Santacroce Hotel Meeting Sulmona

Six hour train from Venice to Pescara. Nice ride along coast but this is a beach town with not much open in October. In addition, when we questioned the hotel clerk about sightseeing he immediately replied that most of the town was bombed in World War II and not rebuilt. Only stayed one night on the way to Naples and the highlight was a great meal!

... a cheerful feeling that all is right with the world.<br><br>Most restaurants do not open till 8.00pm or later, but La Bottega Dei Miracoli opened a little earlier for us and we had an excellent meal of pasta, including black truffles, with local wine and espresso. We had beer and wine at a local café a few hours before this, and even though it was just a beer and just a glass of wine it was accompanied ...

... pareti mancanti che fanno sembrare le stanze delle macabre cartoline. Le vie assolate e desolate. E' tutto così surreale che faccio fatica ad immaginare una città viva, come poteva essere prima del terremoto.<br>Ci sono soltanto i vigili del fuoco che mettono in sicurezza quel che resta del centro storico.<br>Le vie d'accesso sono presidiate dalle forze dell'ordine per evitare sciacallaggio.<br>Ci rechiamo al cosiddetto COM1 per prendere i buoni benzina per l'ambulanza. <br ...

Approfittando degli spostamenti per andare a prendere i farmaci sono riuscita a vedere di persona Onna e Paganica. Le foto non sono diverse da quelle che i giornalisti hanno già pubblicato, ma a per servono per ricordare cosa hanno visto i miei occhi.<br>In particolare Onna è inquietante; mi ricorda un paesino dell'Angola dopo i bombardamenti... <br>Che ne sarà? Qual è il futuro di quelli che vivevano lì? Quanto dovranno stare sotto una tenda?<br>

... br>Accanto alla struttura in muratura dell'ospedale c'è la tendopoli ospedaliera, impressionante.<br>Complimenti ai colleghi che stanno facendo il loro lavoro in un tale disagio. Spero che in qualche modo il loro sacrificio venga riconosciuto e ricompensato.<br>Non è facile nemmeno per i pazienti, certo!<br>

... problematiche del campo sono facilmente prevedibili: la convivenza forzata genera tensioni anche tra i gruppi più affiatati. <br>Nei primi giorni di grande caldo è salita la tensione, gli animi surriscaldati reagiscono male... una zuffa tra donne per questioni di zucchero filato!!<br>Forse potevano prevedere dei teli di ombreggiatura da mettere sulle tende per attenuare la temperatura, invece hanno optato per i ...

... cars, a couple kids, and another bus, it didn't matter. I had found my bus, and I was so happy it was going to take me to Sora (where the farm stay is). While riding the bus, I tried shrimp and mussel pizza that I had bought earlier at the train station. There is a reason you probably haven't seen this in the states. Not a good choice. I was also thinking about how everything forgein is a novelty. The bus driver was really cool because he was a driver in Italy and ...

... adequately interesting city. I can say that Pescara holds a certain familiarity for me, being a beach town. It has a main street for pedestrians, perpendicular to the coast that is reminiscent of Cavill Ave, Burleigh, or even Roma street in Brisbane. Anything familiar when you are travelling is a breath of fresh air. Pescara is the seaside town that Italians would come to to relax and eat at a restuarant right on the sand from the ...

Hello to all.... First, so sorry about the lack of pictures, we now have access to a computer but it's having some trouble allowing us to download photos. I know that that is one of the best parts so we'll try and get on it as soon as possible! (Everything is in Italian on the computer though so you have to give us credit for trying : ) ) yeah we got the pics up!!! But as for now to let you know what we are up to... We have finally left the crowded ...

Sulmona, Italy is the hometown of my great grandparents (my father's father's parents) and their ancestors. It is a small city of about 20,000, located in a valley surrounded by southern Italy's highest mountain peaks and three of its best national parks. For North Carolinians, I'd compare it most to Asheville: in a valley, near some great hiking, and a few hours ...