Gallery: Day Trip to Barga
April 2, 2014
One day, while I was staying in Lucca, Italy, I decided to go to Barga. It was a short trip by train to the Barga station but how to get to the town, high above, became the mystery.
One day, while I was staying in Lucca, Italy, I decided to go to Barga. It was a short trip by train to the Barga station but how to get to the town, high above, became the mystery.
April 1, 2014 I watch a lot of movies and, while I pay some attention to ratings and reviews, I can like them for any number of reasons, not necessarily related to the usual criteria. There are actors who I’ll happily…
March 31, 2014 Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris Edgy may not be the first word that comes to mind describing photographs taken a century and a half ago. But time travel is certainly an edgy prospect and…
“Spain’s National Archaeological Museum reopens to the public on Tuesday after a massive six-year overhaul…” Read more from ‘The Local’, Spain’s English language online newspaper.
Notice the initials, ES, crowning this magnificent house and it may give you a clue to the personality of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick.
March 25, 2014: Two days ago I pondered a scary possibility, thinking I’d lost a great many of my photographs. Yesterday, still on the hunt, I came upon the receipt for my digital camera, bought in 2007. Checking travel dates,…
March 28, 2014 Like any kid, Gumbo is growing up. And when kids grow up, if they have any gumption and imagination at all, they become unpredictable. That, I believe, is the purpose of this new feature, to show that…
Another offering in the world of things we didn’t know we couldn’t live without, the 24 Hour Cupcake. Los Angeles based Sprinkles has opened a New York City branch, complete with Cupcake ATM. Their first was in LA, wouldn’t you know it,…
Speaking of food, which we do regularly here, this article on the Lonely Planet site has some beautiful pictures, the market in Kandy being my favorite, as well as information about what’s for dinner (and lunch & breakfast). Fortunately, I’ve decided to visit there on my next long trip, as soon as I can make it happen.
Memorial benches are big in England. You see them everywhere, in parks and alongside footpaths, and I’ve seriously considered leaving a bequest for one myself, to accommodate the bottoms of ramblers after I’m gone.
One day, while I was staying in Lucca, Italy, I decided to go to Barga. It was a short trip by train to the Barga station but how to get to the town, high above, became the mystery.
April 1, 2014 I watch a lot of movies and, while I pay some attention to ratings and reviews, I can like them for any number of reasons, not necessarily related to the usual criteria. There are actors who I’ll happily…
March 31, 2014 Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris Edgy may not be the first word that comes to mind describing photographs taken a century and a half ago. But time travel is certainly an edgy prospect and…
“Spain’s National Archaeological Museum reopens to the public on Tuesday after a massive six-year overhaul…” Read more from ‘The Local’, Spain’s English language online newspaper.
Notice the initials, ES, crowning this magnificent house and it may give you a clue to the personality of Elizabeth Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, known as Bess of Hardwick.
March 25, 2014: Two days ago I pondered a scary possibility, thinking I’d lost a great many of my photographs. Yesterday, still on the hunt, I came upon the receipt for my digital camera, bought in 2007. Checking travel dates,…
March 28, 2014 Like any kid, Gumbo is growing up. And when kids grow up, if they have any gumption and imagination at all, they become unpredictable. That, I believe, is the purpose of this new feature, to show that…
Another offering in the world of things we didn’t know we couldn’t live without, the 24 Hour Cupcake. Los Angeles based Sprinkles has opened a New York City branch, complete with Cupcake ATM. Their first was in LA, wouldn’t you know it,…
Speaking of food, which we do regularly here, this article on the Lonely Planet site has some beautiful pictures, the market in Kandy being my favorite, as well as information about what’s for dinner (and lunch & breakfast). Fortunately, I’ve decided to visit there on my next long trip, as soon as I can make it happen.
Memorial benches are big in England. You see them everywhere, in parks and alongside footpaths, and I’ve seriously considered leaving a bequest for one myself, to accommodate the bottoms of ramblers after I’m gone.