Tag Archives: Rome

Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2014 by annetbell

Today is the day many people celebrate by giving cards, flowers, candy or gifts to the ones they love. Have you wondered why? The story  goes back to the ancient Romans where  two versions exist. The Romans celebrated the god … Continue reading →

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Star Spangled Banner

Posted on February 10, 2014 by annetbell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWDtKRMJB6s This video is a recording of 1000 Kentucky All-State Choir voices filling this 18 story hotel with the Star Spangled Banner, as you have never heard it. It brings back a memory from our trips to Rome with students. … 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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Stealing the Pope’s Heart!

Posted on October 30, 2013 by annetbell

These photographs from The Huffington Post need no explanation! What a memory!  Nameste. . .  . .This Is Pope Francis and His New Friend!

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Navona . . . Roman Gathering Place

Posted on October 22, 2013 by annetbell

  One day years ago, when we were with our children and a group of architecture students,  our children and I were in Piazza Novona just for a walk, when we saw cameras, scaffolding and crowds of people at one end … Continue reading →

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Two Italian Davids

Posted on September 1, 2013 by annetbell

Sunday seems like a good day for a Biblical, art history lesson. David, the shepherd boy, later crowned king,  was armed only with a slingshot when he met, and slayed the horrible huge Philistine giant, Goliath. It has been the … Continue reading →

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Albergo Sole, Roma

Posted on August 12, 2013 by annetbell

Just an ordinary hotel and restaurant in Roma, right?  No, this is the oldest continuous run albergo in  the Eternal City. Visitors have been housed here continuously since 1460 which is 30 years before Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. … Continue reading →

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