We took our little bus to Otranto today – population 5700. Somehow most of the pictures from my day have a haze on them – I’m struggling with continuing camera problems. (Also possible: continuing camera operator problems) Here’s Otranto (pictures not mine): Aside from the above obvious charm, Otranto has the Cathedral di Santa Maria […]
How to display body part art: then and now
We spent most of today on our little tour bus, visiting a couple of small towns. Before we set out, we stopped in at the Lecce Jewish Museum and I stumbled upon this piece of art, called No Storm in Sight. The museum curator plugged it (the art!) in for a moment and the ears […]
Lecce – easy on the eyes – even my injured one
We are down in Lecce (population 95,000) now with our Road Scholar group. There’s 19 of us and I always feel it’s important to make a good initial impression and so – to stand out from the masses, I poked myself in the eye on the train from Rome and Ron, at some point, looks […]
Goodbye to Rome – and Kris and Jim!
It’s time to pack up and head south to meet up with our Road Scholar tour. We were able to squeeze in a quick visit to the Basilica San Clemente, a church from the 12th century. San Clemente is cool because it’s built on top of a 4th century basilica and then that 4th century […]
