Wednesday, April 10, 2002 14:52 Weather: Hazy but sunny, light clouds Location: On a rock of the seawall of Manarola, Cinque Terre, Italy Once again I’ve beaten the odds and the weather forecasters and scored a beautiful day. I’m sitting on a large, roughly-hewn rock on the short seawall protecting Manarola’s harbour. From here, I […]
Later the same day… 20:38 Location: Taverna del Capitano, Vernazza A smooth day on the trains. The Cisapino from Geneva to Milan was half full for most of the trip, though it filled up nearer the end. I sat across a table from a young man traveling light from Lausanne, but I was in a […]
Friday, April 9, 2002 11:35 Location: The Italian alps, onboard the Geneva-Milan train Weather: Cool, cloudy and damp A quick passport check after coming through the tunnel, and I’m back in the Euro zone with Switzerland behind me. I had a great weekend staying with my Uncle Peter and Aunt Helena in their wonderful apartment […]
Just a quick note to say that I’m still alive, have had a great weekend relaxing with my uncle and aunt, but haven’t yet had the time to write up a journal entry. I’m travelling to Italy today, so I’ll write something on the train. Ciao!
Note from Kelly Monday, April 8, 2002 14:50 Weather: Cool, clear and comfortable Location: Internet shop in the student district of Santiago de Compostela My heart goes out to Tom for the loss of his goretex jacket; I contrived to leave my Santiago pilgrimage history on the night train from Madrid and have been kicking […]
Saturday, April 6, 2002 20:22 Weather: cool & cloudy Location: restaurant of the Warwick Hotel, Geneva, Switzerland I got up early this morning and tromped up to the Sants station for my train. I was running a bit short of time, so I picked up a coffee and a salami sandwich and took them onboard. […]
Note from Kelly Saturday, April 6, 2002 11:30AM Weather: Rainyish…but not pouring. Location: Internet café near Plaza S. Ana, Madrid We bade farewell to Tom in Barcelona last night and met Patrick at the train station, where we compared footsore stories and had a beer before boarding the night train to Madrid. We did, indeed, […]
Friday, April 5, 2002 22:34 Weather: The sun´s gone down, but it was a beautiful day, cool and clear Location: Internet café, on the edge of the university district of Barcelona Well, it´s been a busy couple of days. I guess it´ll be best to pick it up where I last left off, at La […]
Thursday, April 4, 2002 13:15 pm Weather: Sunny again! Location: On the steps of La Sagrada Familia We spent yesterday afternoon visiting Barcelona in a low stress way, strolling around the Barri Gòtic in the rain, reading newspapers in a Spanish fast food restaurant, and rambling northwards in search of a bookshop (closed for a […]
It´s raining in Barcelona, but our spirits remain undampened. Not even the lack of sleep on the overnight train from Madrid has been able to keep us down (though a nap wouldn’t go amiss…). I think I´m going to like this city very, very much. Anyplace you feel positive about in the pouring rain on […]