{"id":9036,"date":"2012-06-07T14:57:25","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T04:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/?p=9036"},"modified":"2012-06-24T10:53:26","modified_gmt":"2012-06-24T17:53:26","slug":"ravenna-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alephnaught.com\/Blog\/2012\/06\/07\/ravenna-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravenna, day 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I woke up before the alarm this morning – because the room is a mini-suite I could get up, use the wash room and get on my iPad without bothering Aviva.<\/p>\n

We cancelled tonight in Bologna – no one knows anything about a strike so we’ll go back to our original plan to train to Bologna tomorrow.<\/p>\n

We started with a taxi ride to M.A.R.<\/a>, the local art museum. Nice collection but not a good catalog and no photos are a bad combination.<\/p>\n

\"A <\/a>
A horse sculpture outside the museum <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"People <\/a>
People cleaning up the gardens outside the M. A. R. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for Museo d Arte Citta di Ravenna (back) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ticket <\/a>
Ticket for Museo d Arte Citta di Ravenna (front) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Front <\/a>
Front of brochure for the show that was up <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of the M. A. R. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked over to Santa Maria in Porto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"One <\/a>
One of the many marble tombs on the side walls <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A chapel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A chapel <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A reliquary – wonder what body part is inside… <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The pulpet <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The main altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A grotesque detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A grotesque detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A grotesque detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of Santa Maria in Porto <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I guess you shouldn’t touch that <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail from one of the marble tombs <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The ceiling over the altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We took a quick look at the Palazzo di Teodorico<\/a>, which is mostly a ruin with an exhibit of parts of the mosaic floors inside – you have to climb the intact tower (watch 0ut – the steps are not regularly spaced) and down the main hallway.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The intact tower – you climb the stairs to see the surviving mosaics <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The tower on the other side is a ruin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A mosaic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A mosaic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The hall that runs the length of the palazzo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The front facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Next we took a short walk down the street to the Basilica di Sant’Apolinare Nuovo<\/a>; the mosaics running down both sides of the inner walls inside are fantastic!<\/p>\n

\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the right side, facing the altar, nearest altar (4) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the right side, facing the altar (3) <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the right side, facing the altar (2) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the right side, facing the altar, furthest from altar (1) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the left side, facing the altar, nearest to altar (4) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the left side, facing the altar (3) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the left side, facing the altar (2) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mosaics <\/a>
Mosaics on the left side, facing the altar, furthest from altar (1) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

There were other details in the basilica that were quite interesting also.<\/p>\n

\"Detail <\/a>
Detail of saint from side wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail <\/a>
Detail of nun from side wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A niche from the outer interior wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Statue <\/a>
Statue of the Madonna and Child <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of Basilica di Sant\u2019Apolinare Nuovo <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A niche with a statue of Christ <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A ceiling of the chapel – I had to reach way in over the railing to get this shot <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"BASNCeilingDetail\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail from part of the ceiling <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"An <\/a>
An interesting sculpture of angels on the wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Another <\/a>
Another detail of the ceiling over the altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Part <\/a>
Part of the ceiling of one side of the basilica <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The altar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

There are no restaurants in this part of town; Aviva noticed a place down a side street, Ristorante Pizzeria “Al Passatore,”<\/a>and we ran into Canadians and Americans. And the TV was playing “The Simpsons” in Italian. The food was simple and good.<\/p>\n

We walked over to Basilica S. Giovanni Evangelista<\/a>; this church is bare bones, the inside was stripped after the bombing during World War II – on the walls are some details from the mosaics that survived.<\/p>\n

\"I <\/a>
I found this in the entryway to a shop that teaches mosaic techniques <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A mosaic <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A mosaic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A mosaic <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A mosaic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The entrance – yes, that’s Aviva <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

A short walk further along was Battistero degli Ariani<\/a>, which is a small baptistry outside Spirito Santo (which is closed). This is a UNESCO site (there are 8 in Ravenna and we saw 6 of them – the rest are on the edges of town) and for good reason – the ceiling mosaic is wonderful, one of the best I’ve seen.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The facade <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The mosaic ceiling – live, it took my breath away <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Our last stop was at S. Giovanni Battista<\/a>; they seem to leave rosaries out for the poor to use for prayer.<\/p>\n

\"Two <\/a>
Two of the rosaries left our for prayer <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The pulpit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"All <\/a>
All the pews were painted <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The facade of S. Giovanni Battista <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A diorama – no, I don’t know what it’s about <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail on the other wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A detail on the wall <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The hanging crucifix <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ceiling\" <\/a>
Ceiling <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

We walked to Cavour to try to get Aviva some bandaids (I got temporarily lost for the second time in this trip…) – the farmicia was too far down, so she went back to the hotel and I hunted down an ATM. I grabbed a Coke Light and headed back to the room to shower before dinner.<\/p>\n

We had a nice dinner at Ristorante Cappello<\/a>, got a schedule of trains to Bologna, and crashed.<\/p>\n

\"Card <\/a>
Card for Ristorante Cappello (back) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Card <\/a>
Card for Ristorante Cappello (front) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Aviva <\/a>
Aviva had the fish, it was very tasty and fresh <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I had the beef – it was a little tough but very tasty <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Location:Via Salara,Ravenna,Italy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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