Tagged With "Albino Marco"
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Re: La Dolce Vita (Part 5) Venezia (Venice)
Great pictures...makes me want to go back! Interesting to note: the Mayor of Venice has been very active lately in trying to get the large cruise ships re-routed to keep them out of the fragile space between San Marco and Guidecca...and last month hundreds of people swam out to try to block the ships!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 7th, 2014: Bees
Sure PortMoresby, the two cameras I use are a Pentax K10D dSLR with a Pentax DA 55-300 mm f4-5.8 lens and the other is a Panasonic Lumix TS2. The Lumix takes macro pictures like nothing else I have used, I am learning to get better at taking macro with my K10D but am still not as good yet as I am with the Lumix. DrF, the honey bee (the one with no hair) was taken in the lovely flower gardens at Lake Louise, Alberta and the bumble bees were taken on a trip to the Bowden Corn and Sunflower...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 18, 2015: The Winged Lion of Venice
The winged lion is a symbol you see everywhere in Venice -- palaces, flags, statues -- everywhere. It seemed a somewhat unusual mascot for a seafaring power and made me wonder what the origin to the symbol was. Turns out the...
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Changing Trains in La Serenissima
My English friend and I left the beautiful apartment on the Anfiteatro in Lucca , she home to Bromsgrove in the West Midlands, and I toward Budapest and my old friends with a guesthouse near the famous synagogue. I was treating myself to...
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Food Tours in Sicily: Palermo
Palermo and Catania are only hours apart—who knew they could be such food rivals?
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March Madness for travel sites
For sports fans who have run out of competition to obsess over, a British newspaper has provided a perhaps unintentionally hilarious competition.
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Foodie Fun on Arthur Avenue
Water-up those taste buds! Stephanie Kalina-Metzger takes us on a food tour in the Bronx that makes you wish tagged along!
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Jan. 12, 2014: San Marco, Venice
Here's a close-up of the Lion of St. Mark, atop the Basilica in Venice. From ground level, it's difficult to appreciate the individual details of the decorated dome and roofs—there is so much that it is like trying to see a single tree in the...
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Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 4) the French cars
This is the last in a four part series highlighting my visit to the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum. I really enjoyed this small, off the beaten path car museum and it has a wonderful car collection which I've partially discussed already....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Feb. 17, 2014: San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Italy
Situated on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, across the canal from Piazza San Marco, sits this beautiful cathedral, one of the iconic symbols of Venice. The church was built by the Benedictine order between 1566 and 1610....
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La Dolce Vita (Part 5) Venezia (Venice)
(Grand Canal, Salut Church, Old Custom House) So it was finally our time to visit the legendary travel destination of Venice. With increasing excitement we journeyed from Florence through Tuscany and finally over the long...
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August 9, 2019: A Walk along the Grand Canal
A photo snapped just after landing in Venice's Marco Polo Airport.
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Kagayawan Festival in Davao – A Get Together of All Cultures Existing in the City
The Kagayawan sa Davao or the Kadayawan Festival in Davao is not a traditional celebration but a kind of get-together of the several cultures co-existing in the city of Davao. A week-long celebration in Davao in the southern Philippines region, this festival represents different harvest festivals from across the world. It has been celebrated since the 80s with an array of parades and events that the Dabawenyos (the citizens of Davao) still celebrate with same enthusiasm. Here’s a complete...
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Gran Canaria, Spain
George G escapes the gray cool winter weather of Germany and visits the lovely, sunny and warm Canary Islands.
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Kasbah Aït Benhaddou – A Chapter in Moroccan History
Marilyn Jones takes us along on a visit to a fascinating piece of Moroccan history that's also a landmark of cinema history.
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April 11, 2019: Anatomy Lesson in the Duomo
DrFumblefinger comes upon the statue of Saint Bartolomeo in Milan's Duomo. Learn the story behind the art.
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The 'Backstreets' of Venice
Away from such famous sights as St Mark's and the Rialto Bridge, Venice lives an everyday life along smaller streets and backwater canals.
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Georgia to build a port along China's historic Silk Road route
Georgia announced plans yesterday to build a new $2.5 billion deep-water Black Sea port along the historic Silk Road route.
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Top 5 Most Beautiful Places in China
China's vast and diverse territory endows the country with some of the most beautiful natural scenery on earth. From the picturesque karst landscape in Guilin and Yanshuo to the precipitous pillars in Zhangjiajie, from the colorful lakes in Jiuzhaigou to the Rainbow Mountains in Zhangye, China's diverse natural beauty is as impressive as its splendid culture. 1. The Yellow Mountains — Sunrises and Seas of Cloud An image of a twisting pine tree growing from a curiously-curved rock pops into...
