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Focused: The Last Time I Saw Paris
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Sunday, May 12, 2013. The Last Time I Saw Paris. Thursday, May 8, 1997. Thursday, April 16, 1998. I've been back to Paris several times since 1970, and have captured several images of the Tower over the years. The tower had an electric display that counted down the days leading up to January 1, 2000. That display has made it easy for me to date some of these photographs. Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness. Grands Magazins Pr...
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Focused: Mobile Blog - Day 3 - Monte Baldo
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Tuesday, September 27, 2011. Mobile Blog - Day 3 - Monte Baldo. The joy of this apartment is that we need to walk (10-20 minutes depending on with whom you are walking) into town. There are only two routes. The primary route is relatively flat, but the secondary route, via Fornaci, has a steep decline. This is okay to go down for Peter, but only I could take the road up and that winded me. If anyone knows, I sure would like to know. Monte Baldo is a mounta...
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Focused: The Beauty of a Lake - Garda 2011-12
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Saturday, April 6, 2013. The Beauty of a Lake - Garda 2011-12. A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.". Henry David Thoreau, Walden. I live on an island; I am surrounded by water. With the recent purchase of a bicycle last year, I can now enjoy river views whenever I ride the bike lanes that encircle this small island. Those of you who have memo...
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Focused: March 2011
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Saturday, March 26, 2011. Addio Como; Ciao Milano. Whenever I think of Como, I think of Perry Como. Mr C was born in western Pennsylvania to Italian parents from southern Italy. I was raised in eastern Pennsylvania and in my pre-teen years, I would watch The Perry Como Show. Every Saturday with my parents, who were not Italian. And Mr. C. has nothing to do with Como, the southernmost town on Lago di Como. But I remember him, just the same. Many of my frien...
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Focused: January 2013
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Saturday, January 26, 2013. An Early Valentine to Villefranche-sur-Mer. The Chapelle de St. Pierre des Pecheurs decorated in and out by Jean Cocteau. My infatuation with Villefranche-sur-Mer ( hence to be identified as VSM for the remainder of this blog. Should have begun when Peter and I made our first visit t the south of France in 2005. Our itinerary was brief, drive first from Nice to Cap d'Ail, then Arles, then back to Nice and home. Why Cap d'Ail?
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Focused: June 2011
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Saturday, June 11, 2011. Finding that special vacation spot is not as easy as one supposes. Even though the Internet now gives us the opportunity to view thousands of properties, it is still very difficult to envision what your experience will be like from those tiny, grainy, poorly lit and framed photos offered. Http:/ www.rivieraexperience.com. I continued my Internet search for several weeks thereafter. I looked at more properties, but mentally I co...
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Focused: July 2011
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Sunday, July 31, 2011. Today, I read a New York Times article by Dennis Lim. About filmmaker Pietro Marcello. And his 2009 film. La Bocca del Lupo (The Mouth of the Wolf). Filmed in Genoa, which Lim calls "a city that is long past its prime.". The article mentions that Mr. Marcello remembered some stories he had heard from his father, a sailor, about Genoa. This brought to my mind, some stories I too heard about Genoa, from sailors, years ago. The agency I...
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Focused: Mobile Blog - Day 2 - Malcesine & Limone
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Monday, September 26, 2011. Mobile Blog - Day 2 - Malcesine and Limone. Sounds like a drink, Malcesine and Limone, no? Actually just a continuing photo blog of Malcesine and also the town 20 minutes across the lake, Limone. Speaking of drinks though, yesterday I posted a photo with two glasses of orange-colored liquid. Meet the Aperol Spritz. My new favorite afternoon drink. Well anytime drink. I saw people having this at 10:00. This view is from the lake&...
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Focused: February 2013
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Thursday, February 14, 2013. When Opportunity Knocks.Door Knockers of France and Italy. 8220;Opportunity only knocks once”. The original idea for this blog was to do a take off on the classic Knock! 8220;Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should do, they never get around to what they want to do.”. May actually have pictures of doors I too have taken. Roger's Photos of Door Knockers. Enjoy! 8220;Sometimes...
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Focused: April 2013
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Capturing France and Italy, one frame at a time. Saturday, April 6, 2013. The Beauty of a Lake - Garda 2011-12. A lake is a landscape's most beautiful and expressive feature. It is Earth's eye; looking into which the beholder measures the depth of his own nature.". Henry David Thoreau, Walden. I live on an island; I am surrounded by water. With the recent purchase of a bicycle last year, I can now enjoy river views whenever I ride the bike lanes that encircle this small island. Those of you who have memo...
