As I walked up the Spanish Steps, dark menacing storm clouds hovered over Rome. I turned onto Via d. Trinita dei Monti, intent to enter the Borghese Gardens. I stopped in my tracks when I saw someone had kindly put a straw hat with a red rose on Italian writer and politician Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi that would protect his sculpted bust from the rain.
Paul Heymont enjoys a visit to a botanic garden that’s very focused on its home territory
England’s National Arboretum in Gloucestershire is the topic of ProfessorAbe’s latest post.
Jayita takes a break in Macau, best known for its gambling, but with much more to be seen
Jonathan L presents some of the people who work hard at the Mercato Trionfale in Rome
Among the many shops and stalls in Tangier’s medina, a weaver turns out a myriad of colorful fabrics
Our Pic of the Day is of Fortaleza da Guincho Hotel in Portugal, the most westerly hotel in Europe.
Ron B shares a memorable image of Capril harbor, on the lovely island of Capri.
Haberdashery for sculptures seems to be a thing these days; here are two from last Spring in Scotland…Sir Walter Scott in Edinburgh and the Duke of Wellington (and his horse) in Glasgow. Somewhere I’ve also an image of Gutenberg in Strasbourg, wearing a life preserver.
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