Category Italy
Euro 2010 Match Day 10 – Italy v Wales
We come now to the final rounds of group marches. Italy have already qualified for the knockout stages and Wales are expected to join them. The match is played in Rome as all Italy’s matches have thus far. Italy Venice is unique amongst cities for its coexistence with the water that surrounds it and often […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 6 – Italy v Switzerland
More connected nations pit their wits against each other in the final match of the day in Rome. Italy A few years ago we undertook a train tour of Italy & Switzerland. One of the journeys was Venice to Verona where we stayed one night. An interesting compact city on the river Adige, Italy’s second […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 1 – Italy v Turkey
Euro 2020 match day one – Turkey v Italy, Rome’s Stadio Olimpico
Sunday Photo – St Peter’s in Vatican City
Vatican City is the smallest country in the world and of course home to the Pope.
Monday Morning Blues – Sundowners Overlooking The Grand Canal In Venice
A very chilled memory to beat the blues this Monday morning.
The Bridges of Europe – Part One, Southern Europe
Korinth (Corinth), Greece The Corinth Canal in Greece is an incredible feat of engineering and was once an important navigational route which allowed ships to enter the Aegean Sea. Carved through the isthmus at sea level, the canal is 6.4 km long with a width of only 25 metres. Impossible for modern ships to go through, […]
Monday Morning Blues – The Costa Smeralda, Sardinia
I visited Northern Sardinia in 2005. Mrs Wilbur & I flew into Olbia and hired a car to explore the beautiful coastal region of the island. The area is known as Costa Smeralda which translates as the Emerald Coast on account of the amazing blue waters. Join us over on Twitter to post a photo […]
Monday Morning Blues – The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
As a young lad I was intrigued to hear about the tower in Italy that was leaning over and indeed many years later when I paid it a visit it was still an intriguing spectacle. The free-standing bell tower of the adjacent cathedral began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft […]
Friday Photo – Verona Arena, Italy
We travelled to Verona by train from Venice, a scenic ride culminating in the lovely city of Romeo and Juliet. The Arena is home to al fresco opera most years in July & August. Sadly there was nothing on when we went so we had to satisfy ourselves with a Maria Callas exhibition instead, showing […]
