Category Archives: Italy 2014

Site changes

Posted on December 4, 2014 by pegngary

December 4, 2014 I can no longer add photos to this site and so I my future posts with photos will post on my art website where I have 20 gigs to work with.  I will be forwarding your sign … Continue reading →

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Photos of our place in the Pigneto neighborhood

Posted on October 19, 2014 by pegngary

October 2014   Here are a few photos of our place in Rome.  The Pigneto neighborhood is a bit edgy.  There are quite a few buildings needing total renovation and quite a few have been redone.  The new metro line … Continue reading →

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Mercato Centrale in Firenze

Posted on September 28, 2014 by pegngary

September 2014   Here are some photos of the Central Market in Florence.  September is the mushroom harvest so you’ll see quite a few of them.   [slideshow_deploy id=’2147′]

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Photos from Florence

Posted on September 28, 2014 by pegngary

September 28, 2014   Just spent three days in Florence.  Here are some photos of the town.  The overviews are from the Michelangelo Plaza.   [slideshow_deploy id=’2098′]

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A few photos we took today in Rome (set to music)

Posted on September 14, 2014 by pegngary

  We went around Rome today.  We started at the Gianicolo for some great views, then to Castle SanAngelo, about 2000 years old.  We ended up at the Forum. Enjoy!

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Hiking on the cliffs above the coast (slide show)

Posted on August 31, 2014 by pegngary

On August 29th we took the tram to the top near Opicina.  The tram dates from circa 1900 and just resumed service a week or so ago . We walked along in the area referred to as the Carst on … Continue reading →

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Street With A View- The final and two previous versions showing the evolution of the piece

Posted on August 29, 2014 by pegngary

I did three versions of this view.  The first one (bottom) was a sketch from memory.  I noticed the gorgeous view as we passed by on Bus 30 on the way up the hill.  I did the second from a … Continue reading →

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Grotta Gigante (video slide show)

Posted on August 24, 2014 by pegngary

La Grotta Gigante  is a giant cave just outside Trieste.  We took bus 42 to get there and got some great views of the city and the bay on the way to Sgonico, the town where the cave is located.  … Continue reading →

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Pula, Croatia, and its Fabulous Roman Amphitheatre

Posted on August 23, 2014 by pegngary

August 22, 2014 Our visit to Pula, Croatia Croatia is just to our south, and we’d never been there.  It has a certain allure because it is Western European but somehow not, as it was part of Yugoslavia during the … Continue reading →

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Trieste! Perched on the Adriatic

Posted on August 19, 2014 by pegngary

August 18, 2014 Trieste is a port town with hillsides that end not far from the water, whose hills as a result are part and parcel of the city.  Buses and a cable car tram take you up and down, … Continue reading →

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