2005 – Madrid and La Rioja
Madrid is just a short 1.5 hours away from Toledo by car; a good day by carriage. A walk through the Plaza Mayor brought back a lot old memories. We’ve …
2005 – Toledo and the home of El Greco
Tourists aside, Toledo is still a beautiful city. The regal signs of this ancient seat of Spain still tower above the city. Like Venice, with it’s murano glass and leather …
2005 – Tuscan Vandalism and the Brenta River of the Veneto
Florence The big news in Florence. Last night a local idiot climbed up Bartolomeo Ammannati’s fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Signoria and as he stepped into “Il Biancone’s” hand, …
2005 – La Mancha on the route of Don Quixote
We flew on Ryan air from Bergamo (near Milan) to Valencia, Spain. Ryan Air, one of the many no frill airlines in Europe these days calls itself the “low cost …
2004 – Lucerne and the oldest wooden bridges in Europe
Once again the three hour drive north to Lucerne (ah yes, the famous 3 hour tour) turned into an all day affair. Never believe anyone (or anything) when they tell …
2004 – Venice and the Veneto
The stretch of the Adriatic Coast from Pescara to Venice is flat, the water is bile colored acquamarine and the high rise apartment buildings and new condominiums springing up the …
2004-Tuscany – The Guigiole Tree and Driving to Naples with foreign plates
There’s a fruit grown in Toscana for hundreds of years known as the Giuggole (jujolay). The fruit is about the size of a cherry, looks like a crabapple, and when …
2004-Provence and the Alps Maritime
St Remy de Provence We always liked St Remy, a town you can literally cover in about an hour. There are the usual crafts shops, art galleries and of course, …
2004 – Languedoc-Roussillon; the Cathars and the Canal du Midi
The Languedoc was once part of the Occitan. The Roussillon once belonged to the Catalan of Spain. Now they are both part of southwest of France The land between the …
2004 – Loire Valley; Apocalypse tapestry and the Grand Chateaux
We’ve rented a small stone house near Tours, a 10 minute walk from the charming little village of Azey le Rideau, which, of course, also has a beautiful Chateau; every …
2004 – Le Marche
To get from Florence to Ascoli Piceno in Le Marche, go to Perugia, follow the direction to Assisi, then follow the direction to Spoleto. At Spoleto, turn left…. We crossed …
2004 – Normandy and a visit to the D-Day Beaches
It’s an easy 3 1/2 hour drive from Paris to the D-Day beaches in northern Normandy. Although the battle ended 60 years ago, the remains are everywhere from the souvenir …
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