Pranzo in Assisi

Assisi
Ristorante I Monaci



Lunch at I Monaci



Umbrian Countryside



Street of Stairs



The Rocca

Even more from Florence...

Palazzo Vecchio



Dante's Head



Legend has it that this is a profile of Dante's head inscribed by Michelangelo.

Road to Santa Croce



Santa Croce



The beautifully ornate ceiling of Santa Croce, where many famous people are laid to rest, including Michelangelo, Galileo, Rossini, Machiavelli and Dante, just to name a few.

Capella Bardi



The chapel in Santa Croce for the family of Count Bardi, who was the founder of the 16th century Florentine Camerata, a group dedicated to the reform of music, and after which our singing group is named.

Più... di Firenze

Montecatini Alta


Balcony View in Montecatini Terme


Angelic Lutenist


This painting is adjacent to the clock in the Duomo.

Campanile


Hymn to St. John


There is a statue of Guido d'Arezzo in the Uffizi courtyard, and he is holding the hymn "Ut queant laxis" in his hand. He used this piece to help the monks learn to sing, by associating each note of the scale with the first syllable of each line: Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La

Ut queant laxis
resonare fibris
Mira gestorum
famuli tuorum,
Solve polluti
labii reatum, Sancte Iohannes.

Ancora le fotografie... Venezia

Venice
Grand Canal from the Accademia Bridge


Carving on St. Mark's


The Campanile


Vaporetto View of the Grand Canal

Ho cinquanta anni

Another birthday has come and gone. Now I am 50. Egad...

I think this calls for a full year of celebration! We'll start by going to Maui for a week.

Aloha!

Fotografie - ecco le!

Here are some photos from our Europe trip.

The Spires of Prague

Svaty Jan (St. John Under the Cliff)


Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic


Salzburg Castle at Sunset


Oldtown Salzburg and Castle