Reggio Emilia
In Reggio Emilia, where Rosanne and I happened to be, food shopping is a social event. This is why small communities are so appealing. Take a look.
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Remember Ruby?
Perhaps you will recall my post about Ruby in Manila. She is the woman who always wanted to be a teacher but lived in terrible poverty. She finally completed her education and now teaches children in one of the barrio slums. She has 10 children and her husband had been without a job for some…
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Ravenna, Italy
Ravenna was once an important Roman port city. As Christianity spread across Europe, the churches of Ravenna catalogued the shift from Byzantine to Renaissance art. Ravenna’s mosaics are famous examples of very early church decoration but they are not the only things worth seeing in this small town. Here are some pictures that show this…
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Parma Extended
The Parma Cathedral The Baptistry at the Cathedral The ceiling of St. John’s depicting the last living apostle with the others in the clouds of heaven The ceiling of the library at St. John’s (a nice place to study, right?)
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Modena: San Barnaba
A tiny little local church in Modena, not even on the tourist sites. Wonderful place for meditation. Only three other people were in the church.
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Basilica della Beata Vergine della Ghiara
Ceilings dedicated to the women of the Torah. Amazing place here in this little city of Reggio Emilia.
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Time Flying
Two clocks in the Doge Palace in Venice, keeping time for several hundred years. I guess I’m not so old after all.
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The Theater
Reggio Emilia
