Things were much better in Italy then in 2017

Italy is undergoing a horrendous loss of life, economy and the landscape is devastated with the morale at its nadir. This happened soon after the devastating rains in Venice which destroyed the storied destination which most travelers never miss.

We, a group of tourists visited Italy for 17 days when the sun was shining and there was music in the air. San Marcos plaza was buzzing and the Spanish Steps was too crowded to climb. We enjoyed not only the great cuisine of Italy but also the wine from different parts of Italy. Every day it was a new experience and some of them unforgettable; a new place to explore and learn.

Assis's main square

San Marco's Plaza

 Florence: Vecchio Palace

Spanish Steps 

It is these memories that form part of a story I would like to share. In these Internet links, you find where we went, what we did, what we saw and what we missed then and what we miss now.


September 19:
Naples to Maiori
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2017/10/naples-to-maiori-via-vietri-sul-mare.html

September 20:
Walking Tour of Amalfi & Boat ride:
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2017/11/walking-tour-of-amalfi.html

September 21:
Pompeii:
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-visit-to-lost-city-of-pompeii.html

September 22:
Montecassino
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/02/visit-to-monte-cassino-monastery-and.html

September 23:
Vatican, Pantheon and Trevi + Spanish Steps
http://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/03/a-visit-to-vatican-patheon-and-trevi.html

September 24:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/05/tour-of-rome-piazza-del-campidoglio-and_5.html

September 25:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/07/september-25-moving-from-rome-to-orvieto.html

https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/06/visit-to-colosseum-part-2.html

https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/06/borghese-museum-visit-rome-part-3.html

September 26:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/08/walking-tour-of-orvieto-september-26.html

September 27:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/09/visit-to-assisi-birth-place-of-st.html

September 28:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2018/11/perugia-on-way-to-tuscany-september.html

September 29:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2019/02/septem-29-walking-tour-of-siena-tuscany.html

September 30:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2019/04/september-30-2017-visiting-birth-place.html

October 1:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2019/07/october-01-2017-visiting-san-gimignano.html

October 2:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2019/09/october-02-2017-visiting-venice-gondola.html

October 3:
https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2019/12/october-03-2017-visiting-venice-walking.html

There is no doubt things will get better and may be you can visit again soon.