Elsewhere: 2016.06.17 Varenna - the Fiumelatte (waterfall)

On our last day in Varenna (Italy), Michael and I walked up to “the shortest river in the world” ...

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The river is mentioned by the name Fiumelaccio in Leonardo da Vinci's Atlantic Codex:
It's the Fiumelaccio, which falls high from more than 100 ells from the vein where it is born, straight down on the lake, with inestimable uproar and noise.  -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiumelatte_(river)

Elsewhere: 2016.06.15 Lake Como Views

2016.06.15 Lake Como Views

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2016.06.15 Villa Carlotta: ceilings like I've never seen before! Have you?

2016.06.15 Villa Carlotta: ceilings

From our trip to Italy in June, 2016

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Click here for a 3 minute video tour, from their website

Click here to see 12 (of my) photos of the magnificent ceilings at Villa Carlotta

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2016.06.15 Villa Carlotta: interiors

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"The last kiss of Romeo and Juliet"

If you click on any of these photos, you can see a full size version,
with the option to look at the rest as a slide show.

The tour guide told us that the colors in this painting represent the hopes for the unification of Italy; the owner was fully in support.

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The little black dots have to do with enlarging a sculpture using reference points.
So this is a chalk model.

Ummm... Alexander the Great,

I think.

Probably should not 

wait so long 

to label photos!

2016.06.15 trip to Villa Carlotta

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Link to the website for Villa Carlotta

Elsewhere: 2016.06.14 a little trip to Bellagio

Elsewhere: 2016.06.14 Bellagio on Lake Como 

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Elsewhere: 2016.06.14 Strolls around Varenna

Strolls around Varenna 
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2016.06.13 Hike to the Castello di Vezio

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 2016.06.13 Hike to the Castello di Vezio

It was a very steep climb, but the weather was cool and sunny.  I only saw two other people on the same trail.  The path got very narrow, and it seemed like I was miles away from anything.  I felt like such an explorer, when I could see the tiptop of the castle's tower over the treetops.  Only a little farther to go...

Then -  what to my wondering eyes should appear:  a clay tennis court, with lights and a chain link fence.  Not quite as adventuresome as I thought I was.

Turns out there is a very small town just below the castle (see map below)... you can see the tennis court, too.  I met up with the husband of one of Michael's math colleagues as I was leaving, and he suggested the other path back down to Varenna.  It was wide and cobblestoned. Didn't feel so much like Dora the Explorer, but that other path had me spooked at times:  pretty narrow with a steep drop-off.


Anyway, my time at the top was lovely, with incredible views and very peaceful.  I especially loved hearing all the church bells from below -- got a nice video of that which I hope you'll enjoy.

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2016.06.12 Varenna, Italy: Math Conference

(Click here) Math Conference in Varenna, Italy (7 photos)




(Click here) 10 Photos and a video of our room




(Click here) Hotel Villa Cipressi (26 photos and 1 video)