Lunas, picturesque village where three valleys meet.
A visit to the Jewish Synagogue helped balance the Catholic Cathedrals seen. Lunch next door at Ruth’s Kosher Vegetarian restaurant was a delightful twist.
The Basilica di Santa Croce is one of the principal churches of Florence. The austere interior, stupendous in size, creates a calming effect. The wooden ceiling with elegant simplicity seems to magnify the height of the church. It contains the tombs of Michalangelo, Dante, Galileo, Nd Machiavelli.
The anniversary of Saint Frances’ death is a huge religious and civil affair. The historic district is filled with priests and nuns. Military guards are posted at every corner. I stood with the “common folk’ in front of the Basilica viewing the mass on a “Jumbo-Tron” screen while religious and civil heads of state filled the basilica.
Cammino Di Assisi in 15 days:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th MY FAVORITES
Scenes around the Basilica of Assisi honoring Saint Frances of Assisi, 1100’s.
October 3, 2015
Paper work completes the Cammino di Assisi. My Piligrino passport gets a final stamp and I am presented with a certificate.
Arriving at the gate, “Porta Santa Croce” I am greeted by a fellow Italian Piligrino. In total, I have met nine Italian (seven reunited in Assisi), five Brazilian (stopped walking), two other Americans, and one German (lost contact). Alas, the Basilica Assisi.
Hermitage of Montecasale…
July 11, 2014
Post-Camino
Charlottesville
“Carry me Back to Old Virginny,” an African American minstrel song, marks the end of A Pilgrim’s Progress.
Glimpses of Virginia
St. John’s Church where Patrick Henry delivered his “Give me Liberty, or Give Me Death” speech.
Statue of Liberty in Virginia’s capital.
Bears in the neighborhood.
Deer in the yard.
Siamese in my home.
Linda Scandore 