's great to see your picture and get news of your travels. This is my first offical blog ever!!

26th June 2007

Mat
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G'day from Oz
Funny you mention the green bags for groceries. It's true, and I've been noticing it lately. Why can't we do these things in the States? It seems intuitive, no? Anyhow, glad to see that you've taken a liking to Italy, and that the climbing is awesome. One of the kids from my group in Oz quoted this line from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and it seems applicable to both of our trips: "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world, there's nothing to it." What do you think?

6th November 2007

Sarah
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Did you get to go on the roof of the Duomo? It's really beautiful up there.

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