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Queueing For Change

Posted in Humanity, Humor, Humour, Internet, Society, Technology, Travel on Jul 21st, 2008

I’ve had difficulties in deciding what to do.  Readers who have been following this heart-rending story (see My Dilemma) will know that it has been a harrowing time.  However, things came to a head over a week ago - July 11, the day before I went on holiday.
We were going to Northumberland for a week [...]

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Saving the Baptistry

Posted in Art, Photography, Travel on Apr 29th, 2008

Initially I thought I would have to bin it, but after about 30 minutes work I think I finally managed to salvage something.
The John the Baptist Baptistry in Florence (Il Battistero di San Giovanni) is thought to be one of the oldest buildings in Florence. It stands in the Piazza del Duomo, just to [...]

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Shooting Florence

Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 14th, 2008

How do you shoot Florence?
I mean, it has to be one of the most photographed cities in the world. When we went in the week before Easter the place was teeming. I dread to think what it would be like once the tourist season really started. And most of us who were [...]

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The cheese was my biggest …

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized on Mar 22nd, 2008

Florence was great … she was really great!
We duomoed until we were duomoed out. We Ponte Vecchioed at dusk until there was no more dusk. We museoed and arted until sensory overload refused to carry any more appreciation of the priceless and beautiful things in front of our eyes. We enjoyed waking [...]

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