LATIN GRATITUDE / italy, france, spain / IT WAS FANTABULOUS 1

+CIVITIVECHIA+

>the final three days of our mediterranean pilgrimage<

>was in civitivechia, the port for rome in honor of my<

+(GOOGLE : DEREK RAY+

+ / ITALIAN VILLAGES)+ 

>son derek, who >loves small italian villages and has<

>written & photographed about these w/ much insight<

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+LOOKING BACK+

>it was good we had those three days in civitivechia<

>as we picked up in barcelons ? the "spanish flue" ?<

+(GOOGLE ;> CIVITIVECHIA /+

+MICHAELANGELO'S FORT)+

>& needed some "down time" / >to my amazement i<

>discovered a magnificent fortress by michaelangelo<

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+LATIN GRATITUDE+

>fills my heart as i look back on our pilgrimage<

>and i am reminded of a few details covered on<

+(NOTE :>  OUR GRUYERE+

+SPOKE ROMAND LATIN )+

>Facebook but not in our blog / paolo portoghesi<

>brunaleshi, palladio, gio ponti and >villa medici<

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+PAOLO PORTOGHESI+

>the great italian architect professor, famed<

>for his >  scholarly design invited me to the<

>venice biennale in 1986 / >i have written an<

+(GOOGLE : PAOLO PORTOGHESI /+

+"NATURE  & ARCHITECTURE")+

>essay about arriving to venice at dawn w/ the<

>transcendent flights into >lisbon & milan and<

+LISBON AIRPORT FILLED+

>(midnight radiance)<

+W/ RADIANT AFRICANS+

>then train to venice. entering a venice sunrise<!

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 +BRUNALLESHI's DOME+
>florence the transcendental village that<
>advanced civilization with leonardo and<
+(DOME AS CROWN FOR an+
ADVANCED CIVILIZATION)+
>medici banking >provided this dome as<
the iconic crown blazon for good vision<
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 +ANDREA PALLADIO+
>genius in the >form of an architect< was<
>developed along the venice brenta canal<
+(INTENSE / ENERGETIC+
+w/ CONFIDENT VISION)+
>w/ andrea palladio / spacious rm country<
>houses came from his fertile drawing bd<
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 +PALLADIO's DOME+
>as a >visitor stood eagerly< under the<
>dome of a palladian house / awesome<
+(VENETIAN NOBILITY+
+SPOKE TO GOD ONLY)+
>was the reaction even then / the scale<
>was so powerful, >yes was automatic<
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 +GIO PONTI / "DOMUS"+
>gio ponti had a different approach to<
>architecture then the generation that<
>preceeded him / he designed radiant<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / "DOMUS" MAGAZINE)+
>oeuvre & magazine devoted to light<
>filled structures / >med.sea was vital<
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 +MEDICI VILLA, ROME+
>in rome, the >villa medici< was near our<
>hotel & i took the tour as medici history<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / MEDICI VILLAS &+
+> / MEDICI LIBRARY)+
>is vital to my >degruy history plus balthus<
>the templar artist had been the 50s director<
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 +CIVITIVECHIA FORTRESS BY+
>yes, the >architectural star of civitivechia<
>is the great >16th century fortress by the<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / FORTRESS DESIGN)+
>radiant artist >michaelangelo buonoratti<
>(who like leonardo >designed buildings)<
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 +MICHAELANGELO BUONORATTI+
>it was a powerful experience to discover<
>michaelangelo's fortress but >leonardo's<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / LEONARDO DESIGN)+
>fortress designs are far more winning for<
>the brilliant & >dynamic design strategy<
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+CIVITIVECHIA / VILLAGE+
>as you may know derek, my son has spent<
>rewarding time studying italian village life<
+(GOOGLE : DEREK RAY /+
+ITALIAN VILLAGES)+
>we thoroughly enjoyed our civitivechia 3<
>days of >italian village life and ambience<
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+CIVITIVECHIA / ORGANICS+
>visiting the civitivechia market was vital<
>in our enjoyment of italian village life &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>the >radiant produce organics was strong,<
>peppers were vital in our mothers cuisine<
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+CIVITIVECHIA / HISTORY+
>an archaeology museum in the heart of<
>civitivechia features this huge oil jar &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / ARCHAEOLOGY)+
>a glass covered excavation site / history<
>is impressive in this seaside village site<
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 +CIVITIVECHIA / RADIANCE+
>mediterranean radiance that won gio<
>ponti's >modern architectural vision<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY)+
>was >powerful in civitivechia & this<
>photo captures the vital radiant light<
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+CIVITIVECHIA  / COLOR+
>on our final day in civitivechia this<
>seaside restaurant impressed me w/<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+COLOR-LIGHT-ENERGY)+
>its use of light through colored shade<
>awnings / >italian color is very vital<
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+GRATITUDE+
>fills our heart for >all the good< souls<
>who made our trip >transcendental w/<
+(RADIANT MEMORIES+
+of RADIANT PEOPLE)+
>marianne & i radiant joyful memories<
>as permanent record / >thanks to all !<
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu