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Eye on Design | Rome | Bike Gallery
I’ve been to a lot of art galleries, but I’ve never seen one quite like this one in Rome.
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Style Moment | Blue urn, Rome
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Italian Renaissance artist, architect, mathematician, writer
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Rome | Nothing But the Truth
La Bocca della Verità, or Mouth of Truth, was made famous in the 1953 movie, “Roman Holiday,” when Gregory Peck scared Audrey Hepburn by pretending his hand had been bitten off. The famous face is still there, and the scene is re-enacted over and over and over and over again…
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Roman Holiday
The city of Rome is a living, breathing, open-air museum, and I have been its patron for the past few days.
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Style Moment | Chiesa del Santissimo Sacramento, Rome
“Rome is the city of echoes, the city of illusions, and the city of yearning.” Giotto di Bondone (1266-1337) Italian painter and architect
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Vienna | It is Possible to Take Pictures
After grappling with the “no photograph” rule in Vienna museums, I rejoiced in seeing this little sign at the entrance of St. Nicholas Church in Prague.
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Style Moment | Window, Vienna
“The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color. Our entire being is nourished by it.” Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) German-born abstract expressionist painter
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Vienna | No Photos Allowed
Yes, this is a photo. No, I wasn’t supposed to take it. It’s the MAK Museum, the Museum of Applied Arts, in Vienna. I love Vienna, and it’s a fantastic museum. There’s just a couple problems…
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Weird but Wonderful | Handle with Care
Man with mirror ball, Vienna
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Style Moment | Place des Voges, Paris
“I love Paris in the summer, when it sizzles.” Cole Porter (1893-1964) American composer and lyricist
