We set off a little later than planned for the first stage of our holiday where we were staying with family in Kent for a housewarming party before moving on to Chichester.
Despite the late start we were still in time to stop for lunch at Little Amsterdam, Banbury. Suitably refreshed we carried on with our [...]
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Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Kent & Chichester – Day One
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2018
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A Room With a View
I have now successfully completed my 50 day walking challenge where I aimed to walk at least 10,000 per day. There were only two days when I couldn’t achieve this. I had factored those days in and had steps in the bank to cover the shortfall. The two days were when I was travelling down [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2018
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.
Saint Bernard
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 1st 2018
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Ravello 2017
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
In solitude, where we are least alone.
Lord Byron
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 29th 2018
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Ravello 2017
The Church of St. James
The Church, dedicated to St. James, is preceded by the pronaos, with the beautiful portal and the fresco of Florentine Niccolo di Tommaso depicting Giacomo Arcucci offers the Charterhouse to the Madonna, of 1371.
At the Centre of the painting, the Madonna on the throne with child, on the left of the one who looks at [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2018
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Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach Gallery
As mentioned in my previous post this is the Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach gallery displayed in the former refectory in San Giacomo Carthusian Monastery.
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach (Hadamar 1851 – Capri, 1913)
The painter Karl Wilheim Diefenbach, born in Hadmar on February 21st 1851, came to Capri in the early 20th century in an attempt to escape frequent [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 24th 2018
La Charterhouse of San Giacomo is one of the oldest structures on Capri, built in 1371 by Count Giacomo Arcucci of Capri, Secretary to Jeanne I of Anjou, and originally a convent.
The original convent is composed of three buildings: an annex housing the pharmacy and women’s chapel, open to the public; a building dedicated to the [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2018
