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Travel notes: Italy (Rome). Entry 8 - March 6, 2003

Back in Madrid, on a beautiful springlike Thursday. Processing this last trip.

Parting snapshots from Rome:

– Two evenings ago: walking down a narrow backstreet, a couple passed, going into a restaurant. Him: completely done up in black, from his extravagant pompador, to his fringed, silver-studded black leather jacket, to his baggy black vinyl pants, to his standard-issue black footwear.

– Yesterday a.m:. Sitting at a table on the sunny side of Piazza Barberini, watching the constant stream of pedestrians flowing by. In sitting there, I broke my own rule about never patronizing a bar/restaurant that advertises itself as American. But it was the only place around the entire goddamn piazza with tables/chairs. If I wanted to spend time enjoying sun and spring-like temperatures, I had to bite the bullet. In so doing, I bought the single most expensive cup of cappucino I've ever sipped. Which reinforced my theory about bars/restaurants of that ilk: they're tourist traps. Avoid ‘em.

– I sat watching people, reminded all over again about certain crimes being currently committed in the name of fashion. In this case, I refer to the faux cowboy-boot look that's in here this winter/spring. They're all over the place and they're mighty silly. Using the basic cowboy-boot template, then exaggerating the look in one way or another -- huge, high heels or pointy boot-toe that goes on and on and on (as if the footwear originally belonged to a cowboy clown) or wildly exaggerated angles, flaring outward from the heel to the balls of the foot, then sharply inward toward the toe. You get the idea. Many, many women in Rome and Florence wore ‘em, as do many women & men in Madrid. Not many Italian men, that I saw. For what that's worth.

– Took a bus route I'd never been on before to Rome's train station, doing it during the morning as a dry run, a rehearsal for later in the day when I'd be weighted down with luggage and not wanting to encounter any unexpected surprises. On the way back, the driver, perhaps post-one-too-many-espressos, went as fast as possible -- stopping and starting sharply, rattling around sharp corners at serious velocity, showing no quarter to other traffic. As he neared Piazza Barbieri, threading his way down a narrow street, he clipped a truck, his side mirror coming off with a loud noise, flying up into the air, landing hard on the sidewalk, everyone in the bus watching with eyes large as dinner plates. He pulled over at the next bus stop, sat there for a few moments before finally getting out and heading back to retrieve the pieces. Many passengers (including me) took the opportunity to exit the vehicle and slink quickly away.

– Thirty or forty minutes later, sitting at my little table in Piazza Barberini, the noise of a collision directly in front of where I sat announced another mishap, this one between a bus and a small blue car. The bus stopped where it was (traffic behind it honking indignantly), the car pulled over in front of the bus. The larger vehicle probably suffered little damage. The car's right rear corner, on the other hand, had been drastically altered. Both drivers got out, conferred. The woman studied her little blue buggy, apparently decided the damage had been her fault, got back in the car, drove off. All the passersby who had stopped to watch moved on, some looking a bit disappointed.

– Four Brits sat down at the table to my right, immediately stripping down to t-shirt and milk-white skin. Most of the locals who walked by kept their winter togs on and zipped up, looking as if the idea of removing them would be an act of lunacy.

– Went trawling for a likely lunch joint. Not a trattoria this time as my flight schedule didn't allow for the time that would involve. Looked around my hotel's neighborhood, found a hole-in-the-wall that dispensed cafeteria-style lunch food, took a chance. Ordered a sandwich, then asked about the pasta. The counterman conducted me to the other end of the shop where he shoveled a mountain of linguini in cream sauce and lemon onto a plate for me. Pretty close to bliss.

– On the nearly-empty train out to the airport, two 20-something Chinese women carried on loud, animated conversation, punctuated by near-constant laughter. One received a phone call, talking enthusiastically to whoever called, the other finding most everything she said hilarious.

– Leaving the city, the train passed apartment buildings whose roofs bristled with concentrations of television antennas, all sitting atop long, high masts. Also, bridges covered in colorful graffiti and patches of dense greenery, including stands of urban lemon trees.

