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Crossroads Tour: A Final Day in Florence – The Director’s Cut

In the early AM. another hotel guest plays Spanish guitar just outside my door. There are worse ways to wake up on a Sunday morning...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment April 17, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Chapel of the Magi – The Director’s Cut

It's one of my favorite Renaissance works for its subject mater and intricate detail, and I never dreamed to see it outside of an art book. And yet, here I am...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment April 16, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Portovenere – The Director’s Cut

It is said that Wagner, upon looking out onto the sea off the coast of La Spezia, was inspired to write the first stanza of Das Niebelung.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment April 14, 2021July 23, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Of Ships and Sea Creatures – The Director’s Cut

Built for the Genoa Expo 1992, the Genoa Aquarium houses 63 tanks in its 10,000 meter space, and is said to be the largest indoor aquarium in Europe.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment April 10, 2021May 11, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Genova (Day 2) – The Director’s Cut

A police car stops behind me, and an officer asks if I'm here to see the Lanterna, the “Cymbol of Genova.”

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy 2 Comments April 3, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Florence to Genoa – The Director’s Cut

It's an interesting train ride from Florence to Genoa, where I lodge in a B&B housed in a 14th century convent...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment March 21, 2021May 16, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Florence (Day One) – The Director’s Cut

My second global trip starts where the last one ended - in Florence.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment March 15, 2021March 15, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Arrival in Florence – The Director’s Cut

My second global trip starts where the last one ended - in Florence.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment March 3, 2021May 3, 2021

Crossroads Tour: Making Plans – The Director’s Cut

This trip starts where my last one left off... in Florence.

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment March 3, 2021July 23, 2021

Three Days in Florence (Day 3) – The Director’s Cut

The Bargello is remarkable as much for its architecture as much as its contents. Finished in the 14th century, this palazzo has been the residence of the Duke of Calabria...

August-Phoenix-Mercantile Travels in Italy Leave a comment February 24, 2021May 11, 2021

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