3 Random Photos

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Impressions of Pescara

The first time I saw Pescara I took the not very long bus trip from Francavilla al Mare and wandered around the city on foot.

It was a Sunday, the sun was shining, the sky was blue and the beach looked beautiful.

Pescara seemed quiet, almost empty, lacking in activity and the buzz that goes [...]

Francavilla al Mare – almost where it all began

Strictly speaking it didn’t begin in Abruzzo at all. And, being perfectly honest, I didn’t start the ball rolling.

I have to give credit to P who did the research and got us to Abruzzo in the first place.

We weren’t typical holiday makers as we were hoping to explore the region and see if [...]

Villa Gemma, Pasetti and that elusive red Ape

I’ve been “off the air” for a little while as I was concentrating on exploring rather than writing. In the last few weeks I’ve been busy doing the following:

exploring parts of the Majella I hadn’t seen before visiting an abbey with an amazing floor visiting a basilica with fantastic frescoes exploring shepherds’ ancient stone [...]