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Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste April 15th 2019

We had a late start at 10:00, which allowed me to write notes and others to go for a walk on the sea front. We drove through the 5 km tunnel again. Coming out, Tomas pointed out the top of Mount Ucka shining in clear sun. After some highway travel, we turned onto a local road and then onto a single-lane, recently-asphalted road that wound in an intricate pattern through villages and local houses. That led to a narrow dirt road, bouncing the bus, and winding steeply to the tiny hill town of Hum. The current population is 23 people, although in the 12 century it was 1100. Apparently, Guinness has recognized it as the world’s smallest town. Inside the high stone walls was the 18 century basilica and tower. Hum is where Glagolitic script was ... read more
detail of main gate
Pheasant with polenta and spinach
Dance of Death

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste July 12th 2018

Firstly to all those who regularly watch for our bloggs , sorry for the delay, we have had a fully packed 10 days and the bloggs have not been done. So I have set aside a day to catch them up., After landing back in Bologne from Berlin, we started the drive to Trieste which we decided required a stop over in Padua (Padova) for the night. In Padua we found a lovely town (hot at 33) with a small central marketplace and lots of restaurants. After Lunch we left Padua to Trieste and our home for the 5 nights. Trieste has always been a desire for me to see as 20 years ago I was involved in setting up Perfect Espresso who were or are the Illycaffe agents for New Zealand and I have always ... read more
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Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Gorizia September 30th 2017

Suzy the motorhome who has served us so well over the last five and a half years finds herself parked on a massive car park with motorhome spaces in the city of Gorizia. A free car park at that . Free for 72 hours. You can if you wish stay that long without being moved on. How many British car parks would allow that. Hardly any. Motorhomes are welcomed here with open arms. Our topic of conversation had moved on from our holiday to heading home, to cleaning Suzy out and taking her for her valuation. Glenn had been looking at what is available and a couple of dealers are selling 2016 stock at a much reduced price. Registered new they would be a good investment . But and there is a big but. We would ... read more
There could only be one power that built this castle
The tiny church on the way up to the castle
It doesnt look like this was rebuilt after the fighting ended


Wenn ich 4 Tage Kurzurlaub in einer Stadt mache, ist der erste Tag normalerweise die Anreise, der vierte die Abreise und an den beiden anderen Tagen bin ich einmal in der Stadt selber und normalerweise einen Tag im Umland. Diesmal habe ich das genauso gemacht. 1994 und 1995 bin ich von meiner Bundeswehrkaserne in Bad Reichenhall freitags öfters zwischen Freilassing und Nürnberg mit dem Eurocity "Miramare" gefahren, der aus Zagreb kam und dann weiter nach Leipzig oder Berlin gefahren ist. Ich habe mich immer gefragt, woher dieser Begriff kam und irgendwann habe ich erfahren, dass es der Name eines schönen österreichischen Schlosses bei Triest ist. Der Erbauer war auch der Befehlshaber der österreichischen Flotte, glaube ich, die ja vor allem in Triest stationiert war - denke ich zumindest. Bevor er sein trauriges Abenteuer in Mexiko erlebte, ... read more
Die römischen Ruinen von Aquileia.
Die Basilika von Aquileia.
Die Ponte del Diavolo in Cividale del Friuli.

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste May 26th 2017

Heute habe ich mir die Besichtigung von Triest vorgenommen und auch gemacht. Man muss sagen, dass ich Triest schon relativ kurz nach meinem Zuzug nach München als Reiseziel auserkoren und immer wieder verschoben habe. Jetzt hat es aber dann doch endlich geklappt. Das Frühstück gab es bis etwa 10:00 und Italiener sehen das etwas lockerer als wir. Ich frühstücke gerne möglichst spät und bekam meinen dritten Cappuccino auch noch nach 10:00. Danach bin ich zum Colle di San Giusto, was wohl so eine Art Burgberg ist. Dort befindet sich das Castello di San Giusto, die Basilica di San Giusto, ein Denkmal und Reste eines römischen Tempels. All das habe ich mir angesehen. Danach bin ich den Weg hinunter Richtung neuem Stadtzentrum und am Arco die Riccardo vorbei - er ist römisch aber benannt nach Richard Löwenherz, ... read more
Die Basilica die San Giusto.
Blick vom Colle die San Giusto.
Canal Grande.

