For the first three days of our visit, we stayed in Tennessus Castle – a marvel of restoration and faithful maintenance. It is about 7 km from the town of Parthenay. I had honed in on this area for the castle, but also because it was a good resting point before we tackled Puy [...]
Nous sommes ici
September 13, 2012 by 6 Comments
We’re here. Where some of the animals are caged. And one can mess about on boats. In a moat. And in a place where one can revel in knights and castles and such, but really.. ..isn’t it great to have Kinder Eggs again? Look for more as I can, and more sustained blogging [...]
Travel bust!
June 4, 2012 by 1 Comment
Not really. Not entirely. But neither did it go absolutely according to plan. The plan? Saturday/Sunday: Drive daughter back to college for summer school in parts somewhat north and east. (Saturday AM – little boys put on plane to Florida to visit grandparents and such) Monday: Drive to Atlanta, spend night. Tuesday: Fly out of [...]
Alabama Pilgrimage
April 27, 2012 by 2 Comments
Pilgrimage. The Holy Land. A Hajj. Rome. Mexico City. Guadalupe. Alabama. Wait, what? Carmel, California. Gethsemane, Kentucky. St. Augustine, Florida. Cullman, Alabama. Wait, what? Well, yes. Pilgrims come to Alabama. And not just Hank Williams pilgrims or Selma pilgrims. Catholic pilgrims. Those Catholic pilgrims? They come ,quite often, to near where I live – just [...]
Rome 2008
March 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
In 2008, I traveled to Rome by myself. One of my older sons was working over there at the time, teaching English. Not anticipating a winter in Rome (his original plan had been to finish the TOEFL certificate course over there, then head to Vietnam..but Rome cast its spell…), he’d left his warmest jacket over [...]
2008: Back to home
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11/29/2008 How to have a timely departure from FCO: 1) Book a 6am flight on British Airways 2) Have a pre-arranged taxi driver pick you up at 3:55 am. While you are casually standing outside your apartment building, trying to not look like a lunatic or a modestly-dressed streetwalker with luggage to the bemused bakery workers [...]
2008: Roman Night Life…
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12/1/2008 …of another kind: As I mentioned, Wednesday night, I did an accidental Station Church type thing as I attempted to find out what was going on in churches in the center between 6 and 8. This was not something I planned, but something that struck me as interesting when I walked into a [...]
2008: Early Morning at St. Peter’s
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11/30/2008 The first time we went to Rome, in 2006, our apartment was on Borgo Vittorio, which is close to St. Peter’s. It runs parallel to the Borgo Pio, which is a relatively famous street. (A good history of the Borgo area). Michael got up early every morning to go to Mass at St. [...]
2008: Mass With St. Philip
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12/1/2008 Friday morning, after I’d finished at St. Peter’s, I had some time to kill before meeting David at 11 in front of S. Maria di Trestavere. So, over to the Center for a bit. I disembarked in front of the Chiesa Nuova, which is the church of S. Philip Neri. It was about [...]
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