CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN !!!!

See that mountain off to the right? Up -up- up from there.


And then there is Mount Redentore (Mount Redeemer) ------- and we went hiking with Harry & Mary. Whew! I made it higher than I thought I could. 'Course Mary helped with a little push (or pull) now and then! Slow, and I mean very slow, but I kept on truckin'. It was a spectacular mountain, even tho' it would have been better had it been one of those clear days. It was still fabulous.....up above the clouds. We went as far as the chapel in the rocks, but the men went another half hour to the very top. Bravo!

OLD SCENES IN OUR TOWN

There are a lot of interesting old ruins in and around our town, of course, but want to show you a couple that are right in the middle and connected to the new. Every once in awhile we'll go down a street we haven't seen before, and usually we see an old arch, a bridge, or part of a wall that has character.

HAPPY NEW YEAR ----- Greeting 2007

Happy New Year, Everyone......

Hope the new year came in wth a bang and a blast of a good time. Since we had a busy time with friends right up til the holidays, we decided to stay at home and enjoy our home town with the lights, music, and fireworks galore! Weather has been unbelievable. Comfortably cool and sunny clear days. Every few days was either a bit overcast or a bit of rain..... then back to sun. The restaurant above, Alla Vecchia Fontana, is one of our favorites. The fountain across the front, where you see the 3 spouts of water coming through the stone, dates back to 1570.