Sláinte

May the Irish hills caress you. 

May her lakes and rivers bless you. 

May the luck of the Irish enfold you. 

May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

Never Waste Any Amount of Time..

“Never waste any amount of time doing anything important when there is a sunset outside that you should be sitting under!” C. JoyBell C.​

Though we travel…

​”Though we travel the world over to find beauty, we must carry it with us or we find it not.”

Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio

“One of the most ancient churches in Milan, it was built by St. Ambrose in 379–386, in an area where numerous martyrs of the Roman persecutions had been buried. The first name of the church was in fact Basilica Martyrum.” source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Sant%27Ambrogio

Live content with little

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” #plato

Bergamo – Citta Alta

This historic Lombard town at the base of the Bergamo Foothills, but raising above Bergamo’s Citta Bassa,  was the highlight of my time in northern Italy.  Though we spent just the one evening and night,  this town’s charm will always hold a special place in my heart.

Bergamo cobblestones – Via Gombito

Here comes the rain…

Unlike any I’ve ever seen

Mmmmmm raisin bread

Giallo rosas

Castello di San Vigilio – start 1166, complete 1335

Beautiful view from Salita dello Scorlazzone

Cappella Colleoni (R) & Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (L)

Campanone Torre Civia

Reading scipture

Church of San Vigilio – Bergamo

Giottesque frescoes from an unknown artist, with Histories of St Aegidius, The Last Supper and the Tree of Life (1347), partially covered by a 17th-century fresco. (source: wiki)

Piazza Padre Reginaldo Giuliani

View from Chiesetta San Vigilio

Milan in a Day

First things first…

Arco dell Pace

And then these…!

Sforzesco Castle – Torre Umberto I o del Filarete

This moat looks quite difficult to mow… 😉

The sound!…!

That view!…!

And that view… sigh…

Rubbing the bronze carving of Christ is thought to bring good luck.

Duomo di Milan