Italy - August 13-31, 2002

and a directory with a local copy of the pictures related to Il Palazzone. And a directory of photos from Cortona, Arezzo, Il Palazzone and Pisa and a directory of photos from Roma and Firenza

1. Students on the front lawn: group, group, group, making signs.
2. typical lunch, our cook, typical lunch, typical lunch again, typical lunch again
3. Some students attended the funeral for the cat: cat funeral 0, cat funeral 1, cat funeral 2.

Personal (Henry, Gail, Daniel) Pictures

Hotel Panama Garden

• Our first day in Rome:
  • we started at Piazza di Spagna (Spanish Steps) from above, from above with G. and D., from below with G. and D.. And a general picture from below and another from below.
  • We then took via del Cotso to Piazza del Popolo; Daniel on lion1, Daniel on lion2, Henry above Popolo, Daniel above Popolo, Gail above Popolo, obelisk with Daniel. obelisk2.
  • We then took via del Cotso to Trevi Fountain; Daniel at Trevi (legend says Daniel will return: Legend has it that if a visitor to Rome throws a coin into the Trevi fountain over his shoulder, his return will be guaranteed. ); Daniel at Trevi 2.
    
• Our second day in Rome.
  • We took the bus to Lagos Argentina where there was a cat sanctuary with many injured cats in cages.
  • We then went to Piazza del Venezia; the Piazza Venezia2; Daniel and Henry at the Piazza Venezia; and more; again; and more (soldiers). palaza venezia back again; and more; and more; and more
  • the colloseum and the colloseum again; and the colloseum and Temple of Venus; and the colloseum again; Chinese art/calligraphy; D. and H. hot day inside the collosuem; and more inside; and more outside; and D.G. and arch outside; and again; and more outside; and more outside;
    
  • Roman Forum with Paletine Hill; D. and H. at the Paletine; and more; Daniel at Palatine; Daniel and Henry at Palatine; Daniel and Henry at Palatine2;
  • At the Vatican: rules at the Vatican; special pants; in line; view from high at the Cupola at St Peter's Basilica; more view; more view; more view; more view; more view; more view; more view;
    inside the Basilica; and more; and more; and more; Michellangelo piety;
    and back to piaza venezia again; and again; and again;
    
• On Saturday Aug 17, we arrived at the Pallazione near Cortona.
  • We climbed the tower at Il Palazzone: clock from the tower; view from the tower; and more; and more; and more; and more; and more; and more;
  • We then went to the mushroom festival in Cortona: cooking mushrooms; and more; and more; and Il Palazzone from Cortona.
• On Sunday Aug 18, we went to Sienna. ( directory of pictures)
  • After taking a long time to find a parking spot, we entered at Porto Pispina. We had lunch in the square ( more square) at a cafe. The event of the day was meeting a falconer; Daniel with an eagle, and again with an eagle, and again.
    Now and at the falcon/flying show; the falconer; the owl; and Daniel holding the big owl; and a series of Daniel and the owl: owl 1; owl 2; owl 3; owl 4; owl 5; owl 6; Dan and the owl; and finally owl 7; and finally Daniel whipping the owl.
    Sienna view from the raptor farm; and another Sienna view the raptor farm; Sienna cathedral; and another of the Sienna cathedral.
• Several pictures on the last couple of days: temp
  • restaurant on the lake.
  • Daniel with best friends Anita and Frederika, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again.
  • students with Martine at entrance to hall, and again,
  • students in class, and again, and again,
  • start at Sangimigano, from the tower,
• Trip to Firenze
  • from the tower,
  • Lubavitcher Rebbe,
  • Gail in the square,
  • Daniel 'in' the statue,
• Hiking above Cortona
  from the fort above Cortona, hiking, view, view2
  last walk with Daniel, last walk Gail and Daniel, last walk Daniel.
• Miscellaneous pictures day 1 (and others)
  • Frederica,
  • preliminary for cat funeral, with the beloved cat,
  • start of cat funeral, Marius and Daniel, saying goodbye,
  • Tina with Daniel and Cynthia, and again, and again a beautiful one, and again a beautiful one.
    Tina is the miracle kitten. She was hiding in the engine of a car after a rainy day and survived a 20 minute ride. Daniel was in a following car when Tina appeared on the road. Daniel insisted that he recognized her and brought her back to Il Palazzone - where her mother accepter her, confirming the identification.
  • saying goodbye to Il Palazzone, and again, and again, and again, and again,