In the Roman era, the coast line lay at the foot of the hill and has withdrawn over the centuries. The theatre therefore once stood near the sea front and was built exploiting the hill slope for the terraces, divided into four sectors by radial stairways. The site was restored to its current state at [...]
Archive for December, 2015
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Roman Theatre – Trieste
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 29th 2015
Filed under Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of Italian territory lying between the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 28th 2015
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Holidays, Kent January 2012
Happy Christmas :-)
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
John 1:4
11 Comments CherryPie on Dec 24th 2015
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The Monastery Church of St Anna
Until the Second World War, this was one of the richest sacral buildings far and wide. It had a rich library and a collection of paintings by famous masters like Benedetto Carpaccio, Girolamo Santacroce, Vivarini and Palma Jr., which were displayed in the monastery church. In the presbytery, there was a big renaissance triptych [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Dec 23rd 2015
Filed under Anecdotes
A Hectic Evening…
I arrived home to be informed that visitors (family members) were due to arrive shortly. It was a nice surprise but it meant that my evening Christmas preparation plans were put on the back burner…
Whilst we were enjoying a catch up with our visitors the doorbell rang and on opening the door we found yet [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2015