– Checking in at the airport, the counter person told me the flight was already delayed by an hour. We found out why when we were finally in the air, nearing Madrid: major storms had swept through the area, were moving on east as we began to descend so that we moved between enormous, rolling white mountains of clouds, passing through vast airborne canyons. An amazing display. As we rounded one towering bank of thunderheads, I saw long trailing streamers extended down toward the shadowed land below from the bottom of a cluster of dark clouds

To the west, Madrid glistened in evening sunlight, streets and sidewalks drying out.

On the Metro ride into town from the airport in Madrid: a young woman sat reading a translation of "I, Claudius." The title in Spanish? "Yo, Claudio."

Yo! Claudio!

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Rooms in Rome

Here is our list of Rome Center Economic Rooms, with an excellent value for money, unique styles and welcoming staff.

Our Bed and Breakfast list is based on research that aims to offer you the best quality and services among the various facilities in the center of Rome with the average price available to everyone. Every room has a private bathroom, safe, air-conditioner, television ,minibar and courtesy set for personal hygiene. Variety of room types, excellent reviews, welcoming staff, transfer services (to and from Fiumicino or Ciampino Airport), and the excellent location of these various B&B makes them unique and special. In Piazza del Popolo area, about 3-minutes walk from Metro Station Flaminio, we recommend the B&B Rome Central Inn and the B&B Locanda in Piazza del Popolo, near these structures you can also reach Via del Corso, Piazza di Spagna and Trevi Fountain.

The Bed and Breakfast L 'Antica Locanda dell' Orso and La Locanda del Parlamento, are two brand new structures with modern and bright design. It is about 5 minutes walk from Piazza Navona and countless places where you can eat traditional food in the city, and they are also close to Patheon, Castel Sant'Angelo and Vatican City.

The Bed and Breakfast Petit Bijou, is one of the best-selling establishments in the center of Rome due to its proximity to the Termini Station and close to Piazza Barberini and Trevi Fountain. It offers various accommodations of rooms with a unique style.

For all the people who like to sleep in the historic center of Rome, we recommend the B&B Domus Ester located in the historic district of Campo de Fiori. It is about 5 minutes walk from the Trastevere district which is famouse for many tourists for its numerous nightclubs and for the various Roman Taverns and Trattorias. Domus Ester is really a particular Bed and Breakfast in Rome, Rooms with exposed wooden beams and parquet give the atmosphere of feeling in a mountain cabin.

Lastly, we can also recommend you Hostel Palace Rome. It is a modern and recently renovated structure . The property is just a few minutes from Roma Rebibbia metro station which will take you to the center of Rome in just a few minutes.

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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Understanding how sound suppresses pain, “Scientists discovered that sound reduces pain in mice by lowering the activity of neurons in the brain’s auditory cortex (green and magenta) that connect out to the thalamus.”, Museum Barberini Claude Monet, Getreideschober (grain stacks), 1890, sheath (a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another.), Myelin sheaths, Peony Shop Holland Peony Falernian Grapes

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Scientists have long known that music can blunt pain in people. A new study in mice may help explain why.

Researchers found that whisper-soft sounds, whether music or white noise, reduced pain sensitivity in mice, whereas higher-intensity sounds had no effect on pain responses. The scientists pinpointed the brain circuits involved. Their long-term goal: find safer, more effective methods for pain relief. Read more from NIH Research Matters: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/understanding-how-sound-suppresses-pain

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Understanding how sound suppresses pain

At a Glance

Scientists used mice to identify brain circuits through which sound can blunt pain.

• The findings could potentially lead to the development of safer methods for treating pain.

Scientists discovered that sound reduces pain in mice by lowering the activity of neurons in the brain’s auditory cortex (green and magenta) that connect out to the thalamus. Wenjie Zhou

Studies dating back decades have shown that music and other kinds of sound can help alleviate acute and chronic pain in people. This is true for pain from dental and medical surgery, labor and delivery, and cancer. However, how the brain produces this pain reduction, called analgesia, was less clear.

An international team of scientists set out to use mice to explore the neural mechanisms through which sound blunts pain. The team was led by researchers at NIH’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR); the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei; and Anhui Medical University in Hefei, China. Their study was published in Science on July 8, 2022.

