Trip to Rosora (lessons learned)
Tuesday, October 29th, 2013
After leaving Urbino I was headed to an AirBnB room not too far away in the relatively microscopic town of Rosora. Google maps on my trusty iPhone gave me two options. A drive through the countryside or take major roads. I was in no hurry so opted for the leisurely drive through the country. I […]
Trip to Rosora (lessons learned)
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Umbria
Monday, October 28th, 2013
I returned by train to Bologna. I had to change trains in Milano for the Bologna bound train and was on the Freccia Rosa (red arrow). They have a screen at each end of the car that provide advertisements, mostly for their trains but also regularly shows the velocity. It’s really nice traveling in a […]
Umbria
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Finale Ligure
Sunday, October 27th, 2013
After the two night stay with the wonderful hosts in Genova I decided I wanted to see the other Italian Riviera. There are two one goes south from Genova (Riviera di Ponente – coast of the setting sun) and includes renowned places such as Portofino and The Cinque Terra. The other stretches west from Genova […]
Finale Ligure
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Genova
Saturday, October 26th, 2013
We call it Genoa. The birthplace of Cristoforo Colombo. There’s a big statue of him just outside the main train station the I neglected to photograph but I’ll bet I can find a photo on the web. As I said in the last post, the Italian cities all have their own special character. Genova is […]
Genova
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