Our plane flies early on Monday morning, leaving Chiavari at 3:00 AM to be in Milan to catch it. Till then, we will visit the sea whenever possible. We and so many others watched the sea wall (that may not be the right word for the retention walls that break the waves coming in) as …
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Big Trip Blog 11
Everything you might have wanted to know about police – or even didn’t want to know. It’s interesting, and they all have different cars and uniforms too. Carabinieri, Vigili, Agenti di Polizia locale, Poliziotti, or Fiamme gialle, Guardia di Finanza — the number of police of various types in Italy is the highest in the …
The Big Trip Blog 10
We’ve come a long way- thank you for your encouragement and support. We’ve suddenly been trying to do the things we said we would do, and now it is two weeks before we leave to head back. So, some recall is in order. Friday night we had tickets to a futball game – soccer as …
The Big Trip Blog 9
Typical of the hourglass indicator passage of time, the sand seems to flow faster. We are reminded now of things we wish to do before we are gone on April 1, as it is the next marker. We plan to attend a soccer/futball game in Genoa on the 14th. We hope to go to Bettola …
Big Trip Bog 8
La Spezia, for those of you who have not been to Cinque Terre – and that is probably only a few, as everyone but me is in love with it – you know that La Spezia is the second largest city in Liguria (only Genoa is larger) and is known for being the place where …
Big Trip Blog 7
Its not an adventure till something goes wrong… Remember that. Today is/was moving day. I’m posting a photo. We grew in 6 weeks’ time to include, in addition to our luggage, which was way more than our usual, a bag of dirty clothes, a few purchases, and an entire set of food, gizmos, and other …
Big Trip Blog 6
Sunday was warm and sunny, and the air was cool at the same time. How does that happen? We took ourselves off to the sea because Sunday seemed to be the day to do that, along with hundreds of other Chiavarians. Dogs, kids, bikes, rollerblades, teepees on the beach (rocky, but a beach by any …
In Chiavari, Italy, “Ü Sbarassü” is a traditional market event…
…held on February 1st and 15th. The term “Ü Sbarassü” translates from the local Ligurian dialect to “The Clearance,” reflecting the nature of the event. During these dates, local merchants and vendors offer a wide range of products at discounted prices, turning the streets of Chiavari into a bustling open-air market. (sez OpenAI) Another street …
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Big Trip Blog 4
Three weeks ago today, we were arriving at our little mouse house. Time continues to be elastic, stretching and contracting capriciously. We have had a little routine that works for us, dividing our time, as needed, with variations of sleeping, shopping, strolling, and focused work on both genealogy and editing of the first book, tentatively …
The Big Trip 3
No supermarkets. No Big Box stores. No Consolidated Fashion houses. No Home Deport. No Shoe Warehouse. What would you do? We did what others have done forever. We went to the market. It claimed to be “Antiche” – An antique fair, but oh no – so much more, although those old things were there. We …