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7 October 2024–Pisa and Santuario di Santa Gemma: We awoke to a drizzly day today, but it did not end up being as wet as we anticipated. We went to Pisa to visit the Piazza dei Miracoli, featuring the Leaning Tower, the Duomo (Cathedral), Baptistry, and Monumental Cemetery. Of particular interest for me was the
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October 6, 2024–Today started out with a bit of uncertainly because it is Sunday, and we did not know what time Mass would be. People in town told us yesterday that they believed it would be at 11 o’clock; however, they did not seem 100% certain, and we could not readily verify the Mass time/s
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October 5, 2024–Coreglia Antelminelli, Lucca, Tosscana—MY NATIVE TOWN! The drive from Bobbio to Coreglia Antellminelli would be roughly three-and-a-half hours non-stop! But, on the way out of town, we paused to check out the Bobbio Cemetery, a beautiful light-yellow edifice on the mountainside in Bobbio. We were looking for any gravesite with one or more
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October 4, 2024–. Bobbio! Because now we are getting close to my ancestral surroundings, and because our stay in the area will be relatively short to fit everything in, I am going to keep these next few blog posts pretty brief. Today, it was a cloudy-just-a-little-sun-type of day—but, unlike yesterday, it was not raining. After
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October 3, 2024– It had rained overnight, and the ground was wet when we left our B&B in Lezzeno this morning. The rain and/or clouds followed us as we drove about three hours from Lezzeno to our next stop, Bobbio in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.. By the time we reached the outskirts of Bobbio,
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October 2, 2024– It was drizzling when we went to sleep last night, the bats outside of our B&B were flying about likely finding more insects than drier times, and all was good in the world! Today, we were expecting rain for part of the day, breaking into part sun the rest of the day.
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October 1, 2024– Today was a “down day”, I.e., a day of rest and staying put at our B&B. After all of the driving, walking, and sightseeing, this was a day of recuperation and enjoyment of the spectacular views of Lake Como we have on our back deck! Dad read when he could, worked on
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September 30, 2024– Today, we drove from Lezzeno, Lago di Como, Lombardia to Milano (Milan). I loved this city when we landed with my parents in 1968. The very little I saw then as we waited for the bus to take us closer to my grandparents’ home town seemed bright and vibrant—lots of energy—compared to
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September 29, 2024– Today is Sunday. We went to Mass at the local community Church in Lezzeno, Lombardia, Italy, called Santi. Quirico e Giuditta. There is only one priest in this area, who has to rotate Masses among the several Churches nearby. This Church is the one that evidently the Locals attend. People seemed to
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September 28, 2024– This morning, we rose for breakfast as we have these past six days in Montabone. Francesco and Maria Angela were as gracious as always, smiling, greeting us to begin our day together for this meal. Once again, we were served more than we could possibly ever consume, and everything was delicious! Because
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