Wednesday, September 10, 2008



So.....Here I am walking around Florence, Italy.....

Well......I find this wall.....with tight little windows....

O.K.....maybe it was a jail or something.....long ago....

Now.....what are those two rings on the wall for.....

Tie up your horses maybe.....

leave flowers or something for the prisoners....

Maybe you put your torches in the rings......

Would they have shackeled prisoners to the wall for public humiliation as part of your sentence....

Your guess is as good as mine.....I don't know...

Well.....??....Give it a try.....Leave a comment.....



Coming soon.....from:

South, Central and North America....

Playing with the Penguins in Patagonia...

To the top of the Andes Mountians....

Ancient cities, ruins and pyramids.....

Boating up river on the Amazon.....

Swimming in the Caribbean Islands....

Hiking in the Brazilian Rain Forest....

And so.....so.....much......more......

Tuesday, September 9, 2008



The Piazza Dei Miracoli...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa...



So here we are....The Leaning Tower....

Let's climb on up and look around.....



The Duomo in Pisa......

Love that Griffin.....



Pisa, Italy.... May 2008



Pisa, Italy.... May 2008



"The Medievel Cathedral" 1060 A.D. Pisa, Italy


About 2/3rds the way up The Leaning Tower of Pisa...



That's me.... high atop The Leaning Tower of Pisa...



High atop the Leaning Tower of Pisa.....

7 large bells and about 4 small ones....

This one is......Il Crocifisso.......1572.......



L' Assunta......1654.......The Leaning Tower of Pisa....


Terza.......1473.......The Leaning Towewr of Pisa....


San Ranieri.......1721......The Leaning Tower of Pisa...


Pasquereccia......1262....The Leaning Tower of Pisa....


Dal Pozzo......1606.....The Leaning Tower of Pisa...


Vespruccio..... 1501........Leaning Tower of Pisa.....


Yes that's me, high atop The Leaning Tower of Pisa.....


The Duomo, The Baptistry and Piazza Dei Miracoli....

From atop the Leaning Tower of Pisa.....May 2008.....



The Duomo from atop the Campanile......


The Duomo, the Baptistry and The Field of Miracles...


On the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.....2008


Pisa......and tourists....


Atop the Tower.....


The Leaning Bell Tower of Pisa.....


Like everywhere in Europe....

Pisa, Italy loves football....(soccer).....


What's that on the top of the Duomo....A Griffin..??
Must be very old too.....like the 1060s old......I like


Dome of the Duomo..... Pisa, Italy.....


The ST. Maria of Assunta Duomo in Pisa, Italy....2008

Monday, September 8, 2008



The Baptistry....

The Duomo....

Pisa, Italy.....



Pisa.....


Piazza Dei Miracoli......Pisa, Italy......May 2008


Inside the Baptistry of St. John....

Piazza Dei Miracoli....Pisa, Italy....



Inside the Baptistry of St. John......


AWESOME......


Just love that black on white....The Baptistry....


Into the Duomo we go.......

St Maria Assunta....

Piazza Dei Miracloi...

Pisa, Italy......May 2008



Very Nice Old Bronze Cathedral Doors....


Inside the Duomo.....


The Medieval Cathedral....


One of the Masterworks of Medievel Sculpture....

Giovanni Pisano's 1302 pulpit for the Pisa Duomo....

Yes...people preached from this....totally awesome....



Giovanni Pisano's 1302 carved pulpit.....Pisa Italy...


Now there's some old ceiling art that really sucks you in...

From the 1060's in the St. Maria of Assunta Duomo in Pisa.



Just Gotta love this place.........


Very old and very odd.......The Duomo at Pisa....


A OLD Painting......