LUXOR, ROME, CAIRO, & GIZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi folks!
I know I'm ahead of myself with the pics, but I'd been to Egypt before and Rome is just so DAMN BEAUTIFUL! I HAD to start with pics from there, though the itinerary was as above.
Our hotel, a 200+ year-old family owned place caled Il Cielo, was a perfect jewel-box place. It was small, which is usual for Europe (as I understood from guide books) but perfect in every detail.......like a tiny Biltmore House. And we could see the Collosueum from our windows; it was barely a block away.
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This wonderful view, and a few more like it, are what I've been up to in early March! Then I had to do some serious recovery! This Trevi Fountain pic is quite still compared to midday! And the fountain is HUGE!!!! Everywhere was thr ever-present gelato. It really isthe best dessert in Italy.
Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy - Italy - Travel - Screensaver & Wallpaper - Webshots Photo Gallery
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Many cafe's that we saw and enjoyed meals in were out doors or had both in and outdoor seating. It was nice just people-watching with a cappucino, which we did in from of the Pantheon.
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Unfortunately, the Vatican was closed, so we didn't get to go there, but did see the Capitoline museum.
I'll post more later as I get more of my personal pics uploaded..........try Empressginger at Webshots as well!
About Me
- Daily Goddess
- Too Far From Cairo, Eastern Seaboard, United States
- I am 48 with 2 grown kids; living FINALLY with the soulmate I met in college in 1978; no grands yet but lots of neices/nephews to love; disabled 5 yrs ago(Fibromyalgia); was an RN for 21 yrs;now I focus on multimedia art, designing, and making jewelry. On a spiritual level...I have always been a bit heathen, then joyfully discovered that magick IS real when I found Paganism some 16 years ago...with my BFF Ginger,we co-founded/co-lead the Appalachian Pagan Alliance(APA) to foster understanding among all flavors of Pagans, Wiccans, Witches, and other non-Pagan faiths as well. APA sponspors open Pagan celebrations such as May 1(May Day), complete with a Maypole! Everyone can come SEE what happens--and what does NOT happen--at a gathering. We participate in Asheville's Annual Earth Religions Awareness Week, do guest lectures about Earth Religions to college classes/groups on request, join in other group rituals such as an Ancestor Remembrance Ritual on October31st. APA has a Yahoo group for anyone anywhere; a website as well: http://www.angelfire.com/nb/appalachianpagan/index.html.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Snow in the South
Merry Meet, All..................
A snow day in the South......look out! Panic, chaos, confusion.....you can find that in abundance here. Just try finding any bread or milk, lol!I'm from the South; a GRITS to the bone, but I've never once panicked over any bad weather. But, if the forecast even hints at the "S"-word, look out-----if you happen to be near a grocery store, you'll be trampled as everyone races to clean out all the shelves of bread and milk. I wonder why just those 2 items are so attractive? Some take NO chances----the snow might last TWO days, eh?----so those folks load up on everything. NOT a good idea, should there be an ice storm to break lots of smaller trees and tree limbs, which then knock down power lines, causing a power outage long enough for that $300 worth of groceries to rot.
The other thing that happens is that by some unspoken law that even the police don't understand, once accumulation reaches one inch---that's right, one whole inch---ALL traffic signs, signals, and laws are null and void until the snow melts. Especially if you have 4WD. Or even anti-lock brakes. Until 5 years ago, I was a nurse, and 6 years I was in Home Health, and another 7 I was in Hospice. Even before that, the hospital didn't close for bad weather! I had to be there regardless. I grew a 7th sense about lawless 4WD-ers, loaded with bread & milk, ready to mow me down at random intersections!
So good luck out there, and stay safe!
