At 9:50 this morning our Gracious host Genarro passed away. Even now the family is pouring in from all over. It was my great pleasure to have known him even for this brief period of time
The fishmongers and vegetable sellers were quite friendly and loud. On the streets where Gennaro led us the streets were replete with people with wares to sell right out on the outdoor markets as well as in little shops nestled in small yet really full spaces along streets with large stones that must have been…
On our first day in Naples we started out by visiting San Martin Castle. It sits high above the city of Naples and it’s entrance is at the cul de sac where we caught the Funiculare that then took us down into the cobble stoned part of the old city. We chose not to enter…
Today is the 13th of March. But I arrived here on the 9th of March after flying here from Irelandia (Ireland). While I was delighted to arrive in Italy it was quite chilly here and for one reason or another I had injured my left foot and was experiencing considerable pain. In the days prior…
The Merchant was a bank in Belfast Northern Ireland. Now it is a fabulous five star hotel and spa. On the evening after our return to Belfast from the south of Ireland four of us took a cab over there to enjoy their bar for some really fine drinks. We did this same thing four…
When I was in Ireland four years ago we never got to go over the rope bridge that extends across a gully and over to a small island where there was in fact a small house which served as the base camp for a Salmon fishing business. I believe it was closed then due to…
Monday March 7 we took off up the coast of Ireland exploring on our own. Alas I lost my semi Irish Navigator Branden, but nevertheless we managed to have a full day of driving up and down the coast and appear to have survived rather unscathed. First stop was Carrikfergus. When I was in Ireland…
We essentially spent the day traveling from Galway to Belfast. I got to drive again and that was nice for me and a nice break for Branden. And the others had nice conversations in between naps. We managed yet another full Irish breakfast and because of that opted for a late lunch in Newry along…
Well, what we found was that it really wasn’t all that long a way to Tipperary even though we did cover a lot of miles or is that kilometers. We started out in Cahir after a lovely night’s rest in Cahir. We had arrived the night before and while it was dark and quite cold…