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste May 25th 2017

Vor einigen Jahren habe ich im BMW-Magazin eine Werbegeschichte gelesen, die von ein paar Leuten handelt, die (natürlich) mit einem BMW eine Nachtfahrt nach Triest machen und dort am Morgen angekommen an der Hafenpromenade einen Espresso trinken. Heute habe ich fast das gleiche gemacht. Allerdings habe ich den neuen VW Golf, den mir mein Arbeitgeber als Firmenwagen seit Anfang des Monats zur Verfügung stellt, und nicht meinen BMW benutzt. Dabei muss man schon sagen, dass es schon fast eine Beleidigung ist, einem BMW-.Fahrer seit 16 Jahren einen VW Golf vorzusetzen, aber das ignoriere ich mal. Ich bin auch tagsüber gefahren, nachdem ich mir beim Klingeln des Wetters schon überlegt habe, ob das ganze wirklich eine gute Idee ist. Gestern bin ich ja erst die knapp 400 Km von Heidelberg nach München gefahren. Ich bin also um ... read more
Die Hafenpromenade von Triest..
Piazza dell' Unita d' Italia.
Die leckeren Fischbrötchen miit Weißwein.

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia September 26th 2016

Sometimes there are more tutors than camps available, so ACLE puts you ‘on hold’. Luckily, the week they put me on hold, they made an effort to find host families to host us for that week. I was happy, because I was a little panicked trying to find cheap places to go and stay for the week. July and August (especially the second week of August) are the high vacation periods in Italy, and transportation and hostels were really expensive. So, I arrived to Tarcento to meet my new host family, who lived in Gemona. They were a family of an 11-year-old girl, a 9-year-old girl, and a 20-month-old boy. I was nervous to be staying with a family for an entire week, without camp. I didn’t know if we would click and find ways to ... read more
Cavazzo Lake, Friuli
Cavazzo Lake, Friuli
Cavazzo Lake, Friuli

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste September 23rd 2016

We (Kathy and Kit) arrived in Venice Wednesday evening after delayed and rerouted flight, lugging 50 lb bike cases on and off of two trains, a vaporetto ride up the Grand Canal in the twilight, and a short walk through the cobblestone streets of the Mercato Rialto to our small pension. The whole trip from home to our fourth floor (calculated the American way) walkup room consumed over 24 hours, only one or two of which involved any sleep. The plan was to relax for a day, start to get over jet lag, and enjoy the Venice show without any exertion. And so we skipped the Guggenheim and Leonardo museums, strolled aimlessly in our San Polo neighborhood near the Rialto Bridge, and rode the vaporettos (vaporetti?) to San Marco Plaza and out to the Lido, which ... read more
Musical items in mask shop
Animal masks
Zucchini with blossoms in Rialto market

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Trieste August 13th 2016

I have visited, and written about Venice before. I will only say that sitting in the Piazza San Marco and drinking limoncello and perhaps having an ice cream sundae while the orchestras play is one of the favorite activities in my life. I have visited, and written about, Trieste before, so I will say little here. But I have always thought of Trieste as an exotic destination. Perhaps it came from the 1956 National Geographic story. Or perhaps conflation with the deep-diving bathysphere of the same name. But it has seemed a far-flung outpost. I like visiting there. It has monumental buildings right on the sea, and our hotel this time was on the square (Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia) that has been called the most lovely square facing the sea in Europe, and certainly the largest. Our ... read more
Piazza dell'Unità d'Italia
Roman Theater
Night street

Europe » Italy » Friuli-Venezia Giulia » Grado April 27th 2016

Buon Giorno from Grado, from Camping Villagio Europa an enormous campsite the sort that we really don’t like. It took an age to check in. We were issued with wrist bands, with wifi paperwork at a cost of 3 euros, a map of the campsite and details of where we could park up. There were few people there but at the height of summer you would not be able to put a cigarette paper between the happy campers. We purchased tickets for the bus into Grado and picked up a timetable. The lovely receptionist marked up the bus timetable for us. She showed us the bus stop across the road within spitting distance of the campsite. It’s Monday just remember that fact. We waited for the bus. Without a watch I had little idea how long ... read more
frescoes and roman columns
To be baptised in what the Romans touched
Christ pantrocreator




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