Posts under ‘Sights’

OK, it’s not the White House, but our castle – which also happens to be the town hall – also has a rose garden.

Saturday was a glorious day so we headed down to one of my favorite local places, Canneto. The Madonna del Canneto sanctuary is located outside of the town of Roccavivara in the Molise and is about 10 minutes away from us by car.

According to the plaque found on the church grounds, it was [...]

Saturday night/Sunday morning we changed our clocks ahead to what they call here in Italy, “legal time”. A definite sign of spring and one that I look forward too despite the fact that I “lose” an hour of sleep because this means that in the evening, we can actually start doing more since it stays [...]

Between my parents being here visiting and spending time with them, a trip with them to Rome, a few translation projects, English students, and one other very important thing that I’ll mention later, I’ve been very busy lately. I haven’t had time to read any of my favorite blogs, let alone write mine.
As I [...]

About a month or so ago we took a trip to San Giovanni in Venere which is located a short distance from here near the town of Fossacesia.
Right near the Abbey can be found the oldest olive tree in Abruzzo.

The following is the text of the sign that is next to the tree

THE GREAT [...]

Last week my cousin, actually my dad’s cousin (which would make her my aunt here in Italy), came to visit for a few days, so we took the opportunity to ride down to the town where my great-grandmother, her grandmother, was born. The town is Riccia, in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise [...]

The weather has gotten warm again, but for a few days there it was downright chilly. After the scorching heat and dryness of the summer, I’m longing for the cool, crisp days of autumn and the eventual snows of winter.
Last year, winter was a bust with only one day of snow in November which [...]

The weekend was absolutely glorious with blue skies and cool, but not cold, temperatures. So, on Sunday, like Saturday, we decided to go roaming. First we hit the market in Trivento. Markets are always fun, full of interesting people and things to buy. The one in Trivento is held every Sunday [...]

On Saturday we took a ride up to Torino di Sangro with friends to visit the Sangro River War Cemetery, about 45 minutes away.
This mostly British cemetery holds the bodies of the men who died during the fierce fighting to cross the River Sangro. It contains 1800 British burials, 355 New Zealand, 75 South [...]

I didn’t have much time to write last week since I was busy working on a project. To sum the week up, it was hot…. And that’s about all I can say.
To escape the heat, we decided to take a ride up to Passolanciano with friends. Passolanciano is located in the National Park [...]