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November 2013

November 30, 2013
What a fantastic week it was in Italy, and lots of good memories created. In...
November 29, 2013
The movie maestros have decided, in their wisdom, that good dramas which might have a...
November 29, 2013
In some ways, Herculaneum is a more impressive site, not in terms of size, but...
November 28, 2013
November 28, 2013
I'm thankful for all the wonderful cartoonists who make life so much fun... like these...
November 27, 2013
There is so much more to see and take in at Pompeii than a few...
November 26, 2013
It was a beautiful crisp morning, Wednesday, and Yuliya and I were heading to Pompeii...
November 25, 2013
If you can read Latin, then you will know that the inscription at the top...
November 24, 2013
Emperors liked to put their stamp on things by building things. And win they won...
November 23, 2013
Directly behind Lateran University is the so-called Basilica of the Popes. What is even more...
November 22, 2013
There are in fact several forums in the heart of Rome, the Imperial Forum, the...
November 21, 2013
There are a variety of great museums in and around the Colosseum and the Roman...
November 20, 2013
You've probably seen the movies--- Christians tortured and killed in the Roman Colosseum. Only, it...
November 19, 2013
If your mental picture of the Romans is a bunch of conservative folks wearing white...
November 18, 2013
The Romans were not dumb. They knew you needed lights to get around at night...
November 17, 2013
We were bussed to the back of the Vatican complex, entered by a small door,...
November 16, 2013
Without question, one of my favorites of the Italian classic period painters is Raphaelo-- and...
November 15, 2013
If you are going to spend all day at Pompeii (and Herculaneum), you need a...
November 14, 2013
The Conference sponsored by the Ratzinger Foundation (i.e. Pope Benedict) was designed to focus on...
November 13, 2013
One of the things we did in the afternoon before the gala dinner and tour...
November 12, 2013
The largest park area in all of Rome has at its heart the famous Villa...
November 11, 2013
Sunday, 10 November 2013 Scientific vandalism How the IAA and Israeli Police wrecked the James...
November 11, 2013
No matter how you cut it, the Sistine Chapel is one of the great frescoes...
November 10, 2013
I am happy to tell you that the James Ossuary, after a ten year battle,...
November 10, 2013
Why are these guys smiling? Well first let me tell you who they are-- they...
November 09, 2013
By now the Marvel formula is clear--- a little smash and dash, a little romance,...
November 08, 2013
Remember Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer? Two river rats that have adventures along the muddy...
November 07, 2013
Once you are in the Vatican, you have to go to see St. Peter's, one...
November 06, 2013
The views from the city on the hill (which cannot be hid) are pretty spectacular....
November 05, 2013
Once you get inside the zebra cathedral, things change in some ways. First of all...
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