TravelswithCharie

The Kiss, Gustav Klimt “It’s the way you love me It’s a feeling like this  It’s centrifugal motion It’s perpetual bliss It’s that pivotal moment This kiss, this kiss (it’s unstoppable)“ This Kiss, Faith Hill What’s in a kiss? More than touching lips, chemistry and feel good vibes, these artists (whom I’ve featured here) have immortalized the kiss visually and through music, the language of love. The image of The Kiss (above) was taken from the Atelier des Lumieres digital exhibition, Gustav Klimt and Hundertwasser, in Paris in 2018. The original painting is in the Austrian Gallery Museum of the Belvedere Palace in Vienna. Artist Unknown, Bologna, Italy ”Because your kiss, your kiss is on my lips Because your kiss, your kiss I can’t resist Because your kiss is what I miss When I turn on the lights” Your Kiss is on my List, Daryl Hall & John Oates Kissing the War Goodbye, Victor Jorgensen  “I wanna kiss a girl  I wanna hold her tight Mayb...

Basilica of San Petronio and Piazza Maggiore Bologna is old and grand. Step into Piazza Maggiore and take in the immense open square surrounded by palaces and the Basilica di San Petronio. The ambitious plan to construct a basilica larger than St. Peter's in Rome was effectively quashed by Pope Pius IV. Note its unfinished façade, half marble and half brick.   Bologna has been nicknamed, La Dotta , or the Learned One as the home of the oldest university in the Western world. Founded in 1088 by students, the University of Bologna has an enrollment figure approximating 80,000. It's roster of famous students include Thomas Beckett, Erasmus, Copernicus, and Albrecht Dürer. Quadrilatro District There are many things to like about Bologna, their tortellini en brodo for one. In the Quadrilatro District just steps from the Basilica, one can find a bustling market with a tempting array of fruit and fresh produce, bread and pastries, cheese from Parma, fish and mortadella,...