If you you’re a fan of Baroque Architecture (like me) and also love Italy, Lecce will leave you breathless. So much bigger than Noto, another Baroque Italian jewel (which is much smaller – but worth it also), Lecce is amazing for so many reasons. One of those many reasons is that it is that delightful, day and night! Continue Reading…
The oldest inhabitable settlement in the world, an ancient city wreaked by poverty just a few decades ago, now a UNESCO site full of shops, restaurants and little “casa grotta” museums. Matera is something else. Continue Reading…
So many times here my words of London have never matched how I feel about THIS city: my second love of my life. Yes, a city so busy, vibrant, crowded, expensive. But oh, so wonderful. Every year, come Spring and Autumn, it keeps calling. Its draw speaks so much to my heart. And here I am again, in London, for the millionth time. Continue Reading…
The whimsy and witchery of York can be felt in its wonderful small streets and historical corners. I tried to capture its historical marvel in the photos below. But don’t get me wrong, York offers much more than The Shambles (and Little Shambles) – a cute and magical street that you probably must have seen in the many British TV shows involving witches. Continue Reading…
“The world passeth away, and the lust thereof” – says the Latin inscription below the Corpus Clock in Cambridge. The most amazing clock, built to remind us, its viewers, in a dramatic way the inevitable passing of time. The Chronophage (literally “time eater”, from Greek) the grasshopper or locust moves its mouth, appearing to “eat up” the seconds as they pass, and occasionally it “blinks” in seeming satisfaction.
So are the attractions of Cambridge: amazingly goth, surreal and full of history. Continue Reading…
I have found the perfect baby blue scarf. It’s silky and it’s McQueen. Am I corporate enough now, with a twist? Could have been better, but I can’t complain. Can’t complain because I am surrounded by flowers everywhere I go and that makes me so happy. The middle of Spring is what I live for. Continue Reading…
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