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Water towers and cityscapes 🏙 (at SoHo) https://www.instagram.com/thedapperdad/p/CYrxdzhrWgy/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Out with the Old and in with the New

New York has always reflected my never ending identity crisis with old world charm juxtaposed with unrelenting change and progress. Most people just see the meat grinder, but there is so much old New York still intact (albeit under serious threat due to the pandemic). I myself, like many, cannot fathom moving forward without a solid anchor in the past. What fascinates me is that each generation…

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Who's adapting who?

Who’s adapting who?

May, seems a lifetime ago, and yet, here we are again in the midst of the predictable second dose of coronavirus. We are all sick of it by now, if not sick from it, and we still have those who will not concede its existence. In the meantime, I have gone from one hotspot to another. A return to the Big Apple from the Eternal City. For those of you who have followed by inconsistent postings over…

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Roma Capoccia✨ . . . #romabella #tramonto #ilcielosopraroma #wanderlust #beautifuldestinations #discoverrome #rooftops #sunsets #eternalcity #rome #roma #italy #madeinitaly (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBwA2i3p-Hq/?igshid=dtk7goo0a1m1

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Don’t be so dramatic...🌥 . . . #castelsantangelo #wanderlust #explorerome #discover #ancientrome #bridge #eternalcity #rome #roma #italy (at Ponte Sant'Angelo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjKOziJUL4/?igshid=54ke9tuu07jp

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Layers upon layers. . . . #cityoflayers #history #wabisabi #wrinkleintime #wanderlust #explore #discover #rome #roma #eternalcity #italy #wheninrome (at Basilica di San Giovanni Battista dei Fiorentini) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMCs_ppF72/?igshid=t6ycooewczij

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Purple haze...✨ . . . #piazzanavona #eveningstroll #postcardsfromtheedge #gettingout #wanderlust #lagrandebellezza #eternalcity #rome #italy (at Piazza Navona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvhucsJBI8/?igshid=uik11wpfx656

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Ray, a drop of golden sun.☀️ . . . #FIAT500 #italianicons #yellow #hope #italiandesign #vintagecars #viamargutta #romanholiday #wanderlust #explore #travel #discover #rome #roma #italy #madeinitaly (at Via Margutta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsrFOMpVXJ/?igshid=i3pw6fid5vxe

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A river runs through it. . . . #river #fiume #tevere #tiber #isolatiberina #wanderlust #explore #travel #discover #explore #photography #blueskies #rome #roma #eternalcity #italy (at Isola Tiberina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqgdLuJHg3/?igshid=1slaxnu6134yq

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When my father was still alive I asked him once if he was scared when he was called up and shipped off to the European front during WWII. He shrugged, “I didn’t really think much of anything, it was just something you did.” Today we remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice allowing the rest of us and future generations to carry on golfing, barbecuing, sun bathing and enjoying long weekends without a care in the world.✨🇺🇸✨ . . . #memorialday #freedom #armedforces #militaryfamilies #fallenheros #tothefallen #thankyou https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnSlrSJxwj/?igshid=11l5fnrxzdhjm

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Il blu dipinto di blu. . . #postlockdown #goingforawalk #lagrandebellezza #explore #discover #postcardsfromtheedge #hope #wearyourmask #staysafe #travelsoon (at Ponte Sant'Angelo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlMfeuJcQ5/?igshid=k37g4hjufdi9

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Still standing.🏛 . . . #postlockdown #goingforawalk #lagrandebellezza #explore #discover #postcardsfromtheedge #hope #wearyourmask #staysafe #travelsoon (at Portico di Ottavia del Teatro Marcello, Roma, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAYR_WppAri/?igshid=tsec4ofbkknt

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It seems that there are two schools of thought these strange days, those that want to go back to the way things were and those who want to adapt to the new normal. What if there was a third, independent school of thought that posed the question, “How can we do things better?” Tomorrow, Italians will be allowed to venture out into their cities with little or no restrictions other than a mask, but really only if inside, and social distancing, when possible. Don’t forget that in Italy, every question is met with the same answer: “That depends…” There is nothing “new” and everything “normal” about tomorrow. Italians, more than any other population, suffer from acute nostalgia and they are reminiscing about the days before the pandemic, eager to use their return to freedom to pick up exactly where they left off – the last few months of lockdown completely wiped from their collective memory. New rant. Link in bio ⬆️📝⬆️ #GirdYourLoins . . . #wheninrome #notesfromtheedge #staysafe #coronavirus #covid #covid19 #andratuttobene #rome #italy #forzaitalia🇮🇹 (at Via dei Condotti) https://www.instagram.com/p/CATDWI6pDai/?igshid=sc5glaugi1t1

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Can you repeat the question, please?

Can you repeat the question, please?

It seems that there are two schools of thought these strange days, those that want to go back to the way things were and those who want to adapt to the new normal. What if there was a third, independent school of thought that posed the question, “How can we do things better?”

Of course, it is a dangerous notion at a time when people want certainty and not more of the unknown. It also opens a…

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To be honest, I’m torn between wanting things to go back to the way things were and hoping to find a better way forward.😕 . . . #goodolddays #better #brighterfuture #covid19 #stayhome #travelsoon #explore #wanderlust #discover #freedom #silence #solitude #emptystreets #rome #italy🇮🇹 (at Piazza Navona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAI6OETJrSI/?igshid=vfpvgch3svpv

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Will it last? . . . #phase2 #gettingout #bikingaround #neighborhoodjaunt #rome #italy #staysafe (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAGbgYzJroy/?igshid=1sldonuhmlktb

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It’s a shame really. We will hopefully never again enjoy these rare moments of solitude. Just me and the city. I do want to hear the humdrum that assures me the city is indeed alive, and yet. The respectful silence of the empty streets and the stunning beauty of an empty city, it’s monuments suddenly laid bare and picture perfect. Unmolested by its jaded inhabitants and the hordes of tchotchke hunting tourists. A fleeting snapshot of what could be, if we were not so obsessed with going back to the way things were and instead embrace the idea of a brighter future. . . . #beauty #solitude #silence #respect #wanderlust #rome #roma #eternalcity #italy (at Piazza di Spagna) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7d5qhppud/?igshid=pyppyvkeacac