Sunday, October 25 Naples So Im in Naples since last night and I like it! But to backtrack to Sora first Thursday, market day was cold and rainy so `i stayed at the farm and made pasta with Mama Maria. Its quite easy really but takes a touch and of course the right flour OO flour, a very fine, almost powdery white flour, and Semolina, yellower and just a little courser. About two cups OO, maybe half a cup of Semlina, mix together on a board, then make a well,...

Thursday, Ocotber 22, 2009 Sora I bailed on market day today. Woke up and it was raining with thunder and lightening. So I am catching up on blogging and attempting to download photos. ** If ANYONE can tell me a quicker way to upload photos to any site (flickr, OffExploring) I would appreciate it. It's been two hours already and I am only halfway thru my first of two memory cards. At this rate I might not get photos downloaded till I am home, which means I ...

Writing this on Thursday October 22 from Sora, but will attempt to backtrack and fill you in as I experienced the travel. Monday October 19 From writings on bus from Perugia to Assissi Perugia is a large town with its most ancient sites at top and center of hilltop town w/ newer buildings flowing out and below in concentric circles. There is a fairly large brick factory ( red) on the edge of Perugia close to the major highways. I entered Perugai yesterday w...

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Got into Florence yesterday after a lovely, lovely ride on the Eurostar train. 2nd class at 37 EU, but felt like first, and a darn sight better than my Amtrak experiences. Was not a bad walk from the train station to the hostel, which happens to be on the street right next to La Duomo Basilica. Boy is that building huge!! Anyway the Academy Hostel is real nice, very clean and newish facilities. For the first night I was in a room wit...

Hi everyone it took me this long to figure out the hotel has a wifi. Vs paying 1.5 euro for 30 minute. Anyway, I am staying at hotel la meridiana in lido. When I first booked it i was afraid I would be away from things, but this is much more a local place vs touristy Venice. I arrived at Marco polo airport Friday and took the waterbus to lido (13eu). Walked with my backpack the long way but finally arrived and am delighted with how charming the place is. showered...