The view from my "office"

[TheRealTMA]

It's quite interesting how things vary between towns in regards to tourist attractions. In Ravenna not only do you have to buy a ticket but you also have to book a slot. People that didn't plan ahead well enough have missed out, based on the facial reactions I've seen and raised voices. In San Marino though it was all good and just buy and enter.

Ravenna is fabulous. Do go here for lunch or dinner! Then the Dante museum!

 

[Flashback]

Ravenna is fabulous. Do go here for lunch or dinner!
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Know the place, was really busy last night. We went to an excellent little place that was slightly further down that road (heading out of town) and then turn left.



I'm not really a dessert person but the Tiramisu was devine!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Know the place, was really busy last night. We went to an excellent little place that was slightly further down that road (heading out of town) and then turn left.
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I'm not really a dessert person but the Tiramisu was devine!

Yes! That’s good also.

 

[Flashback]

Mosaics in Ravenna, very intricate and must have been much harder than simply painting the roofs with murals etc., not to take anything away from those artists too of course

I didn't really enjoy Ravenna as much in general, I wonder though if it's because it felt busier through virtue of having to actually line up for tickets (which would be common normally this time of year anyway being peak season in a popular place) and then having to book slots to view the attractions, meaning we had to fit one in the next morning before we left. The town had a bit of charm, but didn't 'wow' us.

Mosaics everywhere you look.....!


Mosaics of Basilica di San Vitale

Even the street signs get mosaics!

Basilica di Santa Maria in Porto & MAR - Museo d'Arte della Citta di Ravenna


Piazza John F. Kennedy

Duomo

Mosaics inside the Chapel of St. Andrew within the Archiepiscopal Museum

The Madonna in Prayer, in mosaics.

 

[VPS]

My office yesterday - thankfully the result was Negative. I had heard that there had been large queues so I took a book, some water and fruit but was through in under 5 minutes

 

[serfty]

On my 5km walk yesterday ... Patterson River "Spoonville":

 

[OZDUCK]

A couple from todays morning bike ride. The skies are fairly overcast but with no wind the river was very 'glassy' this morning.

Kayakar passing under Riverton Bridge on the Canning River.



Near the water pipeline a little further down

 

[RooFlyer]

And, AND, we are forbidden to leave the country! That’s what enlightened Federal Tory governments do for you.

Tory? Pah! You might have missed the re-education program. I have long since dubbed my own state (Lib govt) the DPR Tasmania and the Oz has called it the Socialist Republic of Tasmania. Lay down your weapons! You've won!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Tory? Pah! You might have missed the re-education program. I have long since dubbed my own state (Lib govt) the DPR Tasmania and the Oz has called it the Socialist Republic of Tasmania. Lay down your weapons! You've won!

Where's the public entertainment in that thought?

 

[Pushka]

 

[Steady]

Bridport looking over towards Barnbougle this morning

 

[drron]

Wish I could be there to take on the scallops.

 

[Flashback]

Absolutely loved Ferrara, the town just had a really good feel to it and the architecture was very medieval. I'll let the pictures (try and) do the talking.

 

[Pushka]

Port Douglas lookout today.

 

[Flashback]

Agricola Giansanti Di Muzio, easy enough to get to from central Parma by jumping on the #11 bus from town (€1.50 each way or 2.50 if bought onboard).


They've been talking about a resurgence of wine windows in Italy since COVID-19... Is this the milk window?



The salting room



The cheese bank

 

[OZDUCK]

I had some "Certified Parmigiano Reggiano" on my pasta at home tonight - you might be in a slightly more interesting area than the suburbs of Perth though.

 

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I had some "Certified Parmigiano Reggiano" on my pasta at home tonight - you might be in a slightly more interesting area than the suburbs of Perth though.

Ahh.. but has it had the hammer treatment by the inspector?

 

[OZDUCK]

Ahh.. but has it had the hammer treatment by the inspector?

I have to admit that I did not have a clue what the "hammer treatment" was before I looked it up. So I have now learned something else to stick away in my ageing little grey cells. My packet is marked as having received the "Autorizzazione Consorzio Parmigiano Reggiano" so I assume that it would have had to pass the hammering test by them.

 

[p--and--t]

Despite covid having a deep impact on the lives of cough sapiens in Melbourne and the almost empty streets, the flora are thumbing their nose at 2020 and announcing the upcoming onset of Spring

 

[p--and--t]