23 August 2011

today

Post office (at least an hour) then coffee.
Upper Arce with the beautiful church from 1700, and a gelato
Lower Arce to the best pastry shop in the region, was it lunch or morning tea?
Falvaterra the beautiful views and the breeze
Pastena the caves
Sperlonga another gelato, but not for me
Terracina, the Tempio di Giove Anxur
Home via Pico, San Giovanni in Carico,
and across the road for dinner.

Yesterday (Monday)
Cassino, battlefield tour, abbey (where we saw an interesting car in the car park, a Donkervoort), views of the Polish cemetery and the obelisk memorial to the Polish,
the road towards Caira (in direction of the start of Cavendish Road) with a view towards the German cemetery
Mt Trocchio, (the Allied observation post),
Rocca Janula (or Castle Hill) and the cliff to scale below it,
"the Nunnery" or "crypt" along the main street, and
Folten's cave where the original Continental Hotel was in wartime.
Then St Angelo and on to the commonwealth cemetery.

Day before (Sunday) was Aquino market, siesta, and two random events in Roccasecca in the evening, wine tasting and smorgasboard then kareoke at the gelato bar.

Before that was Colle San Magno (Saturday) then Roccasecca for a gelato.

Friday my guests arrived by train. A look at the village, a siesta, and dinner at La Magnolia

Tomorrow the local market, then Aquino for via Latina and my equal favourite chiesa, S Maria della Libera, and then we will see if we can make La Reggia at Caserta for Thursday. Thursday evening is the gala performance of opera with orchestra and choir in the main piazza (ie the main street) at upper Roccasecca, a part of the week of master classes and music in memory of Sevorino Gazzelloni.

Friday back to the train... how quickly a week can fly!

Today I am grateful for safe travel on the roads.

1 comment:

Feijoa said...

Punctuate with gelato, that's what I always say. (: