Blogs from Abruzzo, Italy, Europe - page 4

Date Friday 24th September 2010 City Sorrento/ Monte Cassino/ Pescara Climate low 14c - high 23c - fine and sunny Today we packed up and left our lovely Secret Garden. We were headed for Pescara on the East Coast beaches of Italy. On the way we stopped at Monte Cassino to see the Abbey but unfortunately we were a little later than expected and closing time for siesta was at 12.30pm, just minutes away. We had time to quickly poke our heads in and take some photos. The abbey was completely destroyed by bombing in 1944, but was rebuilt to its original design. After having a quick look around at the grounds and in the abbey we drove down the hill to the Polish cemetery. About 1.30pm we were keen to stop for lunch. We thought ... read more

For Easter, I finally got a chance to go visit my relatives in San Valentino in Abruzzo Italy, a tiny town in the Appenini mountains in central Italy where my mom was born (Travelblog does not actually have this town listed...showing how small it is). Well, its an absolutely beautiful medieval town that has amazing views wherever you were. Of course, i didnt get there till 10 at night on Thursday because i had a class until 2, and the next available train i could legitimately make wasn't till 5:30--so four hours later i get to Pescara, and then 25 minutes after that arrive in San Valentino. Brief interlude before i get on to describing my weekend, I took an IC (intercity) train for the first time, which pretty much look like harry potter trains and ... read more

Tuesday 20th October Coastal wandering north After putting the lights out in the mobile home last night and getting it fixed, the electrical system seemed to have coped overnight as the heater kept working and we still have power this morning.We do seem to have buggered up the silly two prong power points in the place though as our European plugs converting from our three prong don’t seem to fit these sockets quite so well. We have another magnificent sunrise and beautiful day ahead although we are aware in the forecast that this probably won’t last as we head further north as a rain system is due by tomorrow. We seemed to have spread ourselves far and wide in this little mobile home and it took a while to get everything together and packed into RR ... read more

Evidentemente i soldi li ha e sa come e dove spenderli. La nuova reginetta dei red carpets americani, Sabrina A. Parisi, dopo aver acceso polemiche riguardo, la guerra dei red carpet con Paris Hilton, gli svariati vizi e capricci, i misteriosi amanti super famosi e le machine estremamente costose da abbinare alla propria biancheria intima- ora e’ di nuovo sotto accusa per aver acquistato in meno di 30 minuti una collana di Cartier per la moderata cifra di un milione e trecentomila dollari americani. A Beverly Hills, infatti, durante uno dei tanti esclusivi eventi mondani, la stravagante miliardaria italo Americana ha sfogiato la collana da capogiro. Le critiche sono arrivate spietate. Ma come avra’ risposto la bella Sabrina ai commenti dei piu’ maligni. “ Non trovo che sia un reato il dover spendere i propri soldi. ... read more

I will repost all of these entries in a week or so with pictures when I get a better interent connection. For now, just use your imagination : ) Most of time here has been spent getting L’Aperegina ready for guests. It took me 3 days to mow all this stupid lawn. And this is hilly, rocky, stick filled terrain. And I was using an electric mower, so it had a cord. I hate lawns. I did more cleaning, cooking, painting, etc. Very domestic, but it feels good to be doing something productive and not have to think much. Friday, people began to arrive, and I became more and more confused. When I talian people get together, they talk even faster, and no one wants to bother translating any it of it. Not that I ... read more