Patrick & Amanda versus trenitalia, Round One (or, when the weather breaks, so does everything else) July 25th 2007 The searing heat finally let up yesterday and as we sat late in the afternoon in the center of town watching a thunderstorm roll over the Dolomites, we smiled at the good fortune that was blowing in. The next day we'd travel to Verona.
Wake at 7 A.M. by a man and his gas-powered weed-wacker in the large empty field outside the window. Try to sleep in 'til 7:45 when the alarm will go off. Sta ... read more
Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more
It was August, September, October, November, December 2006 when Amanda and I talked of quitting New York and moving to Italy. Always it was "next year, save up, we'll make time next year to do it." Winter 2007 turned into spring and there we were at dinner on Seventh Avenue one late April evening when we said what the heck are we waiting for, the time is now. So we quit. And we moved out. Now we're in Veneto, IT and life ain't bad.
I know you've thought about the same and you've got tons of excuses why you can't travel the world for more than your vacation allotment. Well, all excuses... full info