When Francis told his father he was going to give it all up/away and serve the poor, his father put him in this cell. After 5 days, his parents were heading to France and his mother let him out.
Day Trip to Assisi and Montepulcciano January 5th 2024 This morning was the last official day of the Road Scholar program. About half of the group left the hotel at 4 am for the airport. Since we were going on to Rome and the Airbnb I found wasn’t available until the 6th, we booked a day trip to Assisi and through CiaoFirenze. Ended up being a private driver which was good. Valentin was great. The office staff worked with us in advance to arrange dr ... read more
Europe » Italy » Umbria » Assisi 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
This started for us to blog about India in 2008 and has been used several times since. Sue went to China in 2011 and helped the girls move around the Southeast in 2012. We'll keep using it to capture pictures and travels!
Then: Ireland and the Isle of Man, summer 2017, bicycling in NYC with Road Scholars in Sept 2018, the Panama Canal, again with Road Scholars, March 2019!
Then: Since we survived Covid-19 and Mike’s lymphoma, and Sue retired, we returned to Ireland and the Isle of Man in April/May 2023!
For our 50th New Year's Eve together, we went to another Road Scholars program, New ... full info