Archive for the tag 'Italy'
Filed under Holidays, Ravello 2017
Sequence
It is all in the timing…
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2017
Joy is a net of love that captures souls.
Mother Teresa
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 29th 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Ravello 2017
Ravello – Day Four
The weather had changed for the better and so I awoke to brilliant sunshine although Mr C slept well past the alarm going off. This gave me a chance to sit out on the balcony and read before going down for breakfast.
After breakfast we visited Villa Rufolo with its spectacular gardens and stunning views over [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 23rd 2017
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Ravello 2017
Ravello – Day Two
The alarm going off at 3am seemed very early but it allowed us to get the airport in plenty of time for checking in at 4am. We checked in and passed through passport control without any problems. Now that we were not encumbered with our luggage we were able to enjoy breakfast which, for me, [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 19th 2017
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Miramare Park
Miramare Park, which at one time had no vegetation, and has now a surface area of 22 hectares (54 acres), stands on a rocky promontory overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The site was planned and arranged by Carl Junker, according to the wishes of Archduke Maximilian who carefully followed the building of his residence. As far as [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 8th 2016
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Piran & Ljubljana 2015
Miramare Castle
Within the Gulf of Trieste, the Bay of Grignano is enclosed on one side by a promontory that extends northwards. Tradition has it that this was the place where, on a cold spring day in 1855, Maximilian of Hapsburg had to put ashore from a boating trip because of a sudden squall of bad weather [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2016
