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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