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Sorrento, Amalfi, Capri, Finito
GOOD EATING, staggeringly beautiful scenery, and hordes of other tourists characterized the last few days of my month-long Mediterranean sojourn, winter ’15 edition. From Naples last Friday morning, my cousin Susan and I traveled an hour by train to Sorrento, … Continue reading
Posted in ITALY, TRAVEL
Tagged Amalfi, Anacapri, bell tower, Capri, Capri Town, Carthusia, Casa Astarita, cathedral, Frecciarossa, Hotel Bellevue Syrene, Il Solitario, Inn Bufalita, Le Grazie Family Restaurant, majolica, Marina Grande, Museo Correale, Palazzo Correale, paradise cloister, perfumes, Piazza Tasso, Positano, Sedile Dominova, Sorrento
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Marching Through Malaga
I HAD AN UNEXPECTED TREAT today. My friend Sylvia decided to give me a lift into Malaga, a seaport city of half a million on the Mediterranean coast, and a custom tour of the city’s architectural highlights. Once again, common … Continue reading
Posted in SPAIN, TRAVEL
Tagged amphitheater, calle Larios, cathedral, churros, El Pimpi, Malaga, market hall, Picasso, Vino Mio
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Valencia: Historico Centro
I’M IN VALENCIA, SPAIN, city of parks and paella, of rich and tangled history, with many outstanding architectural remnants thereof. Valencia has 300 days of sunshine a year. Yesterday was not one of them. But gray though it was, it … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, SPAIN, TRAVEL
Tagged architecture, cathedral, Colon, Fallas, Gothic, Lonja, market hall, Mercado Central, Modernismo, Old City, paella, SH Valencia Palace, Silk Exchange, Valencia
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