Category Archives: Travel

Music Monday Eric Satie’s Three Gymnopedies

Posted on March 24, 2014 by annetbell

Erik Satie may be a name most of you will be unfamiliar with.  He was a  colorful French composer and pianist who lived from  1866- 1925 and was a member of the Parisian avant-garde. Satie was a sensitive, complex man … Continue reading →

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

Posted on March 17, 2014 by annetbell

Ireland is a great first time travelers’ destination with friendly, welcoming  people, beautiful landscape, castles, the Blarney Stone,  great pubs and fish and chips!  I have never heard anyone say they didn’t enjoy their time in the Emerald Isle!

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Beware the Ides of March !

Posted on March 16, 2014 by annetbell

It was the year 44 BC and Julius Caesar was at the top of his game, or so he thought. A respected seer had predicted his assassination on the Ides of March (March 15).  As he walked to the Theater … Continue reading →

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Tim’s Vermeer Collision of Art and Technology

Posted on March 9, 2014 by annetbell

‘The Girl with the Pearl Earring’ is one of Vermeer’s most famous paintings. How could a painter who lived from 1635-1675 create paintings with the detail of a photograph  two hundred years before photography was invented in 1839?  The artist … Continue reading →

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Domus Aurea Nero’s Golden Palace

Posted on March 1, 2014 by annetbell

What comes to mind when Emperor Nero is mentioned?  Of course, fiddling while Rome burns. Well there was  huge fire in 64 AD during his reign, but I  don’t think it has been proven that  he set the great fire. … Continue reading →

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Surfing on the North Shore of Oahu

Posted on January 17, 2014 by annetbell

We spent  Saturday going from beach to beach on the north shore ending at Sunset Beach. There were 5, yes, 5 lines of waves visible at once. We could see little heads  of surfers bobbing in the distance waiting for … Continue reading →

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Aloha!

Posted on January 15, 2014 by annetbell

Aloha is the Hawaiian word used in greeting or parting.  We are back in New York after a lovely 5 days in paradise!   I will share some of the highlights of our visit during the next few posts. Last … Continue reading →

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Itinerary of North Trip

Posted on December 27, 2013 by annetbell

Bathing in the Ganga as the sun rises on another day. . . . . . People have asked where we visited., so here you can see the itinerary. We went to the north first, which was a mistake. When … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve at St. Peter’s Basilica,Rome

Posted on December 24, 2013 by annetbell

This is St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy, the largest church in the world and the headquarters for the Roman Catholic Church. which has 1.2 billion members across the world.( Interesting, that number is the estimated population of India. . . … Continue reading →

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Piazza Navona Christmas Market

Posted on December 23, 2013 by annetbell

Piazza Navona Christmas market in Rome  is  on the list of best European Christmas Markets.   It is on the ancient site of the Circus of Domitian and has the shape of a stadium because of the games played  there … Continue reading →

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