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The American Filmed in Sulmona and Castel Del Monte,  Abruzzo, Italy

Tiramisù Tiramisu is one of my favorite, rich creamy desserts although it wasn't never offered at my Grandmother's home that I can recall. She usually served cheeses and fruits after dinner.   There many recipes although the one below from Italy Mag is easy and delish. Continue...

T he Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten , when not in East Hampton, lives In Paris between the  "best things in Paris" : the bread bakery  Poilâne  (8 rue du Cherche-Midi),  the cheese shop  Fromagerie Barthélemy ( 51 rue de Grenelle), Bon Marché  (38 rue de Sèvres), a huge specialty food store that's amazing.  Marianne Robic  (39 rue de Babylone), a flower shop and  Favorite hotel is the Les Crayere's Hotel in Reims . (Fodor's) Poilane Boulangerie  Bread Read on...

                                                                                                                                             UK Mail Online MORE ROYAL WEDDNGS Monaco's Prince Albert's wedding ceremony will take place in the Palace courtyard which was chosen because it holds 800 people, 300 more that Saint Nicholas Cathedral where his parents wed. Giorgio Armani will be designing the wedding gown and they will be ferried around in eco-conscious Lexus cars, a nod to Albert's continuing support and interest in green causes.   This is the first marriage for the Prince although he has two children by different women. My Palace and Monaco photos... Continue...

Rock Burger painted by Shana The "people" viewing Pugh murals are also painted on! Trompe l'Oeil My Aunt   sent me these John Pugh  photos and it seemed to be a great post.  Many Trompe l'Oeil subjects are of Tuscan landscapes. Trompe l'Oeil is an art technique that makes painted objects very realistic and appear 3D-- from ancient frescos to the latest sidewalk creations.   More John Pugh photos below...but first, my friend, Shana , "The Painting Nana"   shared some of her work with me...read on...

The yacht was designed, built and launched in 2007, in Viareggio, Italy . Since then, it has traveled to New Zealand, through the islands and atolls of the South Pacific, covered the Mediterranean and many ports in between.  It's port is now Santa Barbara where the Firestone family has brought it. .read more . -C Mag

E. Denis Photo Realism Painter of Wines E. Denis was born in 1971 in Byelorussia. He was the youngest child in the family and all his free time he spent painting. There were several reasons for this passion.  Denis's parents were architects. The grandfather devoted all his life to photography and during the World War II he worked as a special war photo correspondent. His grandfather taught Denis to look at ordinary things from a different angle. He made the boy pay attention to unusually floating fog or very beautiful sunset. Denis began his art career working on icon reliefs for church bells.  His church bells can be found in more than 100 churches in Russia, Byelorussia, Ukraine, Baltic States and USA. Continue to see his work...

"The Way" filmed in the  Pyrénées of Spain and France Last year, Emilio Estevez filmed "The Way" in the medieval town of  Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port iin South of France along the Spanish border.  It's about a father (Martin Sheen) who makes the pilgrimage (like so many others every year) following the death of his son (Emilio Estevez) in the area. The spiritual film was entirely filmed in France and Spain.

   My 1973 and 2009 photos. The last Summer we visited the Leaning Tower for the second time in our journeys, there was still so much construction on the tower.  It's good to see that it's finally finished!  Compare my photos above of the difference in years...read on..

The main pool/fountain view of the Villa The Getty Villa, Malibu, CA. My sister is a volunteer at the Getty Villa so I was able to get great first hand information about the Villa's remodel project and re-opening.   Getty had been married 5 times and had 5 sons.  He and his last wife were living in the original home on the grounds while building a Villa reminiscent of an authentic Italian Villa.  Unfortunately, he passed away several years before it was completed in 1976.  The finished villa was beautiful and there were many rooms filled with antiquities and statues that J.Paul Getty enjoyed collecting.  I remember visiting it in the late 80's.  Read on...

The Buchart Gardens are totally worth a trip to British Columbia in a summer month...

 I took of this photo of the bird on a ledge...doesn't it look like he was a monster bird? Atlantis Resort Hotel on Paradise Island continue... We decided to visit this resort and it was lovely.  It's numerous restaurants, two story aquarium and hundreds of different sized pools and streams (seemed like a lot) made it a delightful place to visit.    Many tourists in October were on holiday from the Eastern US States because of the close proximity.   

My friend James sent these great photos of the Grand Canyon and  Sedona, AZ. that are really beautiful...the one rock looks like a delicious giant candy bar with white icing on it! Arizona You may spot Johnny Depp at the world famous L'Auberge! L'Aberge Resort is a tranquil stop for spa serenity. Guests:  Linda, James, John, Margarita Read on ...

Tuscan Landscape Design True Tuscan landscaping is about working around the natural plants and flowers and earth tone colours.  Large areas of green lawn aren't as popular as they don't want to waste precious water on lawns...more for the agriculture of growing fruits and vegetables. Snuff out snails the natural way-- read on ...

Cherry Liquor Recipe  from Italy Mag read on ..