Category: Italy

Rome the end of the Frankincense Trail some 5,500kms from Dhofar's mountains

At the north-west terminus of the Frankincense Trail from Oman is Rome. We arrived into Rome on Italo Train‘s excellent service.

Corner of the former Vicus Tuscus now San Teodoro
Corner of the former Vicus Tuscus now San Teodoro

After the Continue reading “Rome the end of the Frankincense Trail some 5,500kms from Dhofar’s mountains“

Florence by train Gucci, Santa Maria Del Fiore and Santissima Annunziata Florence

From Bologna an express train cuts under the Apennines to Florence.

Train through Bologna
Train through Bologna

The track is remarkably smooth and allows speeds of up to 300kmph Continue reading “Florence by train Gucci, Santa Maria Del Fiore and Santissima Annunziata Florence“

Bologna’s Santo Stefano basilica

Bologna continued to charm through to our last day in town especially with a visit to Bologna’s Santo Stefano basilica.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre Bologna inside Bologna’s Santo Stefano basilica
Church of the Holy Sepulchre Bologna

This basilica was probably the most interesting church we visited in Bologna and inside is Continue reading “Bologna’s Santo Stefano basilica”

David Bowie is…in Bologna

Flying Ryan Air in clear weather over Lago di Vernago in the Southern Tryol Alps took me into Bologna where the David Bowie is…in Bologna retrospective  is currently being shown. We flew over the Ötztal Alps where Fineilspitze mountain (left centre overlooking Lago di Vernago) was the location of the find of Ötzi the Iceman.

Flying over Lago di Vernago in the Alps to Bologna
Flying over Lago di Vernago in the Alps to Bologna

Though I had a ticket for the original 2013 launch Continue reading “David Bowie is…in Bologna”