It was freezing outside causing the heating to work overtime. We had a mixture of sunshine and snow blizzards throughout the day. The snow has gained ground from yesterday, but only slightly.
Archive for February, 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Science & Nature, This & That
One Day Later…
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Science & Nature
A Brief Flurry of Snow
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 27th 2018
The Duomo of Amalfi, situated at the top of a long flight of steps, dominates the city’s main square. During the Middle Ages Amalfi was one of four powerful Maritime Republics of Italy. It traded prolifically with other countries, in particular the Orient and the Maghreb. The monument complex of the Cathedral (Duomo) is a [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Feb 26th 2018
Filed under Holidays, Ravello 2017
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
When the wine goes in, strange things come out.
Johann Christoph Fziedzich von Schillez
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2018
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Amalfi
As mentioned in a previous post we weren’t to keen on Amalfi. We found the town too busy and touristy for our liking with lots of crocodile lines of people following tour guides. This meant that apart from photographs of the Cathedral I didn’t take many photographs in Amalfi.
“The fountain “DE CAPE ‘E CIUCCI”
This fountain [...]
33 Comments CherryPie on Feb 21st 2018
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Villa Cimbrone – The Hortensia Avenue
Behind the pavillion lies the Hortensia Avenue:
The renaissance references ad the inspiration of the Medici villas is strong in this avenue which extends beneath a thick pergola supported by substantial round terracotta columns. A century-old banksiana tree with its clear, scented flowers shades the walk with is bordered by flourishing, colourful hortensia blooms. At the [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2018
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Villa Cimbrone – The Tea-room
The Tea-room was constructed as an open pavilion.
In the area before it we can see and old stone well, four beautiful columns from roman times, carved in the middle ages with multiple figures in relief, two elegant bronze deer, a square seat with little columns and a stone seashell with sea monsters. Recent studies date [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2018
