Category: Travel

Bernini Sculptures and Villa Borghese – February 19, 2018 – Rome, Italy

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By Tom Allin

Although we weren’t out and about every waking hour during the last several days,
this doesn’t mean we were loafing. While we rebounded at home from our colds we
also planned for our last week in Rome. I very much wanted to tour the Villa
Borghese and see its art. Nancy went online to purchase tickets and discovered the
Bernini, The Sculptures exhibit’s last day was Monday, February 19. We bought
tickets for the 9:00 am English speaking tour for that day.

Several things to note: (1) we don’t do too many tours and this was a great one to
do, (2) our tour guide was very enthusiastic and informative, (3) all tickets for the
Villa Borghese are for two hour durations and then they empty the Villa and let the
next group in – two hours isn’t nearly enough time to see everything and hopefully
we will make time to visit Villa Borghese and Rome again, and (4) Bernini is another
artist whose name I knew but now understand why many think he is a great artist –
my opinion is his sculpture of Pluto and Proserpina puts him in the category of the
greats.

Pantheon & Trevi Fountain at Night – February 17, 2018 – Rome, Italy

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We must be getting stronger after rebounding from our London colds. After a
couple of hours walking in the late afternoon (previous post) we stopped for dinner
and then continued the Rick Steves audio tour.

We visited the Pantheon on our arrival in Rome last September. Totally different
look and atmosphere at night.

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STEPPING OUT

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By Deloris Munden

This past Saturday found us in Jefferson, Texas. Jefferson is a tiny town with a 2017 population of 2,106. But the 2,000 people who live there make a concentrated effort to attract visitors and Easter weekend was no exception.

With the dinner hour quickly approaching we selected The KnightLight Tavern. Our hostess/owner was dressed for the occasion. She wasn`t a bunny although she appeared to have whiskers (do rabbits have whiskers?) but she was covered in flowers. That sealed our decision.

Their wine list is very impressive with several house whites and house reds to choose from. The restaurant has an extensive wine by the bottle list including several in the $200 range if you are celebrating or just want one of those wines real bad. They also offer beer and spirits.

We snacked on bread with olive oil and herbs while we enjoyed our wine. It was tasty and just the right size for two people.

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Piazza Navona – February 16, 2018 – Rome, Italy

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By Tom Allin

Nancy in one of her late night searches found Rich Steves’ online tour walks of Italy.
She downloaded these to our iPhones, downloaded Goggle Maps where the tour was
taking us, and we layered up with clothes and stepped outside.

The first tour we began with was Heart of Rome. This was an easy tour to do since it
began less than five minutes from our front door.

First stop is Campo de’ Fiori. During daylight hours the square is a large market of
mostly fruits and vegetables. Of course, a different sale table caught my attention.

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Vatican City at Night – February 15, 2018 – Rome, Italy

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By Tom Allin

We had a light lunch late this afternoon and we are hungry. So we bundled up: long underwear top, shirt, sweater, leather jacket, and gloves for me and Nancy dressed similarly.

We walked to the end of our street or about five blocks. We then walked into a small restaurant that had a single couple occupying an indoor table. We made a mistake – we only ate here one more time! Our two meals at Osteria Le Streghie are as good as it gets. And by the time we left this evening over half the tables were occupied – we are early dinners and had arrived a few minutes after 8:00 pm.

Note: this photograph was taken in the late afternoon on our second visit, not our first visit at night.

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Miscellaneous Photographs & R/L’s House – February 13, 2018 – London, England

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By Tom Allin

I woke up on Sunday morning and I no longer was able to tell myself I didn’t have a
cold. Nancy’s cold is moving toward gone and my cold is only going to get worse.
Hey, we at least missed the flu while we were home in Marshall or visiting Austin
and Tucson!

For those who have stayed with Lee and Rick I know you will notice we are not
nearly the housekeepers they are.

Standing in the entry and looking into the kitchen, living area, dining room (our
work table) and the backyard.

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