Beautiful trip! And what a hilarious experience being hand-delivered over the gate by burly German tourists! Italy never fails to surprise a traveller with some bizarre snafu, and then an equally bizarre work-around!!
Terrifying! Tooooo much water AAACK! Pictures are more than enough. Breathing heavily.
Give me corn fields and oaks and maples, and no loose water for a good 10 miles down the hill to the Kankakee river. Dry is good. Not falling into the wet is good. NOT a good tourist.
I think I had the same pocket-size language book you were using. "The one most familiar with my lower anatomy" - That's just funny, Sharron! I remember Rapallo and the whole coast along there as one of the most beautiful sights of my trip. Would that I had had more time, my view was from the train window.
Enchanting travelogue, entertaining and with interludes of humor. 😂 Do you happen to know if they use Round-up (glyphosate) on their vineyards? I’ve heard European countries have banned it but we haven’t. Somehow European countries are wiser than we are. Is that because they’re older with ancient traditions…
Thank you, Sharron, for this lovely stroll along a strip of Italy I would love to walk, if only in my dreams. This is the Golden Age kind of Italy that fascinates me. The vineyards close enough to pluck a grape or two from the vine. The fresh olives and their oil soaked into a hunk of bread. The fragrant breeze rising from the waves. Dreams! Thank you.
So inspiring to read this especially since Cinque Terra is on our agenda for our Italy trip in May. Also, you wrote a wonderful piece on Lucca which we will also visit. I tried to find it for Erin the other night but I couldn’t remember the name of it. Can you help me with that? Thanks for all you do, Sharron!
Beautiful trip! And what a hilarious experience being hand-delivered over the gate by burly German tourists! Italy never fails to surprise a traveller with some bizarre snafu, and then an equally bizarre work-around!!
Delightful! And how fortunate to have those young men come along and see your plight!
Was the locked gate because of landslides?
Terrifying! Tooooo much water AAACK! Pictures are more than enough. Breathing heavily.
Give me corn fields and oaks and maples, and no loose water for a good 10 miles down the hill to the Kankakee river. Dry is good. Not falling into the wet is good. NOT a good tourist.
I think I had the same pocket-size language book you were using. "The one most familiar with my lower anatomy" - That's just funny, Sharron! I remember Rapallo and the whole coast along there as one of the most beautiful sights of my trip. Would that I had had more time, my view was from the train window.
Enchanting travelogue, entertaining and with interludes of humor. 😂 Do you happen to know if they use Round-up (glyphosate) on their vineyards? I’ve heard European countries have banned it but we haven’t. Somehow European countries are wiser than we are. Is that because they’re older with ancient traditions…
Wow, so beautiful!! I really wish to go there. 🥹
I love how your writing takes me there for the experience. And the twists you throw in.
Thank you, Sharron, for this lovely stroll along a strip of Italy I would love to walk, if only in my dreams. This is the Golden Age kind of Italy that fascinates me. The vineyards close enough to pluck a grape or two from the vine. The fresh olives and their oil soaked into a hunk of bread. The fragrant breeze rising from the waves. Dreams! Thank you.
Our second grandson whom you know will be in Italy this June visiting with a friend!
So inspiring to read this especially since Cinque Terra is on our agenda for our Italy trip in May. Also, you wrote a wonderful piece on Lucca which we will also visit. I tried to find it for Erin the other night but I couldn’t remember the name of it. Can you help me with that? Thanks for all you do, Sharron!
I loved the pictures and the story. Such adventures you’ve had.
.. these are truly delicious reportage .. ! 🦎🏴☠️
Spectacular words and pictures, Sharron - your travel insights and humour and real-life real life are exactly what I love to read. 😊
As for what passes for 'essential vocabulary' in your Italian phrasebook - I nearly spat out my tea for laughing! 😆