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Europe » Italy » Abruzzo » Lanciano June 6th 2011

Addio Italia The time has come to bid farewell to “mi casa Italiano” for the last four months. School is over, the play is done, the students are gone and Terry and I are leaving for Paris on Wednesday. It has been an experience I will treasure forever. Not only did I get to visit some amazing places, I learned what life is like in a small Italian town. I will remember fondly the many walks among the olive orchards and the lush vineyards with a spectacular view of mountains in the distance in one direction and the sea in the other. I will laugh at my attempts to converse with salesclerks in Italian and their attempts to understand me. I will remember the taste of the delicious gelato, the seafood, the pasta (oh my god ... read more
Grad Dinner with Terry
CCI Play 2011
The Italian Alps

Europe » Italy » Abruzzo » Lanciano April 24th 2011

Buona Pasque, Happy Easter! It’s been a busy few days here in Lanciano where they do Easter in a BIG way! It began Thursday evening with the parade of men, covered from head to foot in black and wearing medallions displaying a skull and cross bones. One man, the penitent man as I explained last week, walks barefoot in the midst of them bearing a cross. Another group of four men carry a platform with another cross which bears a skull and crossbones. They all carry gigantic candles and the lights on the streets they walk down are turned out and everyone turns out the lights in their houses so the centre of the town is in almost complete darkness. It’s very eerie and so medieval. Another parade takes place on Friday with children and women ... read more
The Parade the night before Good Friday
Parade
Turning the lights back on after the Parade

Europe » Italy » Abruzzo » Lanciano April 16th 2011

Not much happening here this weekend. George and Debbie went to a conference in Istanbul so I am here in Lanciano on my own. Spent Saturday morning wandering around the market. They have a market every Saturday morning that takes up much of the downtown area. The vendors set up stalls and sell clothes, house wares, shoes, material, furniture and of course the ubiquitous electronics you see at any flea market. The locals come out to do their Saturday shopping and also go to the fruit and vegetable market for fresh produce. It seems everyone in the town is out and they stay out most of the day shopping, walking and saying hello to one another as they pass on the corso. In the afternoon I went for a walk that Terry discovered when he was ... read more
The Cathedral of St. Thomas the Apostle
The Crypt in the Cathedral of St. Thomas the Apostle
Good Friday procession in Lanciano




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