I left the ashes today. Walked the 3 miles up from Assisi to Francis’s hermitage. Dug a spot in the … More
Tag: Italy
When the Fountains Ran Dry by Tej Rae
Rome: August 2017 To return to Rome at the end of summer is to find a city altered. Where water flowed … More
Sacred and Profane Images in Venice and Padua By Bernie Langs
Travel Essay: The laws and edicts are laid out in the Old Testament in exacting terms specifying the ornaments, utensils and … More
Carouge by John Barrett
The tram from Geneva winds slowly with the contour of Carouge’s terraced tenements, into a sweeping bend.
Venice via Haiku
Kelly Westhoff: Photos/Postcards BIO: Kelly Westhoff writes essays and haiku. Her essays have appeared in Motherwell, The … More
The Piero Tour of Italy by Bernie Langs
While familiarizing myself over the years with the pictures painted by the Masters of the Italian Renaissance, I found that … More
Wanderlust 