Tag Archives: Annunciation

2017 – A Rocky Start to My Travel Year

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Charles

So, I started writing this on Friday, January 20th, 2017, from my studio in Seville, Spain. I’m part way through my Glasgow write-up (which I started in November, back in Edinburgh, and weirdly just ignored ever since), and I fully … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Monster Calls, A Temperance Meeting, Annunciation, armor, assassination, Constitution, Dalai Lama, Declaration of Independence, Firefly, Icelandic Skyr, Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, Madonna And Child, modern art, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Rocky, Whole Foods | 2 Comments

Bonus Views (Florence Part III)

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Charles

Still in Ireland, sitting in this rustic farmhouse with intermittent rain outside and a wind that almost never stops. I’ve lived on the coast for almost half my life, and never been where the wind so rarely paused. I try … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Academy Gallery, Annunciation, Boboli Gardens, Botticelli, Brexit, building hooks, Casa Guidi, Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, Chiesa di San Felice, Deadpool, dreamcatchers, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Escher, fishwalker, Florence, Fort Belvedere, How Not To Be Seen, Illuminati, INTJ, Italy, La Specola, laser, Lorenzo di'Medici, Madonna And Child, Marty Feldman, Masaccio, Michelangelo, Museo Galileo, Palazzo Pitti, Piazzale Michelangelo, red dome, Robert Browning, saint, San Frediano in Cestello, San Miniato al Monte, Santa Maria del Carmine, Statue of David, Stayin Alive, Stradivarius, The Hidden Pub, The Lion's Fountain Pub, Uffizi Museum | Leave a comment

Of Grits Half Kissed

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Charles

https://youtu.be/cyQ4vkTwc4E After my week in Rome, my next destination was Florence, a city that for my money begins and ends with A Room With A View, my favorite movie of all time. (And a pretty good book, too, though the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Room With A View, Annunciation, Arno, Da Vinci, Dante, Enrico Fermi, Fernando, flood, Florence, Freddie Honeychurch, Hotel Argentina, Italy, Lindt chocolate, Neil Gaiman, Pensione Bertolini, Piazza della Santissima Annunziata, Piazzale Michelangelo, Ponte Vecchio, PrettyFlyForAWiFi, Santa Croce, St Hole In The Wall, Tennent's Super Strong Lager, The Lion's Fountain Irish Pub, The Orgy On The Mount, train, Trigger Warning | 3 Comments

The Road To Hell

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Charles

Wednesday, February 3rd “What‽”, you exclaim, looking at the date, “You’re over a month behind‽” Not to worry, gentle reader. This entry will go quickly — it’s mostly just me standing and looking at things and being snarky. Then, I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annunciation, baby heads, beer, Child, Dogs Playing Poker, Eye of Sauron, Good god, Madonna, Mastri Birrai Umbri Cotta 37, Michelangelo, museum, NSBA, Peroni, pinecone, Pope, rant, Rome, Saint Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican, Vatican City | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Annunciation

2017 – A Rocky Start to My Travel Year

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Of Grits Half Kissed

The Road To Hell

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