Back in the land of longing
Dec 8, 2023 | 4:55 am
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That is, I think, a general (generational?) change. I like me a tie and am not overly fond[of the change], but I do have to say, it is what it is. At least if people maintain decorum, relative to time and place, I can stay silent. Even if the move from being sent to get a tie to enter a bank to being the only one with a tie in the bank is... painful, in it's way. But then, after all, I don't own a bowtie, and it's unlikely I ever will.
I even have a bow tie because a dinner jacket doesn't look very good with a tie. I just don't have a practical opportunity to wear a dinner jacket anymore.
Dec 8, 2023 | 7:02 am
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San Fermo Maggiore Verona
The destination was the church of San Fermo Maggiore.
The facade
First you walk through the cloister.
There are actually 2 churches. Firstly, there is the Romanesque lower church.
There is also the richly decorated Gothic upper church.
The facade
First you walk through the cloister.
There are actually 2 churches. Firstly, there is the Romanesque lower church.
There is also the richly decorated Gothic upper church.
Dec 8, 2023 | 7:49 am
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Dec 9, 2023 | 9:37 am
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Casa di Giulietta Verona
The Casa di Giulietta is an essential part of any visit to Verona. I just took a look at the inner courtyard with the balcony and the statue that you are supposed to grab the breasts of. Very crowded and not really my cup of tea.
Dec 9, 2023 | 1:52 pm
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Then vendors would appear offering seat cushions. At first you'd laugh, but several hours sitting on stone, with no seats, backrests or anything, would test most bums' pain tolerance, and on every pass the seat cushion vendor would find thankful new clients.
Dec 9, 2023 | 2:12 pm
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That's just the reserved seating. I watched quite a few opera performances there in the late 1980s and the seconda gradinata was very popolare. Tickets were a very reasonable ITL 15,000, which is about 7.50 in today's money. People would sing along and all that. No ties, but of course lots of Italians who would be dressed nicely, just not in formal wear. Because of the open seating, you would come as early as possible to get a good place to sit.
Then vendors would appear offering seat cushions. At first you'd laugh, but several hours sitting on stone, with no seats, backrests or anything, would test most bums' pain tolerance, and on every pass the seat cushion vendor would find thankful new clients.
Then vendors would appear offering seat cushions. At first you'd laugh, but several hours sitting on stone, with no seats, backrests or anything, would test most bums' pain tolerance, and on every pass the seat cushion vendor would find thankful new clients.
Dec 10, 2023 | 10:33 am
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Verona Cathedral Complex
Today it's church-orientated. The Verona cathedral complex consists of several buildings. Here is the exterior view.
The Baptistery San Giovanni in Fonte.
The canons' church of Sant' Elena.
And the Cathedral of Santa Maria Matricolare
The Baptistery San Giovanni in Fonte.
The canons' church of Sant' Elena.
And the Cathedral of Santa Maria Matricolare
Dec 12, 2023 | 5:20 pm
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