Category Archives: English

I ponti bellissimi d’italia (parte II) / The Most Beautiful Bridges of Italy (Part 2)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by babbityjean

Ponte di Groppello d’Adda (Lombardia)       Ponte scaligero di Castelvecchio (Veneto)       Ponte di mezzo (Toscana)     Ponte di Lanzo torinese (Piemonte)     Ponte di pietra (Veneto)     Ponte dei saraceni (Sicilia)   … Continue reading →

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The Renaissance

Posted on May 7, 2015 by babbityjean

This post is the first in a (non-consecutive) series on art inspired by an exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) and by my Italian teacher and SBMA docent, Gabriella Schooley.  Entitled “Botticelli, Titian, and Beyond: Masterpieces of … Continue reading →

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Sulmona

Posted on May 1, 2015 by babbityjean

A friend from Santa Barbara, Marilyn Acquistapace, has been in Sulmona, Italy, this year for a month and also spent much time there last year.  She loves this city in Abruzzo and has written many e-mails to me singing its … Continue reading →

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