Monviso is a candid cream cornet which invites us to taste di sweet day, while from Carignano we are moving to Val di Susa. The snowy Alps in this sunny winter morning transmit a sense of imposingness and protection, like if nobody but the wind could get over them. Moving in the direction of Sant’Ambrogio, from many miles awayContinua a leggere “Sacra of San Michele. Journey in the middle of the Angelic Route.”
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7 Countries in 30 days. Step 13: Bilbao (Spain)
The wonderful girl of Bilbao information office says that we commit a crime if we don’t visit Guggenheim Museum. Only because has been her to say it, we go there and we take a picture with the mastodontic dog made with flowers at the entrance, but considering the ticket price and our lack of interest for modernContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 13: Bilbao (Spain)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 12: Guernica, Bermeo, Mundaka, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Spain)
From San Sebastian we move to the second step in Basque Country: Bermeo. In this little fishing village on the ocean, Giacomo and I will be hosted by Izaskùn, a 39 y.o. woman who works as turist guide in Guernica. We already thought about visiting it and, with this coincidence, it’s good to go there immediately.Continua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 12: Guernica, Bermeo, Mundaka, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe (Spain)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 11: San Sebastian (Spain)
Giacomo and I arrive in Irun, on the Spanish border with France, around 12pm. The 13 hours on the night train destroyed us. Although it is early August, clouds and a fine drizzle welcome us. We search for a train to San Sebastiàn, where we’ll spend a couple of days, before to move to other places ofContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 11: San Sebastian (Spain)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 9: Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
I leave Amsterdam early, saying goodbye to Alberto to embark on my journey to France. In around 6 hours I’ll arrive in Luxembourg. I must be in Marseille tomorrow, so I hope to find a place in the night train which leaves from Luxembourg this evening. If not, I will have to spend the nightContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 9: Luxembourg (Luxembourg)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 8: Amsterdam and surroundings (Netherlands)
The smell of fresh herring on the port’s stalls says goodbye to me while I’m going to take my train at Rotterdam station. The Dutch capital city is waiting for me: I will spend 5 days there with Alberto, who is coming there from Florence by plane. I meet him near the station of Amsterdam and weContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 8: Amsterdam and surroundings (Netherlands)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 7: Rotterdam (Netherlands)
The morning is cloudy, as they have all been since I arrived in Be-ne-lux, but I hope for the sun. Today Rotterdam is waiting for me. It is Sunday, so when I arrive I start to search for a church. At the only one I find, mass has just finished. An old Peruvian lady says that what countsContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 7: Rotterdam (Netherlands)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 6: Delft (Netherlands)
I wake up with the sound of thunder: it’s raining hard. I hope, going in Holland, to get away from the rain. When I arrive in Delft, after a couple of trains, it is nice to see again Barbara after so much time. I met her in 2007, when she was a guest of the camping in whichContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 6: Delft (Netherlands)”
7 Countries in 30 days. Step 5: Antwerp (Belgium)
I say goodbye to Elisa and I try to find the Congolese quarter of Bruxelles, but I don’t find it. I leave for Antwerp. Upon my arrival, a slight drizzle welcomes me. I walk fast (or at least how much my backpack of 15kg allows me) to search for the house of Aaron, the boyContinua a leggere “7 Countries in 30 days. Step 5: Antwerp (Belgium)”
ANDREA CUMINATTO 