The scientists first exposed mice with inflamed paws to three types of sound: a pleasant piece of classical music, an unpleasant rearrangement of the same piece, and white noise. Surprisingly, all three reduced pain sensitivity in the mice when played just slightly louder than background noise (about the level of a whisper). The effect lasted well beyond the sound itself—for at least two days after exposure to the sound three days in a row for 20 minutes. When played louder, the sounds had no effect on the animals’ pain responses.

Pain perception can be affected by emotions and stress. However, the scientists discovered that low-intensity sound didn’t affect the mice in tests of stress and anxiety. The finding shows that this particular type of sound affected the animal’s perception of pain through another mechanism.

To explore the brain circuitry underlying this effect, the team used techniques to trace connections between brain regions. They identified a route from the auditory cortex, which receives and processes information about sound, to the thalamus, which acts as a relay station for sensory signals, including pain, from the body. In freely moving mice, low-intensity white noise reduced the activity of neurons in the thalamus at the receiving end of this pathway.

Suppressing the pathway in the absence of sound, the team found, mimicked the pain-blunting effects of low-intensity noise. In contrast, activating the pathway restored the animals’ sensitivity to pain in the presence of sound. The scientists also identified distinct brain circuits through which sound blunted pain from hindpaws and forepaws.

“Human brain imaging studies have implicated certain areas of the brain in music-induced analgesia, but these are only associations,” explains co-senior author Dr. Yuanyuan Liu of NIDCR. “In animals, we can more fully explore and manipulate the circuitry to identify the neural substrates involved.”

Liu notes that it is unclear if similar brain processes are involved in humans. Other aspects of sound, such as its perceived harmony or pleasantness, may be important for human pain relief. “We don’t know if human music means anything to rodents, but it has many different meanings to humans—you have a lot of emotional components,” he adds.

“We need more effective methods of managing acute and chronic pain, and that starts with gaining a better understanding of the basic neural processes that regulate pain,” says NIDCR Director Dr. Rena D’Souza. “By uncovering the circuitry that mediates the pain-reducing effects of sound in mice, this study adds critical knowledge that could ultimately inform new approaches for pain therapy.”

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#BarberiniCloseUp: Daniel Zamani, Kurator am Museum Barberini, stellt Claude Monets „Getreideschober“ von 1890 vor.

In unserer Online Sammlung finden sich Kurz- und Langtexte zu den Sammlungswerken, Informationen zu ihrer Ausstellungshistorie, Provenienz und Literaturverweise. Einen weiteren Zugang zu den Werken eröffnen nun auch die gefilmten Bildbesprechungen mit Kolleginnen und Kollegen des Museum Barberini, von denen wir kontinuierlich mehr drehen und online stellen werden.

Daniel Zamani, Curator at the Museum Barberini, presents Claude Monet's painting "Grainstacks" from 1890.

In our online collection, you find short texts and long reads about the artworks from the collection, information about their exhibition history, provenance and literature references. Further access to the works is now given by the filmed talks with colleagues from the Museum Barberini, of which we will continuously film more and add to the online collection.

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#BarberiniCloseUp: Daniel Zamani, curator at the Barberini Museum, introduces Claude Monet's 1890 "Cereal Choker."

In our online collection you will find short and long texts about the collections, information about their exhibition history, provenance and literature references. Filmed picture discussions with colleagues from the Museum Barberini open another access to the works, of which we will continuously shoot and put online more.

Daniel Zamani, Curator at the Museum Barberini, presents Claude Monet's painting "Grainstacks" from 1890.

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A structurally complete leaf of an angiosperm consists of a petiole (leaf stalk), a lamina (leaf blade), stipules (small structures located to either side of the base of the petiole) and a sheath. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf#Morphology sheath a structure in living tissue which closely envelops another.

"the fatty sheath around nerve fibers" Myelin Myelin is a lipid-rich material that surrounds nerve cell axons (the nervous system's "wires") to insulate them and increase the rate at which electrical impulses (called action potentials) are passed along the axon.[1] The myelinated axon can be likened to an electrical wire (the axon) with insulating material (myelin) around it. However, unlike the plastic covering on an electrical wire, myelin does not form a single long sheath over the entire length of the axon. Rather, myelin sheaths the nerve in segments: in general, each axon is encased with multiple long myelinated sections with short gaps in between called nodes of Ranvier.

