Wayne and Jason:
   I forgot all about the bus that Tim Redman recommends.  Yes, it's a good
bet because it's in the neighborhood of $4 roundtrip.  You must try to go
and have tea with the Princess.
   -Grace

Wayne Windom wrote:

> Grace and Tim,
>
> Thanks for your suggestions. A detour to Brunnenburg
> is definitely a possibility.
>
> Wayne
>
> --- Tim Redman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Having lived in Dorf Tirol for several summers, I
> > can highly recommend a
> > visit.  There is also a bust that leaves from right
> > outside the train
> > station and goes up to the village.  The terrace
> > restaurant in the Rimmele
> > has the most spectacular view of any restaurant I've
> > ever visited.  Tea with
> > Mary de Rachewiltz is a delightful event.
> >
> > Cordially,
> >
> > Tim Redman
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the University
> > of Maine
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Grace
> > Davis
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 1:27 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: DTC / Pisa Geography Query
> >
> >
> > Jason:
> >    The cab fare is $10-$12, I THINK.  I am sorry
> > that I don't know
> > exactly.  It's a good little trip up the mountain
> > for the cab driver
> > with no return fare unless by some coincidence there
> > are some students
> > at the castle right outside who want a taxi.
> >    No, you could not make a day trip up from
> > Florence and back.  It's
> > just too far.  Merano is way up high near the
> > Austrian border. Even from
> > Milan it's too far for a one-day round trip.
> >    Sorry to give bad news, but I think it's worth
> > the extra time you
> > would have to take (2-3 days) before you got back on
> > your regular
> > route.  I say 2-3 days because I hate to hurry when
> > I am in gorgeous
> > places.
> >     -Grace
> >
> > Jason Monios wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Grace-
> > >
> > > I'll be in Florence myself later in the year. Any
> > idea how long the
> > > trip would be from Florence? Could you make it a
> > day trip from
> > > Florence to the castle and back do you think?
> > >
> > > Also do you know roughly how much the cab fare is
> > to the castle? It's
> > > nice to be prepared!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jason
> > >  >From: Grace Davis
> > > >Reply-To: - Ezra Pound discussion list of the
> > University of Maine
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >Subject: Re: DTC / Pisa Geography Query
> > > >Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 20:45:02 -0400
> > > >
> > > >Wayne:
> > > > Sorry that I don't know the directions to the
> > DTC near Pisa, but I
> > > >urge you to go to Brunnenburg and see Pound's
> > daughter.
> > > > I know you are going to be in Tuscany, but if
> > you can get up to the
> > > >Alto Adige area, you should definitely go to the
> > castle. Besides a
> > > >wonderful agricultural museum, there is a Pound
> > "museum" room which
> > > is
> > > >open to the public.
> > > > From Milano (or from Florence), take the train
> > to Bolzano and then
> > > >the local train (which only takes a few minutes)
> > to Merano. When you
> > > >get off the train, go to the taxi stand out front
> > and ask the driver
> > > to
> > > >take you to Brunnenburg. They have a set price
> > for going up the
> > > >mountain to the castle. The view is spectacular,
> > and Mary de
> > > Rachewiltz
> > > >is a most charming person. There will be American
> > students studying
> > > >there and staying in the "croft." (The castle is
> > closed on Tuesdays.)
> > >
> > > > Have a great trip.
> > > > -Grace Davis
> > > >Wayne Windom wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Greetings,
> > > > >
> > > > > I see from the list archives that this
> > question has
> > > > > been posed before. But I didn't see any
> > replies, and
> > > > > as it's been a few years, I'll try again.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'll be traveling through Tuscany next month,
> > and I'd
> > > > > like to visit the area of the DTC where Pound
> > wrote
> > > > > the Pisan Cantos. Can anyone give me
> > directions, or
> > > > > point out any other sites of Poundian interest
> > in the
> > > > > area?
> > > > >
> > > > > My route will be from Florence to Pisa. I
> > don't have
> > > > > more exact details, but I should have plenty
> > of time
> > > > > to wander about.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Wayne Windom
> > > > >
> > > > >
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