DOLCE FAR NIENTE IN TURIN & SANREMO ITALY

September 14-23, 2022 (Unless noted, all photos are by the author. Best viewed on a laptop or ipad since your cell will not do justice to the photos. Double click on photos to enlarge them. There is a link for comments at the end). After three years deprived of long-distance travel due to the pandemic,…

RESTORATION OF THE 16th CENTURY CORTÉS PALACE, CUERNAVACA, MEXICO

The clock is ticking on the restoration of the Cortés Palace in Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, severely damaged in a devastating earthquake on September 19, 2017. The 7.1 Richter-scale quake damaged thousands of buildings in the State of Morelos including scores of convents and other historical sites.  Reconstruction of historic buildings is the job of the…