Myelin is formed in the central nervous system (CNS; brain, spinal cord and optic nerve) by glial cells called oligodendrocytes and in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) by glial cells called Schwann cells. In the CNS, axons carry electrical signals from one nerve cell body to another. In the PNS, axons carry signals to muscles and glands or from sensory organs such as the skin. Each myelin sheath is formed by the concentric wrapping of an oligodendrocyte (CNS) or Schwann cell (PNS) process (a limb-like extension from the cell body) around the axon.[2][3] Myelin reduces the capacitance of the axonal membrane. On a molecular level, in the internodes it increases the distance between extracellular and intracellular ions, reducing the accumulation of charges. The discontinuous structure of the myelin sheath results in saltatory conduction, whereby the action potential "jumps" from one node of Ranvier, over a long myelinated stretch of the axon called the internode, before "recharging" at the next node of Ranvier, and so on, until it reaches the axon terminal.[4][5][6] Nodes of Ranvier are the short (c. 1 micron) unmyelinated regions of the axon between adjacent long (c. 0.2 mm – >1 mm) myelinated internodes. Once it reaches the axon terminal, this electrical signal provokes the release of a chemical message or neurotransmitter that binds to receptors on the adjacent post-synaptic cell (e.g., nerve cell in the CNS or muscle cell in the PNS) at specialised regions called synapses.

This "insulating" role for myelin is essential for normal motor function (i.e. movement such as walking), sensory function (e.g. hearing, seeing or feeling the sensation of pain) and cognition (e.g. acquiring and recalling knowledge), as demonstrated by the consequences of disorders that affect it, such as the genetically determined leukodystrophies;[7] the acquired inflammatory demyelinating disorder, multiple sclerosis;[8] and the inflammatory demyelinating peripheral neuropathies.[9] Due to its high prevalence, multiple sclerosis, which specifically affects the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord and optic nerve), is the best known disorder of myelin.

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Peony Falernian grapes with it’s beautiful ruffled leaves and intense deep pink color .

This is the stage before being fully open .

They always impress by there robust look and pure strength .

This mid/season bloomer shows it’s magic in the middle of May and is named after the famous amimeum grape who was built on the border between Campanië and Latium in Roman times .

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ECONOMIC ROOMS IN ROME

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

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The 17th-century Theological Hall makes up one of two sections of the magnificent library within the Strahov Monastery in Prague, Czech Republic.

“The Art of Looking Up” details the significant stories of spectacular ceilings, from Sweden and Las Vegas to Spain and Iran.

Whether or not you’re especially interested in architecture, traveling to an unfamiliar destination often involves at least some time spent marveling over impressive buildings and landmarks. The ways that structures have been designed throughout history and across cultures can reveal much about the societies and times in which they were constructed. A book titled The Art of Looking Up (White Lion Publishing, 2019) focuses on one aspect in particular: the world’s most beautiful ceilings.

Divided into four thematic sections—Religion, Culture, Power, and Politics—the 240-page book surveys a collection of spectacular ceilings around the globe and shares their stories, as detailed by art history expert Catherine McCormack, along with vibrant photography. The book includes information and important historical context about popular overhead artworks such as the painted dome of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City (completed by Michelangelo in 1512); the Chihuly glass masterpiece on the ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas; and the striking stained-glass and stone interiors of Barcelona’s Sagrada Família (the still-unfinished basilica that marks Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí’s final design).

In addition to celebrating some of the world’s most famous ceilings, the book spotlights somewhat lesser-visited ceiling art in religious buildings, libraries, concert halls, and metro stations where mosaic tile masterpieces and intricate oil paintings will almost surely make you crane your neck. Here’s a look at just a few worth visiting from inside the pages of The Art of Looking Up.

T-Centralen Metro Station Stockholm, Sweden

Beginning in the 1950s, a citywide project transformed a number of Stockholm’s commuter hubs into cultural spaces by infusing the underground metro stations with lively wall and ceiling art. (Around 150 artists have contributed mosaics, paintings, and sculptures to more than 90 of the city’s 110 metro stations to date.) T-Centralen, the city’s main subway hub, was the first location to feature tile-covered walls when it opened in 1957. About two decades later, the Finnish-Swedish artist Per-Olov Ultvedt made his mark on the space, adding blue-and-white ceiling murals inspired by the calming aesthetic of the Greek Isles. To visit Stockholm’s colorful subway system, nicknamed “the world’s longest art exhibit,” all you have to do is purchase a metro ticket.

