Park Hotel Tyrrenian
Travel Blogs from Cosenza
A Day in the Life Of An Artist
... thing to do at the time.
The night took an interesting turn when I discovered a little creature in my room. I gazed up at a dark spot above my head about the size of my thumb, remembering the familiar form I'd seen a million times on TV: the elongated body, the two pincers, and finally the long curled stinger in the back. It took me a long moment of observation to realize I was looking at an actual scorpion. I couldn't decide whether I should ...
Another fun day!
We started the morning with just about as much exercise as climbing Mt, Etna! We went to a Sicilian dance studio to learn some Sicilian dances and we had a ball. Everyone was really into it. You must have them demonstrate when they gets home! Then we drove on down the coast Taormina where we visited a Greek amphitheater with fantastic views of Mt. Etna and the ...
From one painting to another!
... of what it might be like to live in this part of the world. Many British people do end up retiring here and we can see why.
Our new hotel is just outside a place called Foligno which is 4kms from Spello. While the hotel is modern and a little impersonal for us, it offers easy access to various places that we want to explore in Umbria like Spello, Assisi, Perugia, Todi, Montefalco and Spoleto. Maybe Orvieto too although that looks like it could be the next ...
Travel Day - Lecce to Rende
... to enter as a street name. In today's case the actual street name was one word but the address on the hotel booking is 4 words and the GPS did not recognize all the words. After asking directions a couple of times we eventually arrived at the hotel. Tomorrow we get down to the bottom of Italy where we take the ferry to ...
Gathering, Baking, Pressing, and Making
... eggplant, olive tapinade with caper and anchovy, fresh tomato with tuna and lemon zest are typical pizza combinations. Keep it simple, and remember to never top with Parmigiano cheese. Someday, oh someday, my pizza might taste as good as Johnny's.
An olive tree is ready for picking when the olives are a combination of green and brown. An electric rake on a long pole is sent up into the branches to shake the olives off onto ...