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The Cinque Terre region offers ideal climate conditions for two of Italy’s most cherished exports – olives and wine. Unfortunately, this ideal climate is coupled with mountain goat-crippling, steep slopes. Over the centuries farmers of Cinque Terre terraced the slopes … Continue reading
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The village of Monterosso offers some unusual glimpses into the history of the Catholic Church in Italy. As we wandered through the village we came across a small church whose doors were open wide. A cursory look inside immediately got … Continue reading
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The villages of the Cinque Terre region are unbelievable in so many ways. Some are nestled into small coves along the Mediterranean coast. Some are perched atop high hills and bluffs towering above the coastline. Others seem to be precariously … Continue reading
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The Vaporetto system of water buses provides Venetians with public transportation along Grand Canal and to the outlying islands. Our trip to Burano, on the last day of our Venice visit, took about 30 minutes via Vaporetto. Burano is beautiful. … Continue reading
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Giulio, proud son of Venezia that he is, found it amusing that I was so interested in the municipal services operations of Venice. Apparently none of their prior guests found photo ops in the trash and recycling collection systems of … Continue reading
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When I told my gardening friends that I was traveling to Italy they asked me to be sure to take pictures of Italian gardens. That’s what gardeners do. We are always comparing one garden to another. Always looking for ideas … Continue reading
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Sunday in Venice was the 41st running of the Vogalonga. The Vogalonga started in 1974 as a race to celebrate Venetian style rowing. Since then it has become a non-competitive rowing regatta which attracts amateur and professional rowers from around … Continue reading
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It was raining most of our first full day in Venice. We spent the morning catching up with Cheryl and Giulio, but around 3:00 the rain started to let up. Giulio had errands to run, but Cheryl, Betty and I … Continue reading
The view of Venetian life and commerce afforded by our stay with Cheryl and Giulio was fascinating. The canals are by far the quickest way to get from point to point. The canal landing outside of the apartment is an … Continue reading
Finding your way around outside of the central areas of Venice is challenging. To trace our way back to the apartment Cheryl pointed out a series of landmarks that would guide us home once we got off of San Polo … Continue reading
