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Looking for Audrey Hepburn
... another. Clearly they were practicing the world’s oldest profession and I’m not talking bread baking. 3) We stopped for lunch in a small town and wandered into the first open restaurant we found. The owner of the restaurant was a motorcyclist and proudly showed us his moto: A 17-year-old Suzuki Virago in mint condition. He showed us the lights he had added and all of the chrome plated fixens, beaming with pride. ...
Maratea - A hilltop town with a difference
Maratea, not to be confused with Matera (a difficult one for Mark), was a wonderful hilltop town that felt like an undiscovered Amalfi Coast, with its beautiful coloured houses, little artisan shops, cafes and amazing views. However what made this different was the white 22m high statue of Christ, the Redeemer that stood on the highest hill overlooking the various hamlets of Maratea.
We knew Maratea and the South was going to be a different experience as soon as ...
Praja
... and moved into an apartment. But he works for her as he takes people out on the boat and he makes the breakfast. But that night they were having a bonfire at the beach, we didn't go but the rest of the hostel did so we tried to get to sleep before they came back. After a restless night sleep, we went back to the beach for a little bit before catching the train back to Rome. We weren't staying in Praja another night!
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A day of Leisure at Lake Maggiore
... quiet outside, I sat on a bench at the small beach and soaked up the sun & ambience.
We headed back to our hotel and got back about 3ish -time for a swim :-). Our hotel had no pool, so we had to use the one at the sister hotel about 20 minutes walk away. That hotel was opulence beyond the imagination. Seemed like I'd stepped back to the 1920's. Big pool area & it was quiet - perfect for some last minute relaxation.
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Lake Maggiore - via Lugano in Switzerland
... amp; I'm not a huge fan of fish either!) & pudding was lemon tart.
The wine was very good too.
There was still more excitement to come this evening...........as we were leaving the rain was beyond torrential & it was windy. They weren't going to send the boat back for us. After about half hour, we heard the boat was here (but on the other side of the island!) nothing like a brisk walk in inpractical shoes in the rain after a big ...