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Umbria Getaway to Passignano sul Trasimeno, Perugia, and Todi
Last Christmas Daniele’s brother gave him this little MoveBox, which is an Italian company that sells hotel packages. There are different ones, with different themes. Ours was places with “Charm”. The little box that the gift certificate came in included … (read more)
Umbria with Daniele’s Cousins
Daniele’s mother is from Umbria, the region east of Lazio (were Rome is). Her sister never left and still lives in the house where they grew up. She has three sons a bit older than Daniele and his brother that … (read more)
Abbazia delle Tre Fontane
On March 14, 2012 Daniele and I visited the Abbazia delle Tre Fontane. This is an abbey built on a site of three springs, the site of martyrdom of St. Paul. This write-up and photos are from over a year … (read more)
Zio Amato in Anzio
This is an older post that never made it online. I’m putting it up now with a back-dated post-time. Since this blog is, primarily, my own travel diary. Yesterday Daniele and I went to visit his father’s brother Amato and … (read more)
Monastery of Saint Benedict – Sacro Speco
On March 5, 2012 Daniele brought me to the Saint Benedict Monastery of Sacro Speco. This write-up and photos are from over a year ago, March 2012, but they never made it up. I’m trying to upload old pictures and … (read more)
Family in Umbria
On Feburary 25 and 26, 2012, Daniele and I spent the weekend in Umbria. We spent most of the 25th in Assisi and that night and the following day visiting his mother’s family in the country near Sellano. This write-up … (read more)
Assisi Pilgrimage
On Feburary 25, 2012, Daniele and I spent the day in Assisi as part of a weekend visiting his family in Umbria. This write-up and photos are from over a year ago, February 2012, but they never made it up. … (read more)
Carnevale in Ronciglione
This write-up and photos are from almost a year ago, Carnevale 2012, but they never made it up. I’m trying to upload old pictures and the accompanying stories now with back dates so they are archived in order. Today we … (read more)
Carnevale in Rome
This write-up and photos are from almost a year ago, Carnevale 2012, but they never made it up. I’m trying to upload old pictures and the accompanying stories now with back dates so they are archived in order. Today (Saturday) … (read more)
Snow in Rome
This is an older post that got forgotten– because it’s not all that interesting. I’m putting it up now with a back-dated post-time. Since this blog is, primarily, my own travel diary. Sometimes people are surprised to hear that it … (read more)