Archive for the "Italy" category

Excerpts from Europe: “The 20-Minute Late-Train Mishap”

by teasugaradream
( January 30th, 2011 )

Train strikes can occur in Italy. One happened when I was there, but fortunately, it didn’t mess up my travel plans too much. I just decided to change my schedule to accommodate the strike.

Another time, however, a mere 20-minute delay in one train caused me to miss my next train, ...

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Excerpts from Europe: “Monday in Montepulciano”

by teasugaradream
( January 19th, 2011 )

Don’t you just love the sound of that word? Mon..teh…pul…chee…ahh…no… How it rolls off the tongue. It sounds so, well…Italian.

A wonderful Tuscan Medieval and Renaissance Italian hill town, Montepulciano is set on top of a narrow ridge of volcanic rock, much like Civita di Bagnoregio. With steep, car-free, walkable …

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Excerpts from Europe: “Gelato in Italy!”

by teasugaradream
( January 8th, 2011 )

Wow. I’m surprised that I didn’t gain weight while traveling in Italy during my Europe trip back in 2004. Because I scanned my journal and found around 30 entries where I talked about all the delicious gelato I ate!! It must have been all the walking, biking and hiking that …

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