I am greatly guilty at being one of those people who rarely takes a moment to contemplate and appreciate the results of the great conglomeration that is the forces of nature mixed together with the ingenious, part-serendipitous and part-determined outcomes of the human race that result in some of the most incredible places in the world. How people have grown and turned what nature has wrought into seats of distinction and reflection leaves me … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
The Last Supper and Other Charms of Milan
of course no one can photograph inside the refectory and you are watched like a hawk One of the tickets most sought after in Milano is the one to enter to gaze upon The Last Supper. Last time I visited we were unable to secure an entry and so, upon the prodding of Ryan, I wrote early to our hotel and they secured two tickets for 8:30 am on our second morning in Milan. I don't think anyone would argue that having the opportunity to gaze … [Read more...]
Fairy Tales Can Come True, It Can Happen to You……
I have become several things in middle-age, some of them I know to be not so flattering. Chief among them, at least on the positive side of things, could be termed "the serial chronicler". Maybe, if you have to think about it, this is just some hysterical side-effect of passing over the line into a new decade and realizing that just perhaps, you are are on the "other side" of that curve of life and now have some existential need to … [Read more...]