Basel – Is that You?
Does anyone else remember Fawlty Towers? With the mountains behind us, we made our way to Basel, Switzerland for a visit to the Roman ruins …
High on a Hill with a Lonely Goatherd . . .
Dateline Gimmelwald Vsitors to this Swiss alpine village were left clinging to the mountainside overnight when the cable car stopped running for an unknown reason (or …
Ciao Italia, Guten Tag Helvetia
May Day found me heading north through the Alps into Switzerland and leaving my solo traveling behind. Somehow I ended up sitting facing the wrong direction on a …
Chilling by the Lake
After many museums, churches and ruins I was ready for my mini-break in Varenna on Lake Como, or Lago di Como as it is known …
A Skinless Saint and the Fickle Finger of Fate
Milan’s big train station is ugly on the outside and confusing on the inside. But my hotel was close to it and it was handy coming …
My Verona
My first impression of Verona could have been better. Stepping outside of the train station, it was bigger and busier than Ravenna had been. I …
Ravenna
Leaving Florence – I got to the train station quite early for my 10 am train so did some people watching in the frenzied Firenze train …
Tales from the Tuscan Table
Buona Pasqua! I said goodbye to Tamara this morning when she headed back home. I’m sorry to see her go. We did some serious Tuscan …