Church of the Resurrection of Christ St. Petersburg, Russia

This elaborate St. Petersburg landmark marks the spot where Tsar Alexander II, the emperor of Russia, was fatally assassinated in March 1881. Construction of the church, also known as the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, began in 1883 and took 24 years to complete. Its ceiling and interior walls are decorated with a slew of semi-precious stones such as jasper and topaz that together comprise a radiant mosaic spanning more than 75,350 square feet. As one of the main tourist attractions in St. Petersburg, this traditional Russian Orthodox church does not function as a full-time place of worship. Visitors can purchase tickets to explore the cathedral-and-memorial-turned-mosaics-museum during its designated hours of operation.

Strahov Monastery Prague, Czech Republic

Prague’s Strahov Monastery, which dates back to 1140, houses one of the world’s most beautiful libraries—with the second-oldest collection of books in the Czech Republic. Designed by Abbot Jeroným Hirnheim, the Strahov library contains two sections: the 17th-century Baroque Theological Hall and the 18th-century Classical Philosophical Hall. Inside both halls, ornate frescoes illustrate biblical scenes depicting the importance of acquiring wisdom. Visitors can purchase tickets for daily tours of the exquisite library halls, but group sizes are limited in order to protect the historic space.

Würzburg Residence Würzburg, Germany

Built in southern Germany between 1720 and 1744 (and completed in 1780), this former residence of Johann Philipp Franz and Friedrich Karl von Schönborn—two successive prince bishops of Würzburg—is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Inside the 18th-century Baroque palace, a staircase with an impressive unsupported-vaulted ceiling features a fresco by the Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. During the property’s designated seasonal hours, ticketed admission is available for self-led tours of various rooms in the residence. (Guided tours are also available in English and German.)

See the other locations featured in The Art of Looking Up, listed below:

Neonian Baptistery, Italy

Sagrada Família, Spain

Imam Mosque, Iran

Vatican Palace, Italy

Church of the Buckle, Turkey

San Pantalon, Italy

Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Ethiopia

Senso ̄-ji Temple, Japan

Palais Garnier, France

Burgtheater, Austria

Louvre Museum, France

Dalí Theatre-Museum, Catalonia

National Theatre, Costa Rica

Uffizi Gallery, Italy

Toluca Botanical Garden, Mexico

Bellagio Hotel and Casino, USA

Banqueting House, United Kingdom

Alhambra Palace, Spain

Palazzo del Te, Italy

Badal Mahal, India

Palazzo Barberini, Italy

Topkapı Palace, Turkey

Blenheim Palace, United Kingdom

Palazzo Chiericati, Italy

Royal Palace of Brussels, Belgium

Chinese Palace, Russia

Palazzo Farnese, Italy

Augsburg Town Hall, Germany

City Hall, Barcelona

Old Royal Naval College, United Kingdom

United Nations Office, Switzerland

Museum of the Revolution, Cuba

Palazzo Ducale, Italy

Capitol Building, USA

The History Behind Some of the World’s Most Beautiful Ceilings

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The Reason Why No Photography is Allowed in the Sistine Chapel

14 Lesser-Known Ancient Sites Worth Building a Trip Around

The Long History of How Jesus Came To Resemble a White European

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Low-cost Rooms in Rome

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

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Affordable Rooms in Rome

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

b-broma.com

bnbinrome.com

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Cambridge Literature and Performance Believing in Dante by Alison Cornish and The Peggy Guggenheim Collection Max Ernst The Bride’s Dress, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, “the exhibition will move from October 22, 2022.”

Cambridge Literature and Performance Believing in Dante by Alison Cornish and The Peggy Guggenheim Collection Max Ernst The Bride’s Dress, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, the exhibition will move from October 22, 2022.

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Believing in Dante by Alison Cornish

Tackles specific issues in the Divine Comedy that seem particularly alien to modern ways of thinking and renders them compelling.

