216 Elizabeth Gilbert's Committed to 'Eat, Pray, Love;' Notorious Royal Marriages; Michelangelo in Florence

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🗓️ 15 August 2010

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Elizabeth Gilbert shares what she's learned about life's most important relationships. Author Leslie Carroll unveils some of the juicy scandals from "Notorious Royal Marriages." Also art history expert William Wallace discusses the early influences Michelangelo had in his hometown of Florence, and what you can still see of it today. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Travel can help you through life's challenges if you want it to.
0:04.0	After a painful divorce, Elizabeth Gilbert decided to travel to Italy to eat,
0:08.0	India to pray, and to Bali where she fell in love.
0:12.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:13.0	Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves,
0:15.0	Elizabeth Gilbert tells us what her travels taught her
0:18.0	about the importance of life's relationships.
0:20.0	I don't think people necessarily went out there in the world
0:22.0	and looked for a soulmate.
0:23.8	I think they made one.
0:25.6	And for an intimate look at the often scandalous behavior of Kings and Queens, Leslie Carroll joins
0:30.1	us with juicy stories from nine centuries of European royalty.
0:33.6	That's the Queen Victoria that I want people to know.
0:36.3	She was delicious.
0:37.5	Plus art historian William Wallace explains how noble influences in Florence
0:41.1	helped to shape Michelangelo and one of the icons of the Renaissance.
0:44.8	How typical of the Italians to actually begin a church before they knew how they were going to finish
0:48.7	it.
0:49.7	Whether you're dealing with life's changes, looking for dirt on King Louis, or fascinated by the genius of
0:53.9	Michelangelo, stay with us for an engaging hour ahead. It's Travel with Rick
0:58.0	Steeves. Coming up today on Travel with Rick Steeves, we delve into royal scandals,
1:04.0	consider the psyche of everyone's favorite renaissance genius,
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