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5th March 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Extraordinary decorations
I've recently visited houses and forts built in the 1800s - Osta Antica kind of knocks the stuffing out of that history. Those marble mosaics would almost be worth your trip by themselves. Wonderful! As for St. Sebastian, I wonder whether he'd have been bothered by being dug up for a notionally greater benefit . . .
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Wednesday 2007 May 2
25th February 2018

Jo Worster
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Quietness
Judith: I could feel the quietness of the scenery and lack of people. Must have been a beautiful day! Were you overnight?
From Blog: Emerald Lake in Snow
28th February 2018

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Quietness
Wonderfully quiet! This was a day trip, enough time to enjoy the outdoors.
From Blog: Emerald Lake in Snow
24th February 2018

Karen Sack
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WOW
So beautiful. I am trying convince my son- in - law that he should travel in his native country. Best from Berkeley. K.
From Blog: Emerald Lake in Snow
24th February 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Not a snow fan . . .
But your pictures are mighty impressive. Well seen; well done.
From Blog: Emerald Lake in Snow
28th February 2018

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Snow fan
Easier to be a snow fan when a luxurious hotel is nearby.
From Blog: Emerald Lake in Snow
23rd February 2018

Roy Umbach
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Fantastic photos,
Looks like a beautiful trip, Photo of Emerald Lake Lodge and Mt. Burgess are my favorites, thanks
From Blog: Emerald Lake in Snow
13th February 2018

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Neede rest periods
Whenever we are in Italy we find we need to slow the pace down and move at an Italian pace. Sadly I always eat too much when I'm in Italy. So many temptations.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Tuesday 2007 May 1
18th February 2018

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Been Touring

Rest periods
Eating lengthy lunches and dinners definitely slows the pace of travel in the most enjoyable way possible!
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Tuesday 2007 May 1
11th February 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Continuity
What a day! And a great recounting, evoking the wonder of the depth of history you were standing on. How rarely do I turn to look back and appreciate the path that has led to this point, on the grand scale.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Tuesday 2007 May 1
18th February 2018

beentouring
Been Touring

Continuity
I am always surprised by the continuity of history. Why? Must be the short-cut of learning dates and memorable occasions, thus missing out on what brought these "historic" moments to be.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Tuesday 2007 May 1
1st February 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Setting
We have ice sculptures in Ottawa, also, but usually either with a deep freeze or a race against melting. And never do we have such a wonderful setting.
From Blog: Lake Louise in Snow
31st January 2018
Last Frontier

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Ice Sculptures
WOW, I would love to see this. Amazing.
From Blog: Lake Louise in Snow
23rd January 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Stone and symmetry
These structures (somehow, calling them "buildings" doesn't do them justice) would be impressive built today with concrete. To think they were built when they were, with stone, is amazing. And I liked the "human-scale symmetry" comment. A good reminder to look for symmetry on other scales. And getting started on designs for my own monument . . .
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Monday 2007 April 30
31st January 2018

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Been Touring

Stone and symmetry
The stone is "soft", rather like sandstone. Still, a marvellous feat of engineering.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Monday 2007 April 30
22nd January 2018
Pens and rooms below floor level

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Fantastic photo
Really nice one.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Monday 2007 April 30
21st January 2018

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Bella Italia
Thank you for transporting me to beautiful Rome for a few minutes today. It was the first European city our parents took us to in the 80s, and it still remains one of my all time favourite cities. Foot pedals in pubic toilets - why don't more places catch on to this excellent invention??? It would make my travel life so much better :)
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Monday 2007 April 30
31st January 2018

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Been Touring

Bella Italia
What beautiful memories!
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Monday 2007 April 30
16th January 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Tourist Spots
What an amazing day! The more I travel, the more crowded I find tourist spots like the Wall Street bull in New York or the 90-miles-to-Cuba marker in Key West. Are they busier, I wonder, am I less tolerant of crowds,or am I just getting around to seeing the notable sights? Dunno. But the extra effort the crowds drive can be worth it. After all, how else would one get to see the Trevi Fountain?
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Sunday 2007 April 29
19th January 2018

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Tourist spots
As a tourist, I never feel justified in complaining about tourists.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Sunday 2007 April 29
6th January 2018
Blue Morpho

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Amazing butterflies
Great garden
From Blog: Playful Costa Rica - San José, Monday 2016 November 21
10th January 2018
Blue Morpho

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Amazing butterflies
Seeing exotic species close by was enchanting.
From Blog: Playful Costa Rica - San José, Monday 2016 November 21
4th January 2018

Isabel Gibson
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Your Room
It appears that you have a twin bed: Is that right? If so, I wonder if this is a Europe thing. When booking rooms in Iceland for an extra night on top of a tour, I saw that some rooms were singles with twin beds, as opposed to the ubiquitous queen-size beds we encounter in North America. And isn't it wonderful how much architecture varies, place to place.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Saturday 2007 April 28
10th January 2018

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Been Touring

My room
The single bed was the narrowest possible. North American hotel rooms are designed by efficiency experts, which is why one can enter a room and momentarily forget which city one is visiting. Old buildings in Europe put singles in space extracted from the staircase or in the maids' rooms on the top floor. At least now they are almost all ensuite, which wasn't the case in the late nineties, when I stayed in a few challenging spaces.
From Blog: Mellowing in Italy - Rome, Saturday 2007 April 28

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