I suppose there aren’t very many pictures from Rome that I could possibly post that somebody else hasn’t posted somewhere else already. It’s an incredible city, where one really feels the weight of history… but it’s also a city that…
Tivoli, Terme and Two Thousand Kilometres
After a somewhat lazy start and tasty breakfast, we took to the road once more. The countryside was pure pleasure for the eyes, soft rolling hills with little villages, tranquil blue lakes, olive trees and woody groves… and the occasional…
Cliffhanger – Civita di Bagnoregio
I saw a photo of this place in some list of fairy-tale locations in Italy, and put it among the planned highlights of the first leg of the trip (B.R. meaning Before Rome). We arrived in the afternoon just as…
Spellbound by Spello and Spoleto
Spello is very close to Assisi, and is probably often overlooked by tourists. The parking is free, the narrow streets are completely charming and there seems to be an overabundance of fine restaurants in the place. Our room was in…
Feuds, Festivities and Francis of Assisi
Assisi sits on a hillside like a shining white mirage, spread out horizontally on a green backdrop with the impressive Basilica of St. Francis on the left. Approaching it from the bottom, we stopped to take some pictures and had…
Siena is not Vienna
We arrived in Siena later in the evening, having been completely consumed by San Gimignano. It is as unlike Vienna as a city could possible be. Cramped, twisting, all mostly of bare brick, it is the opposite of Vienna’s grand…