My short vacation last week took me to the beautiful little town of Brixen in the south Tyrolean region of northern Italy. Here are some photos inside and outside the historic Elephant Hotel where I stayed, the hotel’s gardens and of the main cathedral in the town square. Although we didn’t meet, I learnt that the Pope was vacationing in Brixen at the time we were there. The souvenir shops were resplendent with commemorative papal merchandise.
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For more on the history and politics of the area and other photos, please see Abbas Raza’s post on 3 Quarks Daily.
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3 responses to “A Summer Break in Brixen”
Too bad you didn’t get to meet the Pope — you could have invited him to be a guest blogger on A.B.
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Nice thought, Andrew and not entirely implausible! Given that I am constantly chasing after my co-bloggers who play hooky from the blog to “please, please post,” I probably would have asked the Pope to join the A.B. team had we bumped into each other. Also, I would have gladly offered to create a category called “Pontifications” specially for him.
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I believe that summer break in Brixen made you to get excited. I hope that it would be one of your memorable days in your life.
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