Our Pictures and Blogs:
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Trip to Monaco
Ben and I took the train from Nice to Monaco for the afternoon. We wisely packed a sack lunch and wandered around the town. We ended up eating in a garden/park — a highlight of the visit. Ben was curious about seeing the sovereign city-state for the famous F1 race and I had the loose…
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Timely Remembrance
A rather opportune stumble across the Jewish gravesite in Nice, France, featuring this memorial for the Jews of WWII. Timely, because it was the two year memorial of the October 7th attack on Israel. “The Israelite community of Nice” “Heroes of the Patriot Resistance” “To the Martyrs of Persecution” Along the theme of WWII, later…
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“My heart leaps up when I behold”
My heart leaps up when I behold [The sea upon the rocks:] So was it when my life began;So it is now I am a man;So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man;And I could wish my days to beBound each to each by…
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Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre –What a lovely piece of the Italian Riviera! Ben and I visited these Five (Cinque) distinct towns known for their colorful pastel houses and the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. Each of these centuries-old fishing villages spans the cliffside as individual gems and are linked together by the famous Blue Trail with…
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Florence (Firenze)
Ben and I have decided that Florence is the city of large wooden, carved doors and door knockers! We have been inspired and someday when we have a home of our own we too will get a great door knocker. Maybe a lion head or a beautiful flower. Our time here was lovely. We used…
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A Walk in Tuscany
San Gimignano is a little town on a hill top in the region of Tuscany. It is encircled by 13th century fortification walls and has medieval stone towers poking up through out it’s city center. It sits on a hill surrounded by the vast and breathtaking landscape of vinyards and olive trees as far as…
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Which Way Western Woman?
The first picture (not great quality in the sun) depicts a statue of Judith beheading the Assyrian general, Holofernes (as told in the Apocrypha). Judith is a Jewish widow from Bethulia, a town under siege by the Assyrians. As the story goes, she enters their camp, seduces Holofernes with drink, and cuts off his head…
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A Day Trip to Bologna
“ I SPIT on Bologna” – Nonas Film We certainly did not “spit” on Bologna— it was a great day. We took a train out from Florence after our morning cappuccino and hit the city hard. A highlight was stumbling upon the little market in a piazza and wandering though picking our dinner assembly as…
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Rome-Lots more Pics!
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Something About The Green Doors in Rome.
The first day, Ben and I crossed over the Tiber River on one of Rome’s beautiful white bridges into the heart of the city — it was love at first sight. Immediately, we entered a maze of chaos and beauty. Every turn took us deeper into the magic. It was our first full day in…
Billy and Bobby Go Abroad 