A Few Days in Rome to Help Celebrate Our Birthday's - Oct 23 - Oct 26, 2017

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October 26th 2017

Published: February 16th 2019

With both of our birthdays in the same week in October we decided to take a few days away from Tsamaya and do a little in country traveling. We have been very happy with the people and facilities at the marina in Gaeta, the ability to walk around the town which is only steps away, but the extra bonus of this location is the ease of getting to the train station in Formia so you can be connected... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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Bernini's Sculpture of Aeneas Escaping Burning Troy

with his father, baby boy & household gods

Apollo & Daphne by Bernini at the Borghese Gallery

seeing the details it is hard to remember this is marble

Closer Look at the Details of Bernini's Story

of Apollo and Daphne (1625)

Bernini's David is a Self-portrait & Is Alive with Energy

Bernini's "Rape of Proserpine" Done in 1622

shows his mastery of marble

Details of the Room that the Rape of Proserpine

was housed in remembering to see details of the villa

Napoleon's Sister Pauline Poses as Venus

sculpted by Antonio Canova in 1808

Notice the Details on the Cloth Remembering

this is all done in marble

Later in the Day the Lighting Was Perfect on Venus

Painter Caravaggio Self Portrait as Bacchus

is known for his realism & his contrast of light & dark

The Lake Garden with a Temple to the God of Medicine

located within the Borghese Grounds (1784)

We Are Reminded We are the Fashion City of Rome

when walking by the shop windows

22nd February 2019

The Mathematically Perfect Dome of the Pantheon

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The Pantheon
Quite incredible. We keep putting off Rome as we are keen to explore more remote locales before we visit the tourist horde others...but wow...the Pantheon from your pics is quite incredible.

22nd February 2019

s v Tsamaya
Bob & Janice Waller

Pantheon
Dave - we hate crowds too but being there in October and getting their early in the day it wasn't too bad - sometimes we just realize to see some of the highlights you have to bite the bullet and deal with the crowds - definitely worth going!

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