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Spotted on the Road: Ferrari, near Venice
DrFumblefinger spotted this lovely Ferrari while stopping at a rest area just of the Autostrada, not far from Venice.
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Royal Caribbean swaps Ravenna for Venice
After months without the huge cruise ships that have sparked demonstrations, some announce they will not return.
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A Visit to Venice
George G shares memories and photos from his visits to the great city of Venice.
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Basilica San Marco, Venice
DrFumblefinger visits one of the greatest churches in the world. More than a thousand years old, St. Mark's in Venice is an absolute treasure
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Canada joins 'vaccine passport' crowd
Canada is preparing to issue a digital health certificate early this fall after collecting data from provinces.
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East Coast Memorial, New York
Jonathan L presents the a view of the East Coast Memorial in New York City's Battery Park.
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Piazza delle Erbe, Verona
DrFumblefinger visits the famous "herb market", the historic market core in Venice.
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Vegas Venetian sold in move to East
A major Las Vegas hotel and casino has been sold by investors who want to take a bigger gamble on casinos in Asia.
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Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, Venice
DrFumblefinger visits the Salute Church, whose dome is one of the highlights of Venice's skyline. It's an interesting church to visit, in a city filled with interesting art and architecture.
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Venice arms visitors against gulls
Venice's outdoor restaurants are taking unusual measures to protect diner's dinners from predatory gulls.
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Venice: Palazzo on San Marco opens
Visitors are now welcomed in a building long closed to the public, but with an exterior that everyone who has visited St Marks is familiar with.
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Family Fun on Florida's Historic Coast
Stephanie finds an amazing variety of family-friendly things-to-do, with no theme parks in sight
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Feeding Time at Piazza San Marco, Venice
Small boys having the time of their lives, PortMoresby couldn’t resist.
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Rialto Market, Venice
PortMoresby leaves the tourist shops of the Rialto Bridge behind and finds herself in the centuries-old Rialto Market.
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Exploring Historic St. Augustine
Stephanie shares St. Augustine's variety of museums and other attractions for adult visitors
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Church of San Zaccaria, Venice
Gumbo was visiting an old church in Venice, close to Saint Mark's Basilica, named in honor of St. John the Baptist's father.
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Berlin's Postfuhramt: An unsung classic
Berlin's 19th century Postal Delivery Office is one of the city's less-known treasures, with unusual stories to tell
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Venice's Piazza San Marco at Night
At night, the Piazza is much quieter that the crazy bustle of the day, and the tourist tension of visiting Venice seems to fall away.
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Review: Venice Deserted
Marilyn reviews a new photo book focusing on Venice in early 2020, when streets and canals were deserted and the city's beauty shone.
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PortMoresby's Stories
BLOGS November 10, 2013: The Tulou of Fujian Province November 17, 2013: The Worst Train in the World November 24, 2013: Buddhas of Bagan December 7, 2013: The Heart of Nyaungshwe December 12, 2013: Lawrence and the Pirates December 16, 2013: Walking the Buffalo January 23, 2014: Gallery: Fuli Town Market, Guangxi, China February 5, 2014: Gallery: A Beautiful Building in Bangkok February 12, 2014: Gallery: Details, Guangxi...
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Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
ProfessorAbe visits a huge and impressive temple whose name actually translates to 'Big Temple.'
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Korcula: A Croatian Island Gem
Korcula has a long and interesting history with the first known inhabitants being Illyrian tribes who occupied a large area of Dalmatia.
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San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
DrFumblefinger visits the beautiful Basilica de San Giorgio Maggiore -- the church you see across the Grand Canal when standing in Piazza San Marco.
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Portugal to Spain: Shortest international bridge
Where smugglers once improvised a border crossing, a pleasant little crossing connects Spain and Portugal for those on foot or bike
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Headliners named for Denmark's summer music fests
Denmark's top summer music festivals have announced their headliners for next summer's editions...time to start thinking about flights and tickets!
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Leaning Towers: It's Not Just About Pisa!
A couple of summers ago in Northern Italy, I suddenly realized that the Leaning Tower of Pisa was far from unique—we were seeing them everywhere, but Pisa obviously had the best publicity agent.
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Research sees permanent flooding for Venice
A report from Italy's official science institutes says that large parts of Venice may eventually be under water all the time