Those items having to do with travel or trips.
Shortly after take-off we discovered our seats were among a large group, on our side of the aircraft, which were electronically disconnected from the aircraft — no lights, no audio, no call button…zero, nothing and there were no overhead controls. It was significant enough the aircrew radio ahead to Charlotte, NC, aircraft maintenance…
After our single night stay in Ambasmestas we began our drive to our next destination, Sergovia, Spain. This leg of our journey took us through an agricultural area of Spain, with large fields of grain and herds of sheep. Among the nearly flat fields were rocky mounds and atop one of these, near Mota del Marques…
From La Specia we drove northward through the Liguria and western Emilia-Romagna regions, crossing the Appennino chain of mountain that forms Italy’s backbone. It was foggy and rainy earlier in the mornings drive but clearing as the day progressed. These areas of Italy felt somewhat more similar to the mountain
“The Cinque Terre is a rugged portion of coast on the Italian Riviera. It is in the Liguria region of Italy, to the northwest of the city of La Spezia. “The Five Hills” is composed of five villages: Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore.
Our next destination was to visit the Cinque Terre coast of Italy but for the best logistics we stayed in nearby La Spezia and made use of the Italian train system. On our drive to La Spezia from where we’d been staying between Florence and Siena, we stopped and had lunch in Pisa. It was crowded, lots of tourist, so we only caught a glimpse of the leaning tower on our way out, deciding not to stop and fight the crowds.
We had scheduled a tour of the Castello di Brolio and then nearby dinner for our last evening in Tuscany. However due to a late start and a longer drive then anticipated we missed joining the tour group. “The impressive Castello di Brolio dominates the southern Chianti Classico countryside and has done so for over ten centuries.