As I mentioned previously, I now have a travelling companion. I’d met Michael on Sunday in Vercelli when I met up with Salvatore for coffee after Liturgy, and caught up with him again Wednesday evening at the hostel in Tromello. Michael is walking from […]
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A Familiar Face
It was with great reluctance that I left my lodgings in Palestro this morning. Not only are Paolo and Ambra the perfect hosts, the hostel they run is absolutely wonderful. Every possible detail has been looked after – there’s even a hair dryer in […]
Briefly
The weather was ideal. My feet are happy after walking 32 km. Every time I glanced behind me, the Alps seemed to grow even larger and more majestic. (I’m really missing my camera!) I took several over-long breaks today, which meant the last hour […]
On the road again!
This morning I was up before my alarm went off – up before dawn actually. (Today that was at 7:28, so it was no great feat.) While Santhià is a lovely town (they won the final competition on the weekend show on national TV […]
The Italian Chef
Having visited Turin twice last weekend and sat out a week of rain in Santhià, on Friday I decided to take advantage of a break in the weather and head to Milan. At one time, this northern Italian city was the capital of the […]
The Duomo at night
Apparently there are only two cathedrals in Europe bigger than Milan’s Duomo – St Peter’s in Rome and St Paul’s in London. http://flic.kr/p/q4Pm2S
The Laver of Regeneration
During the Easter vigil in the cathedral of Milan in the year 387, the bishop (known to posterity as St Ambrose of Milan) baptised several people. Among them were a 33 year old man and his illegitimate teenage son. The man eventually moved back […]
