Discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary
An earthquake measuring 5.9 struck Modena, Italy early this morning around 5am. Modena is a northern Italian city 108km from Verona.The tremor was felt In Verona but amazingly, I slept through it! Much devastation, six people killed and many injured. Read more here…
Isabella
La Vittoriale degli Italiani (The shrine of Italian victories) is a grand villa in the hills of the Gardone Riviera, on the shore of Largo di Garda. We visited the villa where Gabriele d’Annuzio, the Italian writer and poet lived. The villa – a museum now – contains thousands of objet’s d’art and over 30,000 volumes of literature…amazing, though a bit morbid! Along with the villa, there is an amphitheatre and a mausoleum – a circular structure in classic fascist architecture – situated at the highest point on the estate. It contains the remains of men who served D’Annunzio and d’Annunzio himself.
Beautiful views of Largo di Garda and the surrounding hills….
Enjoy, Isabella
Cin cin, Isabella
Buon compleanno Wolfi e tanti auguri per il vostro anniversario da venticinquesimo a te e carissima Lodovica!
A fantastic party to celebrate two occasions – Wolfi’s 50th and 25 years of marriage from him and Lodovica, my lovely friend. Held at a beautiful villa in the countryside outside Verona, it was live music, food and dancing the night away.
Buon divertimento,
Isabella
View of the River AdigeMy first few days here, reacquainting myself with the city of love and beauty. I love my beautiful little apartment, in its private courtyard. Sunny days around 22 degrees, not too many people about. Ate delicous strawberries, drank an aperitivo at sunset overlooking the River Adige last night…perfect!
Solitude is a special gift, different to loneliness, which can be painful and hard to endure. Am enjoying my solitude, the glory of being alone, a time to be free from the demands of others…I’m so lucky!
vicolo Cavalletto, my street
My courtyard
Casaromeo, my apartment
Casaromeo
Summer fruit
