For the last two days of our vacation, we stayed in Gaeta, a seaside town south of Rome, for its proximity to Itri, which is where Jim’s maternal grandparents were born. Itri is much larger than Troia, where his paternal …
Another Festival Wraps Up Our Journey (16-of-17) Read more »
On the morning after the procession, we went back to Troia so Jim could return to the tourist info office and ask some more questions. The man who spoke English well was there and he said that his friend’s mother …
Relatives in Troia and a Tour of a Castle (15-of-17) Read more »
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we decided to return to Troia in the evening to observe the procession for the Cathedral of Beata Maria Vergine Assunta in Cielo’s celebration of its six patron saints, Eleuterio, Ponziano, Anastasio, Secondidino, Urban, …
Troia’s Procession for Patron Saints (14-of-17) Read more »
Yesterday, we drove 40 minutes from our hotel in Lucera (Grand Hotel Vigna Nocelli) to the hometown of Jim’s grandparents, Troia, in Puglia, which is located on the eastern side of the mountains, and Naples is on the west coast …
A Walk through Troia and through Time (13-of-17) Read more »
So, everything was going so smoothly yesterday as we left Capri. Breakfast at 8:30 a.m., shuttle left the hotel at 8:55, bought tickets for the SuperJet and left the Island at 9:35 a.m., and on the road out of Naples …
Flat Tire! In Italy? (12-of-17) Read more »
After a week of whirlwind sightseeing, we’ve entered the quiet phase of our trip. Yesterday, settled in our hotel in Anacapri, Hotel Il Girasole, we had breakfast in the dining room and then sat outside in the shade while I …
Relaxing Day on Capri (11-of-17) Read more »
Yes, I am Ann Silverthorn, and I am afraid of heights. I don’t need any desensitizing therapy for this. I just avoid situations that challenge this fear. But they can’t all be avoided, can they? More about that in a …
Isle of Capri: Did I Ever tell You I’m Afraid of Heights? (10-of-17) Read more »
Yesterday, we were scheduled to leave Florence and head to a small inn, Relais Vignale, located at Radda in Chianti, a small, walled town about 90 minutes south of Florence. Our 12-hour tour guide, Gabriel, had suggested that we take …
Out of Florence and into Radda in Chianti (9-of-17) Read more »
Yesterday, Gabriel from City Tours (www.caftours.com) picked us up at our hotel at 8:30 a.m. for our luxury minivan tour of Siena, Monteriggioni, San Gimignana, and Pisa. Already on the van was a family from Rochester, MN; a couple with …
A Twelve-Hour Tuscany Tour (8-of-17) Read more »
Here we are in Florence. Yesterday, when we were driving here, I mentioned that it would be nice if there were road signs for Florence, and that’s when Jim informed me that the signs I was seeing for Firenze were …
Florence/Firenze. Which is it? (7-of-17) Read more »
