Reading and Roaming
MUSEO DELL’ARA PACIS Today we had another tour with guide Liz from yesterday and concentrated on examples of contemporary architecture in Rome. Rome as a city is not always open to contemporary architecture, and it is even hard for Italian architects like Renzo Piano, to get their projects funded and then built. Many building projects take years …
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This morning the Chief Penguin and I had a guided tour of some of the architecture of the Fascist period in Rome, ranging from a post office to train stations to the grand buildings of the EUR area. This is architecture from Benito Mussolini’s time in power, roughly 1922 to 1942. Our guide, Liz, a transplanted …
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ARRIVING I always find the first day hard and long after flying the Atlantic. Our flight over was bumpy much of the way and true sleep eluded me. The baggage claim was packed with people, but coming through passport control was somewhat simpler than in the past. It was an hour from landing until we were in …
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FAMILY TIME Last week, the Chief Penguin and I spent several days in North Carolina. The primary reason was to attend my niece’s wedding in Durham. This was also a rare opportunity for a family gathering. Two young nieces participated as flower girls and loved their flower wands! My three siblings and spouses were there as well …
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