by Michele Genthon | Nov 29, 2012 | MUSINGS, Traveling
At first glance you notice our differences. Her dark, straight hair peeks out from her headscarf. My blond hair curls toward the sun. She wears a long-sleeved knit shirt and peasant skirt. I wear a shiny purple blouse and slacks. She is an innkeeper’s wife, I a woman...
by Michele Genthon | Dec 15, 2011 | MUSINGS, Traveling
The Words that Started our Adventure While in Italy, we went to Ravenna to meet the journalist and historian Andrea Casadio. His curiosity was piqued when he read an entry in a guest book at Dante’s tomb from 1910: “Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Beck, Ravenna Park, State of...
by Michele Genthon | Nov 3, 2011 | MUSINGS, Traveling
VENICE – So Easy to be Lost, So Easy to be Found An Italian Balcony Each time we travel, I send observations to my readers at the end of the journey. Here are some random thoughts about our 2011 trip to Venice along with some of my photos. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 30, 2011 | MUSINGS, Traveling
I rose this morning and checked the weather before I decided what to wear. My computer said it was 61 degrees and would go up to 67. After dressing, I went out to get the paper. It seemed much colder than 61, but I was still sleepy and had not...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 17, 2011 | MUSINGS, Traveling
TWO GENTLEWOMEN AND VERONA We took two side trips last week: one to Verona to see Juliet and another to Padua to learn more about Elena Piscopia. VERONA A Modern Juliet My husband Gary has a genealogy client in California whom he had met only over Skype. Since the...
by Michele Genthon | Oct 9, 2011 | MUSINGS, Traveling
Searching for Elena Elena Piscopia Cornaro was the first woman to receive a university degree (in 1678). There have been several biographies of her life so I know the facts; but I want to know more about her thoughts and desires and heart, so I am searching...
