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Ianua Valenza

Centro Orafo Coino Valenza, Piedmont, Italy

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Tour with a monk

A travel blog entry by culauralynn

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... made money to keep up their church through honey and herbs which they somehow sold, but weren't allowed to be in contact with the public. Not sure how that worked. But eventually, they moved from this location because people kept wanting to see the beautiful monastery. The monastery was begun in the 1360s by a wealthy patron, the ducal family of Milano. I believe the story is something to the effect that the patron of the family and his wife couldn't have children, ...

Montegrosso d'Asti, Asti and trip to Parma

A travel blog entry by gonesurfing

... the property but Ildo has now had them removed. On the autostrade to Parma to visit my cousin fulvio azalli his wife Paula and son Giaccobe. We take one stop to fuel the car and driver ( more caffine) then the final leg.  GPS is a wonderful thing.  We arrive at Parma at around 7pm. Check in and get some dinner in the hotel restaurant. Mum and Jean walk downtown to find a restaurant for dinner.  To bed and meet the family in the ...

Sore head...big day ahead

A travel blog entry by gonesurfing

... off to show us some thermal pools where they drink the water full of sulpher to clean them out (go figure) have a gelato instead (great alternative) then to one of the highest hilltops with great views (more photos and grateful for the digital age). Back to the farm and it's about 6.30pm and we sit for dinner most of which is produce from the farm. Nibbles of green tomato, eggplant and spicy olives, then Antipasto to start followed ...

Pavia

A travel blog entry by badgerstour

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... you plugged it in the leisure battery charged but an alarm went off. This was due to the fixing hanging off in the garage. Anyway, we thanked them very much for seeing us there and then and then asked how much it should be, they all looked at each other then the owner said something followed by the forecourt man. They had a little chat and in the end they said you pay next time you drop in, so we got there services for free, what ...

In Which She Climbs A Ladder

A travel blog entry by silverknot

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... dirty laundry!" Huge candy-pink swirls on the sidewalk were a comment on the civil sanitary company's failure to clean up dog poop in a timely manner. (see photos) In every street we heard music, laughter, glasses clinking. It was awesome. Sunday was another uncharacteristically sunny November day, which I greeted again at 09,00 with a cup of tea and my book before making my bed, airing my IKEA rug on the clothesline, and debating over what to wear to lunch in the ...