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5 - “Against Her Will”: Diversity of Desire in the Heaven of the Moon

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 June 2022

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A first shock of the Paradiso is to discover that it has difference, diversity and degrees. Dante questions Piccarda, the lovely sister of his childhood pal, as to whether she doesn’t yearn to have a more exalted station and to be friends with people in higher places. Her response is that the virtue of charity quiets their will so that they do not want anything other than what they have. Since Piccarda was taken against her will by her powerful brother’s henchmen from the convent where she had wanted to sleep and wake with Christ her whole life, and forced into a marriage she did not want, her acquiescence to the will of others seems to endure even in heaven. Yet appeasement in the face of violent threats turns out to be the opposite of resting in the truth of one’s own particular capacity for goodness, in a spectrum of possible goodness that soars way over our heads. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/believing-in-dante/against-her-will-diversity-of-desire-in-the-heaven-of-the-moon/402AF6C076DB7F9A8C3ED454AB319467

6 - “How Much from the Point”: Saving Appearances at the Edge of the Universe

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 June 2022

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The primum mobile is the largest body of the universe, giving impetus to the whole complex system of natural causes. Limit of the physical world, it serves as a vantage point on the metaphysical structure that undergirds it. The planets are moved by angels that appear to whirl at different speeds in nine concentric fiery wheels variously distant from the common focus of their orbits. The angels are uninterruptedly intent on what they know and love, to the degree that they know and love it. The opening astronomical simile serves to describe a single moment of perfect balance in an ambiguous twilight before the universe took sides and split into light and dark, good and evil. It is a moment of expectation, in which what comes next depends on whether one settles for what appears in the here and now or believes that it promises something more yet to come.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/believing-in-dante/how-much-from-the-point-saving-appearances-at-the-edge-of-the-universe/93F1D5D2B2B19D43CB62DF7DD4F2625E

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PILLOLE DI MAGIA…

Sapevi che per la sua opera “La vestizione della sposa” Max Ernst attinse alla pittura del Rinascimento nordico? Ogni mercoledì scopri “Surrealismo e magia. La modernità incantata” grazie a una serie di video dedicati a dieci capolavori esposti in mostra, e raccontati dalla curatrice Gražina Subelytė e da Daniel Zamani, Curator, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, dove la mostra si sposterà dal 22 ottobre, 2022.

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Did you know that for his work “The Bride’s Dress” Max Ernst touched the painting of the Nordic Renaissance? Every Wednesday you’ll discover “Surrealism and magic. Enchanted Modernity” thanks to a series of videos dedicated to ten masterpieces on display, and narrated by curator Gražina Subelyt ont and Daniel Zamani, Curator, Museum Barberini, Potsdam, where the exhibition will move from October 22, 2022.

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domusester-blog · 5 years

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Friendly budget price rooms in Rome

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

b-broma.com

bnbinrome.com

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romecentralinn-blog · 5 years

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Low-Cost Rooms in Rome

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

b-broma.com

bnbinrome.com

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locandadelpopolo-blog · 5 years

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Cheapest Room in Rome

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

b-broma.com

bnbinrome.com

#bedandbreakfast #bedandbreakfastrome #airbnbrome

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anticalocandadellorso-blog · 5 years

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CHEAP ROOMS IN ROME

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

b-broma.com

bnbinrome.com

#bedandbreakfastrome #airbnbrome #bnbrome

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exclusiveaccommodationrome · 5 years

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Economic Bed and Breakfast in Rome

Rome is called the Eternal City and it is one of the most visited city in the world.

Below we list different structures chosen for it’s great review and price quality and also for it’s location where you will be able to visit all the tourist attraction by foot.

Domus Ester (Piazza campo De Fiori)

L’Antica Locanda dell Orso (Piazza Navona)

Locanda del Parlamento (Via Del Corso)

Locanda di Piazza del Popolo (Piazza del Popolo)

Rome Central Inn (Piazza del Popolo)

Le Petit Bijou (Piazza Barberini and Termini Station)

By clicking on the various links provided, you will be directed to the official website of the various facilities and you can book your room in the center of Rome at the best price.

