tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post5223585261000045155..comments2024-03-28T21:58:56.757+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Arco (Lago di Garda)Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-35266352224395868902012-06-19T08:00:11.418+02:002012-06-19T08:00:11.418+02:00The climb was quite easy, really, as the path was ...The climb was quite easy, really, as the path was well kept and had no bikes or cars. I've read somewhere that the actual rock is used for an annual rock climbing festival...!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-52082320512075973652012-06-19T07:59:05.953+02:002012-06-19T07:59:05.953+02:00Thank you, Mary! I know exactly what you mean abou...Thank you, Mary! I know exactly what you mean about finding stone walls in unexpected places and thinking about what happened there in the past!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36462927294627724632012-06-19T07:58:29.225+02:002012-06-19T07:58:29.225+02:00Yes, Julie, maybe it is the Riva beetle - but what...Yes, Julie, maybe it is the Riva beetle - but what was it doing in Arco? :-))<br /><br />It did indeed smell wonderful, there were hedges of honeysuckle and many other flowers, roses and some lavender.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87039385310549004762012-06-19T07:57:29.912+02:002012-06-19T07:57:29.912+02:00At Arco, cars are not allowed further up than mayb...At Arco, cars are not allowed further up than maybe two thirds of the way where there is a small parking bay. I think that makes sense; cars would ruin the path and make it difficult for anyone who wanted to walk up.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30668536470753017412012-06-19T07:55:32.711+02:002012-06-19T07:55:32.711+02:00Once we were up there, we took a short break on a ...Once we were up there, we took a short break on a bench in the shade, but very soon we were on our feet again, wanting to have a good look round at the castle and the views from various points of the rock.<br />I kept thinking at the people who, all those centuries ago, had to drag up the building material all the way to the top with no modern machinery to help.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-22134069592735604192012-06-19T02:10:56.631+02:002012-06-19T02:10:56.631+02:00Whoa! That's quite a location for a castle! ...Whoa! That's quite a location for a castle! And what a climb. I am impressed! :o)Canadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-6054453154033742012012-06-19T00:46:57.222+02:002012-06-19T00:46:57.222+02:00What a beautiful trip! Your photos are just stunn...What a beautiful trip! Your photos are just stunning! I love stonewalls too, they are very common in New England, I especially love finding them in unexpected places - like the woods on a walk, it makes me wonder what happend so long ago!Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13553409790617039932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-46397121553872114242012-06-18T22:18:05.100+02:002012-06-18T22:18:05.100+02:00The Riva Beetle? ))
What an amazing spot!
I bet t...The Riva Beetle? ))<br />What an amazing spot! <br />I bet the smells too were wonderful~<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81393501234136068872012-06-18T20:05:02.326+02:002012-06-18T20:05:02.326+02:00What a fabulous castle. I'd love to stay somew...What a fabulous castle. I'd love to stay somewhere like that - I'd feel like an eagle. And it's always good to arrive somewhere under your own steam, I think.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40696560673786716852012-06-18T19:48:56.473+02:002012-06-18T19:48:56.473+02:00Hello Meike:
what a stunning situation the castle ...Hello Meike:<br />what a stunning situation the castle has. Truly remarkable and surely worth all the effort to reach it, although less energetic souls, such a ourselves, may well have had to be content with a view from half way up!!<br /><br />Ancient olive trees make such a wonderful romantic sight and really do give an enduring spirit to a place. The ones you show here look wonderful, as do the stone walls, all slightly wild and timelessly beautiful.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com