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https://youtu.be/kkQFcF6bDm0 You know, I don't go back to my hometown area often. As a matter of fact, when I set foot in downtown Rome back in July, it had been years since the last time I had been there. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's the time I've spent away from the places … Continue reading Exploring Rome… GA
https://youtu.be/XxXkwwv0gi8 Again from The Bay House in Fairhope, Alabama, this week I show you my entire day of shooting photography on a private dock on the gorgeous Weeks Bay. First things first on a full day of shooting. I woke up at 5 am to get these shots. Worth it. The only issue I had … Continue reading The Bay House on Independence Day
https://youtu.be/Jq3eQn6DG2w I have a lot to catch you up on. It is true that I have been very quiet on the content lately. It is a lie to say that I haven't been shooting. So consider this an apology for it taking so long. But I am finally inspired to share everything I've been doing … Continue reading Southern Exposures The Bay House
La Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti, as the Italians call them, are not quite as Spanish as the English name implies. The Spanish Steps Here's the deal. At the top of the steps there's a monastery built around 1494 because of Pope Alexander VI and a church beside it built in 1502 because of Louis XII … Continue reading Roma | There’s Almost Nothing Truly Spanish About These Steps
First thing's first. The real name of this wonder of the world is the Flavian Amphitheater. Tourists and most modern people call this place the Roman Colosseum. This beautiful work of Roman Architecture was built around 70 to 80 AD and is still the biggest amphitheater ever built. It is made from a mixture of … Continue reading Roma | Everything You Needed to Know About the Colosseum
These are the remains of a hidden gem in Roma. This was a temple dedicated to the deified Emperor Hadrian by his successor Antoninus Pius. The pieces that remain today are what you see, eleven columns with Corinthian bases and capitals. The rest disappeared some time ago. This set of Roman remains is located close … Continue reading Roma | Ruins in Rome – A Hidden Roman Gem
In Latin Columna Centenaria Divorum Marci et Faustinae In Italian Colonna di Marco Aurelio In English Column of Marcus Aurelius This towering column sits in Piazza Colonna in the historic heart of Roma. It's modeled after Trajan's column in Trajan's forum. It stands about 130 ft. from the ground. The spiral tells the story of Marcus Aurelius during the … Continue reading Roma | The Most Overlooked Roman Ruins
Located in the Trevi district, this stone beauty is one of the top tourist attractions in Roma. The fountain is at a place where 3 roads (tre vie) meet. Pope Urban VIII asked Gian Lorenzo Bernini to make sketches for a new fountain to replace the one that had served Roma for nearly 400 years. Before … Continue reading Roma |The Most Famous Fountain in the Eternal City
The Ponte Rialto is one of the most famous bridges in the world, and the oldest of 4 bridges in Venice that cross the Grand Canal. For those of you who don't know, Venice is a lagoon city. It is basically a collection of 117 flat islands connected by water canals. The islands are manmade structures. Wooden … Continue reading Venezia | A Bridge as Famous as the City
I told you I would talk about St. Mark's Clocktower! The Torre dell'Orologio is the clock tower that sits to the east of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. It was constructed after a lot of its neighbors in the piazza, between 1496 to 1499. The first two years were for the tower, which displaced a … Continue reading Venezia | This Astrological Clock is More Than Meets the Eye
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