Italy – Page 2 – Shastified, Continued

Hiking in the Dolomites, Part 1: Panoramaweg

Abort, Abort!

Discovering the Südtirol

Suddenly my German skills are useful in Italy

17 July, 2018: From Florence we hopped a bus to the train station, then a train to La Spezia, where we changed to a small local train to our next destination. Cinque Terre is a long-famous (it inspired Dante, among many others) tourist hotspot on the Italian Riviera; five extraordinarily picturesque villages set among steeplyContinue reading “Cinque Terre”

Florence, part 2: Art and Food

11 July, 2018: Altogether we were in Florence for about a week, and saw more art than I could count or photograph. “Don’t forget to look up!” became our running refrain, as every building we entered had stunning frescoes and carvings on the ceilings.

Florence, part 1: Welcome to the City of Narrative

07 July, 2018: Florence! I landed fairly late, and took a taxi to the address of my Airbnb. It was a proper Italian taxi ride, complete with wild acceleration, sudden stops and turns, and the driver gesturing wildly from time to time. He was very nice, but he had a little trouble finding the addressContinue reading “Florence, part 1: Welcome to the City of Narrative”