All joking aside, Pompeii is a magnificent place to spend serious time. On this visit, we went twice . . . and will return (several times) again. If you plan…
That’s Not Our Mountain: Day 1
In the Pacific Northwest of the United States where we used to live, people often refer to Mount Tahoma (or Mount Rainier, if you simply must) as “the Mountain.” It’s…
The Ghost City of Monterano
We left the thermal spa as quickly as we could after breakfast (buffet style, fine, but not great) which was made much better for the people-watching of a large family…
Villa Adriana
Villa Adriana is said to be the most remarkable and extravagant Roman Villa, more of a small city than a country mansion. The villa was built for Emperor Hadrian who…
Pivoting on Our Plans
All the time we were describing our itinerary through Italy we were careful to say that we were deliberately leaving room to make changes. What’s the saying? Be careful what…
Il Giardino dei Tarocchi (The Tarot Garden)
Inspired by Antoni Gaudi’s work in Barcelona and the Parco dei Mostri in Bomarzo, de Saint Phalle artist Niki de Saint Phalle created what has become one of the greatest…
A Day in Siena
Many people know Sienna because of the opening scenes of the rebooted Bond series, A Quantum of Solace, or maybe just for the bi-annual horse race, the Palio. If you…
Cortona, A Perfect Hill Town
We loved Cortona.
Road Stories
We did a lot of driving in Italy, so we have a few stories to tell.
Foresteria
We stayed at Foresteria Giardino from Sept 14 through 22, so the next several posts are not going to be tied to a date, but places and things we did….
