Perhaps the most iconic image of Arthurian legend is that of a youth pulling a sword from a stone, a feat no one else had been able to achieve, and he was thus hailed as the true king of … [Read more...]
Bath Time – With Chips in Tuscany
If anyone asked you where was the first casino in Europe, what would you say? Monte Carlo? If so, you would be wrong, because the first legal casino was opened in Italy in a place … [Read more...]
Barga – Our “Saint” Christopher
How many of you are familiar with, or even own, a St. Christopher pendant or medal? I do, and have always liked the image of a man carrying a child across a river. St. Christopher is … [Read more...]
R.I.P. The English Cemetery at Bagni di Lucca
To me, graveyards are not only fascinating and informative places, but also places of great peace. Despite more than three years in this part of Tuscany, I had failed to visit this one … [Read more...]
A Migratory “Flight” – The Plaster Figures of the Serchio Valley
I'm not sure why exactly, my visit to but the museum of plaster figures in Lucca probably had something to do with it, but the other day, I was thinking about migratory birds. Up popped … [Read more...]
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