the (new) endomobile
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Today we visited Loreto—after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, the second most important pilgrimage site in Italy and one of the most significant in the Catholic world.
The Basilica of the Holy House houses the Santa Casa—according to legend, the Holy House of Nazareth where Mary grew up and received the Annunciation. It is said to have been carried to Loreto by angels.
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Interestingly, Loreto also has an old Christian tattoo culture for pilgrims, dating back to around the 5th century. It is probably the only one of its kind outside of Jerusalem and is kept alive today by Jona Carducci.
I already had a few designs from Loreto on my arms, but since I was there anyway, I naturally had to add something new.
Mrs. E, too, has had something done.
si tacuisses
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@endo
very cool !!
I once red about the family in Jerusalem that keep this tradition alive. -
@Daniel-San that‘s the Razzouk family, doing tattoos for pilgrims in Jerusalem sice 1300 A.D. That’s where I got my first tat, and all the motivs on my arms are either from there or from Loreto.
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Today's program included San Marino, one of the six European microstates. Unusual for us today, but a reminder that nation-statehood is only about 200 years old.
Aside from its picturesque location on the hills of the Marche region sloping down to the Adriatic, it's a pretty shithole, full of the usual touristy Chinese souvenir junk.
We took the cable car up and walked around a bit.
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It might be a little embarrassing, but I'm collecting country points. This was the 69th country (UN+) I've visited so far.
So I got myself a stamp for my passport.
In the afternoon we drove a little further north and are now near Padua, where we will stay for the next few days to visit Venice and Padua itself.
si tacuisses
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@endo said in the (new) endomobile:
It might be a little embarrassing, but I'm collecting country points. This was the 69th country (UN+) I've visited so far.
So I got myself a stamp for my passport.
In the afternoon we drove a little further north and are now near Padua, where we will stay for the next few days to visit Venice and Padua itself.
Really like that idea. 69 is an incredible number. I think I am be between 15 and 20.
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@endo Travel tattoos are the best!
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@endo said in the (new) endomobile:
It might be a little embarrassing, but I'm collecting country points.
Yes, it is. But I wish I had started doing it when I was young.
British Airways have a thing called flightpath, and I just had a look at what I have done with them since 2000....
I'll have visited a few other countries with other airlines (many with partner airlines), but I suspect I am nowhere near 69.
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First day of our two-day excursion to Venice. Today we simply wandered around this pompous, yet decaying and unique city.
In the evening, we went to a performance of 'La Traviata' in an old palazzo, performed in different rooms. Just three singers accompanied by piano, violin, and cello. Truly beautiful.
And of course, later we ate delicious food.
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It's a bit creepy here. I kept looking out for a child in a red raincoat.
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@endo that sounds amazing. I’m trying to work out how Traviata would work with only three singers. I guess you’d need a soprano, a tenor and a bass-baritone, but perhaps that’s completely wrong.
I also think anyone who’s unmoved by the final act is not quite human. I’m sure you will have passed the test!
“His thoughts were red thoughts and his teeth were white.“
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@endo looks beautiful in all ways.
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@ARNC said in the (new) endomobile:
I guess you’d need a soprano, a tenor and a bass-baritone
exactly, they had Violetta and Alfredo, of course, and Giorgio Germont, Alfredos father.