We also suggest you to visit the following Booking Portals for Bed and Breakfasts in Rome: Centro:

b-broma.com

bnbinrome.com

#bedandbreakfastrome #airbnbrome #bbinrome

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mademoisellesabi · 5 years

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Avete in programma di visitare Dublino e il tempo a vostra disposizione vi permette di visitare anche i suoi dintorni, niente di meglio per conoscere il territorio irlandese al di fuori della capitale. Eccovi qui di seguito alcune mete da non perdere.

Leggi anche: Pub che passione! I pub da non perdere a Dublino

A pochi chilometri dal centro di Dublino si trova il villaggio di Howth, il più carino fra i villaggi che circondano la baia di Dublino, secondo me. Piccolo villaggio di pescatori, perennemente sorvolato dai gabbiani, si sviluppa attorno al porto: barche colorate, marinai all’opera, insomma autentica atmosfera marinara. Se avete fortuna nelle acque della baia potete vedere anche le foche.

A due passi dal porto c’è il faro da dove ammirare splendidi tramonti sul mare, per questo ti consiglio la visita il tardo pomeriggio, se optate per una visita in relax. Nella strada che affianca il porto e conduce al faro ci sono un sacco di ristorantini.

Howth lighthouse

Se optate per una visita dinamica, da Howth partono diversi sentieri, alcuni semplici altri più impegnativi, in particolare un sentiero di dieci chilometri lungo le scogliere che porta fino a The Summit, il punto più alto e all’Head of Howth, da dove si possono ammirare stupendi panorami. Da Howth Summit (eventualmente si arriva anche in autobus) si può scendere a Bailey Lighthouse in circa 15/20 minuti a piedi.

Bailey lighthouse

A Howth c’è anche un castello, Howth Castle, con dei bellissimi giardini, per visitarlo è necessaria la prenotazione della visita. L’Irlanda è terra di leggende e anche questo castello, come molti dei Castelli irlandesi, è legato a una leggenda, quella della piratessa Grace O’Malley. La regina del Mare di Connemara – come veniva chiamata la O’Malley – in viaggio verso Dublino, decise di fare visita all’ottavo Barone di Howth, ma non venne accolta perché la famiglia era a cena, Non prese per niente bene il fatto che non le furono aperti i cancelli e decise, per ritorsione, di rapire il figlio del Barone. L’ostaggio fu rilasciato solo a seguito della promessa, da parte del Barone, che da quel momento in poi i cancelli sarebbero sempre stati aperti ai visitatori inaspettati e, a ogni pasto, un posto in più sarebbe stato preparato. Questo accordo è tuttora rispettato dalla famiglia dei St. Lawrence, attuali proprietari del Castello.

Howth Castle

Raggiungibile da Dublino in circa mezz’ora con la DART dalle stazioni di Tara Street, O’Connell Street e Pearse Street e si arriva direttamente alla stazione di Howth, è l’ultima fermata, che si trova a due passi dal porto.

Poco più a nord di Howth c’è il Castello di Malahide piccolo ma leggendario, sembra che tra le mura del castello si aggirino ben cinque fantasmi. MAggiori dettagli sul castello li trovate in quest’articolo, Il castello di Malahide è raggiungibile in 40 minuti con la DART da Dublino, partenza da Connolly Train Station.

Malahide Castle

Sempre a nord di Dublino si trova Brú na Bóinne (il palazzo di Boyne), uno dei più importanti siti megalitici del mondo, patrimonio dell’Unesco. L’area archeologica è un enorme complesso che conta oltre 90 monumenti, vennero costruiti nel neolitico da un’antichissima civiltà contadina preceltica, scomparsa improvvisamente. Degni di nota i grandi tumuli di Newgrange, Knowth e Dowth; la tomba di Newgrange conosciuta per lo spettacolare raggio di luce che la attraversa ogni anno durante il solstizio d’inverno. I visitatori possono osservare il fenomeno simulato grazie ad un sistema di illuminazione artificiale. Raggiungibile in 40 minuti d’auto da Dublino o con i tour organizzati da diversi operatori. Basta prenotare il giorno prima in una qualsiasi agenzia di viaggio.

Brú na Bóinne

Sempre lungo la costa in direzione sud, è raggiungibile Dun Laoghaire, graziosa cittadina di mare con un importante porto turistico e infatti è consueto vedere il via vai dei naviganti nonché principale punto di partenza dei traghetti diretti Gran Bretagna. Dun Laoghaire (si pronuncia Dun Leary) ha un fascino particolare, dal sapore mediterraneo: ville dipinte con colori vivaci, viali ombreggiati da palme.

Da Dun Laoghaire grazie a una passeggiata lungomare che porta a Sandycove, si arriva alla Torre Martello dove ha vissuto James Joyce per qualche giorno, vicenda che racconta nell’Ulisse. La torre custodisce un piccolo museo dedicato allo scrittore. Si arriva con la DART in circa mezz’ora di treno da Dublino.

Seapoint Martello Tower

A sud di Dublino merita una visita, senza dubbio, Powerscourt Estate che si trova nella contea di Wicklow. Il complesso si compone di Powerscourt House, una tenuta tra le 10 dimore più belle al mondo secondo Lonely Planet, presumo grazie ai suoi meravigliosi giardini, la ragione per cui va visitata. Powerscourt Gardens (al terzo posto nella classifica del National Geographic) offre splendide terrazze, laghetti, una cascata e una varietà di giardini incredibile.

Powerscourt House

Il proprietario, Lord Powerscourt, nel creare i giardini della tenuta ha cercato ispirazione dalle opere d’arte di mezza Europa. La fontana al centro del Lago di Tritone, per esempio, si ispira alla fontana di Piazza Barberini a Roma; la grande terrazza di pietra ricorda chiaramente a Palazzo Butera che si trova a Bagheria, in Sicilia; i quattro busti nel giardino murato, Walled Garden, richiamano le opere dei grandi Maestri italiani Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raffaello e Benvenuto Cellini. Nella tenuta interessanti negozietti di souvenir e botteghe che vendono prodotti irlandesi. Per una pausa culinaria c’è Cafè Avoca, con le sue delizie. Sito web.

Powerscourt è raggiungibile da Dublino con la DART da Connoly Station fino alla stazione di Bray (cittadina sulla costa) poi prendere l’autobus numero 185.

Se decidete di avventurarvi a Wicklow valutate se noleggiale l’auto per una giornata perché sempre in zona c’è il meraviglioso parco nazionale dei Wicklow Mountains, raggiungibile con i viaggi organizzati o in auto.

Wicklow Mountains regalano un paesaggio da favola: stretti sentieri che attraversano brughiere, laghetti, boschi, cascatelle, tanta roccia e animali allo stato brado. Per le sue origini glaciali, tutta questa zona è caratterizzata da un’alternanza di montagne e valli boscose. L’ideale per concedersi qualche ora immersi nella natura: ci sono infatti percorsi facili per semplici passeggiate ma anche sentieri più impegnativi per camminatori esperti. Entrambe le soluzioni vi faranno apprezzare la bellezza del paesaggio, rimarrete incantati nell’ammirare i panorami che vi appariranno davanti agli occhi.

Da vedere il Lough Tay, il lago dai colori incredibili soprannominato Guinness Lake, la ragione è dovuta al fatto che gran parte della costa settentrionale è di proprietà della famiglia Guinness. Il lago dalle acque scure è circondato da una spiaggia di sabbia bianca e i colori ricordano proprio una pinta di Guinness.

Guinness Lake

Imperdibile anche il sito monastico di Glendalough, un luogo mistico immerso in uno splendido paesaggio naturale. Vi basterà percorrere la Sally Gap, nel cuore della valle di Glendalough, fra brughiere e laghi incastonati tra le colline, il panorama è impareggiabile.

La cima più alta delle montagne di Wicklow è Lughnaquilla, che si affaccia sulla panoramica Glenmalure Valley, antica roccaforte irlandese.

Tra i film che hanno trovato ambientazione da queste parti, anzi che sono stati King Arthur, P.S. I love you, non vi resta che andare a vedere quei luoghi, se optate per il tour organizzato, vi ci porteranno facilmente.

Non vi resta che partire…

Leggi anche Irlanda: Wild Atlantic Way. Lo splendido itinerario nella costa occidentale irlandese

Dublino: cosa vedere nei dintorni della capitale irlandese. Avete in programma di visitare Dublino e il tempo a vostra disposizione vi permette di visitare anche i suoi dintorni, niente di meglio per conoscere il territorio irlandese al di fuori della capitale.

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