On the many painted alcoves

Italy 54 - the Mount of Olives and some gregorian chanting

May 22nd 2013
After Suzy had parked up and we had seen Cortona we headed off for the farm where we intended to stop for the night. It was still a coolish day and the rain threatened on and off all morning. We set the sat nav for our next port of call Buon Convento. A little visited place which I had dismissed last year as being nothing more than a typical industrial Italian town grey and miserable at first sigh ... read more

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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

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A 70 something who feels that the world is her lobster, that life is worth living and that you only get one shot at it . A whole new world opened up since we bought Suzy. A different view out of the window every day and the chance to see life in all its glory. And then there is Sion our travelling companion. A knowledgeable sheep who with his Sheep Book of Facts keeps us on our toes. He and his bestest, bestest friend Woolly Mammoth search the world for latrines, roofs and manhole covers. What more could you want out of life? ... full info

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