Blogs from Marche, Italy, Europe - page 2

At last.... Stopping for 6 days in Urbino. Since we last posted we have been to San Severo and Ascoli, both towns in the mid eastern regions of marche and once again beautiful with magnificent old centres and history by the bucket full. We have been lost, found, lost again in the old sector of ascoli only to be assisted by a policeman whose parents live in Adelaide and whose dream is to visit them. It is really hard to find these places sometimes Especially with no Internet connection to assist. Our hosts have overall been lovely: the occasional exception and the language barrier increases as we move into less urban environments. We have recently been in touch with most of our children, who are following our blog, which means a lot to us. Thanks to ... read more

Day 4 This was a long, wonderful day. We are in the province of Marche, pronounced marke. Leah, our guide was a local lady and very enthused about introducing Americans to The Marche and Abruzzo. Our first stop was Ascoli. On the way we saw The Marche on the right, Abruzzo on the left, divided by the Tronto river. The right is populated from the valley to the ridges. On the left there are fields and olive groves and all the villages are on the top of the ridge. More about the differences later. We arrived at Ascoli around 10:00am. We walk to the "Old Town" and stop at the first of two major squares. We visit the local cathedral where there is an Renaissance alter piece that is in tact. Most alter pieces have been ... read more

We spent the past week working on a mapping project of the Frasassi area, to record different outcrops throughout the area of the varying limestones of the Marche region sedimentary succession. Basically, throughout the formation of the rocks that make up Italy, changes in temperature, oxygen levels and evolutionary changes caused a variety in the limestones that were deposited. Then when the Apennines formed because of the collision of Sardinia and Corsica with mainland Italy, it forced these layers into giant folds called synclines and anticlines that now form the Apennine mountains. We explored the region near Frasassi in the Marche region to track where those different limestones made an appearance along roads and quarries, and ultimately we had to fill in a topographic map with colors according to the pattern of rocks we saw, then ... read more

This is day 3 in Coldigioco, in La Marche region of Italy. So beautiful here!! We're in the middle of wine country, surrounded by mountains and fields of sunflowers and grape vines. We've been out for dinner every night so far, to a nearby restaurant called Il Carbonaro, and each night I stuff myself with pasta and wine before realizing that there is still salad and another course of meat afterwards! It is said that you can't go wrong with food in Italy... Seems true so far, every meal I've had had been delicious. I'm still getting used to having wine at every lunch and dinner, brought out in a pitcher like water would be. Each day has been absolutely packed traveling around the area and learning about the geology of the region. We've been learning ... read more

Geo: 43.6158, 13.5189 GÜN 09 GÜNLERDEN CUMA: Gemimiz Hellenic Spirit dehşet…Gerçekten Helen ruhu taşıyor... Saatinde sıraya girdik ve gemi tam saatinde 17:30 da kalktı. Yerimiz çok güzel… Elektrik te bulmuşuz.. Bilgisayarları bağladım.. Öldürsen kalkmam buradan .. Akşam yemeğine bile ayrı ayrı gittik Ayşe ile… Keyfimiz yerinde …hele yukarı çıkmadan önce kendimize iki adet ,küçük whisky şişesi ayarlamıştık..İki şişeyi devirdikten sonra uyku bastı… İki şişeden sonra uyku basınca ben aşağıya yatmaya gittim. Şimdiki gemilerde artık eskisi gibi değil .. "Camping on Board" yani gemide kamp sistemi ile gece aracına dönüp yatabiliyorsun. Bu niyetinizi bilet alırken belirttiğiniz taktirde, size hem rahat ulaşılacak bir yer, hem de hava alabileceğiniz bir yer veriyorlar.. Uyuya ,uyana sabahı ettim. Sabah 07:30 da Ayşe'ciği dün akşam bıraktığım yerde buldum.. Pek... read more