Yesterday included a smooth rainy bus ride from Cordoba to Granada. Then with a time mix up and waiting in the rain for an hour to get into out airBnB. We ventured out to get food. After a long walk in the rain we found the Grocery store closed! More search for groceries led us […]
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Cordoba Schedule and Reviews 2-27 thru 3-1
Visited Tuesday XXX Casa del Guadalmerci omeya – FREE – open till 8pm – (visited – 2/27) XXX Posada del Potro Centro Flamenco – FREE – Open till 7PM – (visited – 2/27) XXX Casa Arabe – FREE – (visited – 2/27) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Wednesday XXX Centro de Creacion Contemporanea de andalucia – FREE – only open from 11 […]
Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba
Going to the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba is free every morning from 8:30 to 9:30 am, after that the entrance fee is 8 euros each. So, my husband and I went 2 mornings in a row (Feb 26th and Feb 27th). It is very worth getting up early to see. When the time is up, the […]
Pantheon, Rome Day 3
February 11, 2018: The Pantheon from Greek Πάνθειον Pantheion meaning “[temple] of every god”) is a former Roman temple. It is now a church, in Rome, Italy, on the site of an earlier temple commissioned by Marcus Agrippa during the reign of Augustus (27 BC – 14 AD). The present building was completed by the emperor Hadrian and probably dedicated about 126 AD. He retained Agrippa’s original inscription, which […]
Day One in Rome, Italy
Today was our first day in Rome and we walked from our tiny studio AirBnB to the Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre. It was a 7 mile round trip walk (just going straight there and back). With all the extra tours and a total of 7 hour trip, I estimate close […]
Piazzale Michelangelo
This is a bronze copy of Michelangelo’s David! It is at a Piazzale Michelangelo – which is very high on a hill! It overlooks Florence – Awesome!!! We walked from our Apartment across the river then up a very steep hill to see the Piazzale Michelangelo. It was worth it, but I was afraid I wouldn’t […]
San Lorenzo: Day 3 in Florence
We sent to the Basilica San Lorenzo (Basilica di San Lorenzo, Firenze) as well as the Medici Chapels (Cappelle Medicee) which belong to the complex of San Lorenzo. It was designed by Brunelleschi in the fifteenth century. Built by Michelangelo and Buontalenti between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, they are the mausoleum and burial place of the Medici family.
Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore: Day 3 in Firenza
February 5th, 2018: Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower The building started in 1296 and was completed in 1469 with the placing of Verrochio’s copper ball atop the lantern. The façade was finished in the 19th century. still the largest masonry dome in the world.
Day Two in Florence: Accademia
Accademia in Florence is also called the Museum of Michelangelo. Created by the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo in 1784 as a place of study for students of the nearby Academy of Fine Arts (Accademia di Belle Arti) which was the first academy of drawing in Europe. The Academy Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence contains one of the most important sculptures by Michelangelo – “David.” Accademia, though […]
Sketching David