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Italy: Lucca (ti amo)

Italy: Lucca (ti amo)

Lucca was a charming surprise! Located in Tuscany, this little town is surrounded by thick walls from the Renaissance era. Rick Steves listed Lucca and Pisa together in his Italy book, which I have to admit was the only reason we went. I am so glad we did, though. Lucca is a town with heart. [...]

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Lucca post tomorrow… I played hooky today :-)

Lucca post tomorrow… I played hooky today :-)

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Italy: Pisa

Italy: Pisa

Because we were “in the neighbourhood”, I really wanted to have a peek at Pisa. We did Rick Steve’s walk from the train station through the town to the Piazza dei Miracoli (Square of Miracles), where the Leaning Tower is located. We spent half a day in Pisa and half a day in Lucca. I’ll show [...]

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Italy: Cinque Terre

Italy: Cinque Terre

This is a continuation of our trip to France and Italy in April. If you missed my previous posts, you can click here for: Nice, Antibes, Cannes, and Monaco. Next week, I’ll finish up this series with two more posts: Pisa/Lucca and Florence. Cinque Terre is a collection of five villages situated along the Italian [...]

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Out and about in London

Out and about in London

Roxi has had quite a number of get togethers with friends in town lately. The latest one was on Sunday, a meeting in Soho with a friend from her old school here in England. While they went their way for a couple of hours, I made my way into Chinatown, a place I’ve not spent [...]

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Preview: Italy

Preview: Italy

I haven’t forgotten that I owe you pics from Cinque Terre, Pisa, Florence and Lucca… and that I promised myself that I’d finish processing them before summer’s end. Guess I better get to it. PS I am completely enamoured of this: Poladroid. Have you tried it? I love the surprise factor! Here’s my Flickr set. If [...]

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Covent Garden, London

Covent Garden, London

A friend of mine emailed me the other day to ask me about markets in London. While I was typing up my reply, I remembered I had a few photos of Covent Garden that I wanted to share with you. If you’re a My Fair Lady fan, you’ll recognize this building as the one at [...]

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V&A museum and unpacking update

V&A museum and unpacking update

This amazing chandelier is a glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly. Last week, I spent a day at the Victoria and Albert Museum. I specifically went to look at the fashion and costume exhibits because Roxi and I are really into sewing right now. Well, gathering ideas for sewing anyway ;-) While I was there, I had [...]

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At the Tate Modern

At the Tate Modern

Sometimes I feel like this: Venus of the Rags by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Edited to add: I forgot to mention that I saw this interesting exhibit–Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera. Related posts Wordless Wednesday ~ 52: Well, are you? (London) (8) Wordless Wednesday ~ 51: Train Station Vending Machine (England) (12) Wordless Wednesday ~ 50: [...]

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Sunday afternoon picnic, Windsor Great Park

Sunday afternoon picnic, Windsor Great Park

The water levels were a little low, and the grass was looking a bit brown. There was a horse thing going on. The Savill Garden building, looking really different in the full sun. White Bordeaux, salami and prosciutto, brie, sharp English Cheddar, lemon and cilantro hummus, olives with feta, cheese bread, salt and pepper crisps, M&Ms, chocolate [...]

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