Monthly Archives: June 2018

Living in a medieval Italian hilltop village is as idyllic as it sounds

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Ponzano Superiore

Ponzano Superiore

Friday – 1 June 2018 to Friday, 15 June 2018
We left Sormano near Lake Como – which was home to us during the last two weeks of May (blog post to follow soon) – early in the morning and had a relatively stress-free drive with a lovely picnic lunch – with blanket and all – under the shade of an old tree at a rest station on the way. Ah, what bliss! But of course we could not linger too long; we still had some way to go to reach Ponzano Superiore, our new abode for the month of June. Continue reading →

How to do the Via Francigena… or how not to, depending on your politics

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The start of the 24th leg of the Via Francigena

The start of the 24th leg of the Via Francigena

Tuesday – 26 June 2018
If you were wondering about the name “Via Francigena”, I have to admit that even a few weeks back I had no inkling that it even existed. But let me explain…

When we moved into our apartment in Ponzano Superiore at the beginning of June we noticed a sign in the centre of the village that read “Via Francigena”. We started reading up about it and found that Continue reading →

How to do the Cinque Terre… or how not to… depending on your politics

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Leonard Cohen - The Best Of - Front Cover

Leonard Cohen – The Best Of – Front Cover

Tuesday – 19 June 2018
If you were wondering about the term used in the title – depending on your politics – please note that it has nothing whatsoever to do with politics… but let me explain. On December 31, 1974, Leonard Cohen (bless his soul) released an album, those days on vinyl, titled The Best Of.

On the back cover he gave a succinct background description to each song which I always found rather fascinating to read. Yes, I read it multiple times. He also gave an explanation of the album cover where he Continue reading →

Getting acquainted with Normandy and reacquainted with a friend from 30 years ago

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Cabanes at Gouville-sur-Mer

Cabanes at Gouville-sur-Mer

Sunday 11 March 2018 to Saturday 17 March 2018
Sunday popped in to say hallo and we greeted her with a smile, it was wonderful to wake up in Normandy. And just then there was an unexpected knock on the door, it was the landlady and her son who wanted to try something out. Now you may remember from my previous post that we arrived Saturday afternoon to bad wifi – or we-fee as it is pronounced here in France – and the landlady seemed to suggest that I surf from the comfort of the kitchen sink – which was closest to the router in their house next door – until the bad we-fee could be resolved on Tuesday. Continue reading →