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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and > wellness > > > > http://health.yahoo.com > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN > Hotmail. Click Here __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com