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Day 3 Trevi to Poreta and a visit to Borgo della Marmotta

So, with the bustle of activity that was the Black Celery Festival increasing, we reluctantly departed from Trevi on our way to the village of Poreta and our stay for the evening, the lovely agriturismo Borgo della Marmotta. Unfortunately we did not get any pictures of us leaving Trevi through the meandering streets of theContinue reading “Day 3 Trevi to Poreta and a visit to Borgo della Marmotta”

Trevi and the Black Celery festival….just what is a sausage celery sandwich?

Once we were settled in our rooms we went to the square for a drink and a snack (I do so like the Italian concept of an “aperitivo” which, in some ways, is conceptually similar to the English tea in that one gets together with friends late afternoon for a drink and a snack toContinue reading “Trevi and the Black Celery festival….just what is a sausage celery sandwich?”

Day 2 Foligno to Trevi and the “Black Celery” festival…who knew?

With every one now on the mend our intrepid little troupe headed east through the small city of Foligno to our ultimate goal for the day being the hilltop village of Trevi the self proclaimed “Olive Oil Capital of the World” but little did we know that we were in store for more. If IContinue reading “Day 2 Foligno to Trevi and the “Black Celery” festival…who knew?”

Day 1…A walk in the clouds for some while the jet lag bug bites for others.

For those of you who have never traveled internationally, jet lag is real and when it bites it sucks. My first time to Spain for the Camino I couldn’t sleep on the plane, for the most part due to the fact that I was excited about my trip. I tired, tossed and turned put myContinue reading “Day 1…A walk in the clouds for some while the jet lag bug bites for others.”

Arrivederci Florence, Salve Assisi and a beautiful Basilica (but no pictures please)

So after a day and a half in Florence ( I am now convinced that one needs to spend at least a week in Florence to at just begin to see what there is to see) where we visited the Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio (with the copy of the David, Neptune and a variety of otherContinue reading “Arrivederci Florence, Salve Assisi and a beautiful Basilica (but no pictures please)”