They Do Universities Here

I somehow seem to find myself in university towns on a disproportionate number of my journeys. I don’t seek them out – maybe it’s just the type of town I look for. Or maybe I don’t have a bias toward university towns at all, and I’m just aware of the universities when I get there. […]

Three Days

My train pulled into the Bologna Centrale station shortly before 2 pm. I have three days in Italy and was well behind schedule; when time is short every hour counts. My flight was delayed leaving Newark due to nose cone damage, and my mind raced. Then the Leonardo Express train from the airport to Roma […]

Don’t Follow Strangers Who Tell You to Follow Them

I think previously I had stated that this isn’t a city for wandering. I was partially wrong. I had based that experience on the neighborhood just east of our hotel. We definitely don’t want to wander there. Also, as we have been here our eyes have adjusted to what we are seeing and we are […]

The Post In Which P Becomes Famous

P, apparently, is a local tourist attraction. Yup … I’m not kidding about this one. They love him here. EVERYBODY wants to have their picture taken with him. It all started at the temple this morning. I was looking at something, and turned around to find him taking a picture with people I didn’t know. […]

In The Presence of Masters

I alluded to something earlier this trip on at least two occasions. First, I said that there are some works that stand out and these works would remain important across parallel universes. Then I said that Bernini’s works really stole the show (not exactly those words). Well it’s time to continue the thought. Bernini and […]

Eleven

Yes, dear readers, Butterblogger is off, again, to Italy. This is his 11th trip, and this time he is going with his old friend, G. At the moment we are at JFK airport watching the many planes taxiing for our amusement. We both really like the livery of Egypt Air. To recap my prior trips […]