May 31 2006
We got back from Italy last night. I took over 700 photos over there, plus Martine took several hundred more. Don’t worry — we’ll edit. I’m waiting for my bag to arrive (Air France liked it so much they left it in Rome). They say it will be here tonight. Fortunately, my camera and memory [...]
May 23 2006
High on the path between Vernazza and Corniglia, on a hot late afternoon, Martine and I rounded a bend and saw an orange cat lying on its side in the middle of the path. As we approached, the cat lifted his tired head and looked around at us. He appeared to be pretty beat up, [...]
May 22 2006
Yesterday, Martine and I were high up on the mountain above the Cinque Terre village of Vernazza. We were hoofing along on trail “8b,” an old footpath that sweeps around a mountainside that juts out into the sea, and circles back inland where it joins up with trail “8″ for the steep descent to the [...]
May 19 2006
Actually, we left Venice this morning, but with the scandalously high Internet rates there, I was in no hurry to check my email. Besides, it’s Venice for Pete’s sake! (Or should that be, for Mark’s sake?) Now we’re in Riomaggiore (Cinque Terre), but here’s a quick rundown of the Venetian adventures: We got yelled at [...]
May 15 2006
After four days in Rome I can report with authority that Roman food on a tourist budget (or to be precise, on a tourist’s sensibility — or insensibility, as it were) can quickly become repetitive. There are only so many basic pizzas and basic pastas that one can handle, even if they are nicely made. [...]
May 13 2006
Quote of the day goes to Martine: "You don’t just lose a colossus."
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May 10 2006
One of the nice things about living in a house that you own — as opposed to renting an apartment and moving every couple of years — is the sense of seasonal continuity that sets in. I know that summer will be full of lazy warm days and evening barbecues, autumn will bring leaf-raking and [...]
