Month: December 2014
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Our trip is in ruins…
Read more: Our trip is in ruins…Our trip is officially in ruins. There are ruins on the left. There are ruins on the right! Ruins, everywhere! Welcome to Rome, a real treat for anyone who loves antiquity! We arrived in Rome after a lovely visit in Lucca, and settled into our apartment outside the city centre. As you know, there is…
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Lovely Lucca
Read more: Lovely LuccaWe had a wonderful time relaxing in the Tuscan countryside, but we knew it was time to move on. We had a great opportunity to stay with some friends in Lucca, just a short drive from Pisa. Karen is a dear friend of mine going back to my university days in Ottawa. Although we haven’t…
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Once upon a time in Pisa…
Read more: Once upon a time in Pisa…Can you say “whoops”? Imagine that you are an engineer and your job is to build a bell tower for a Cathedral. And I don’t mean a small tower, I’m talking 185 feet (53m) high, complete with row upon row of ornate columns and arches all the way up. What would your boss say if you finished about…
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Fabulous Florence – Discovering the Secrets!
Read more: Fabulous Florence – Discovering the Secrets!Florence is a beautiful city full of fabulous art and history. Over the course of our stay, and as you can see by Mik and Zoe’s blog posts, we went a couple of tours that focused upon the Renaissance and the Medici family. On our own we did a couple of scavenger hunts with the…
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Artist + Architect + Sculptor + Genius = Michelangelo
Read more: Artist + Architect + Sculptor + Genius = MichelangeloIn renaissance Italy, as well as today, Michelangelo is considered a master of the arts. He was a painter, a sculptor, and an architect who was respected and admired by many people. Last year, I did a project about Michelangelo, so I was really excited to see all the works of art I had learned…