Palazzo Adriano4
From: Europe » Italy » Sicily
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 establi... [read more]
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 establi... [read more] Blog: Palazzo Adriano
Date: October 15th 2006
I made a quick trip to Palazzo Adriano with a friend of mine from Catania. I really wanted to slow down and 'absorb', but it's so hard to when someone else is waiting, and wanting to hurry !!! I must go back. This is the village my grandfather's parents came from. I recall finding the town hall, where they have the vital statistics. I wanted so much to index my grandfather's name (Alessi ) and ... read more
Date: October 15th 2006
I made a quick trip to Palazzo Adriano with a friend of mine from Catania. I really wanted to slow down and 'absorb', but it's so hard to when someone else is waiting, and wanting to hurry !!! I must go back. This is the village my grandfather's parents came from. I recall finding the town hall, where they have the vital statistics. I wanted so much to index my grandfather's name (Alessi ) and ... read more
Comment on Palazzo Adriano4
It's a fearful thing, but I am afraid I have to admit I have become a comfort creature, I like my surroundings, coffee done a certain way, pecking away at the puter, taking dogs on an outing and all. Oh I miss them when I'm gone. And it's true, that 2 days into the trip, it is possible that I would wish I could snap my fingers and be back home. Often I have flown across the Atlantic and thought to myself, 'what am I doing up here?'
But it's a fever... here I go again.....
Living proof, the grass is greener on... full info
| Joined: | November 9th 2005 |
| Status: | BLOGGER |
| Blogs: | 59 |
| Photos: | 274 |
| Forum posts: | 13 |
| TB Code: | [photo=621091] |
Options
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (jrfromafar). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (jrfromafar). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Contact JR (jrfromafar) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.