Eden Viareggio

... a browse through their beer selection and as I was doing so the waitress extolled the virtues of the Aventinus Eisbock.
She said it was a 12% beer that still had a Belgian fruity quality but with the 12% kick.
Had to give it a go and after half a glass on top of the 9% tripel I just had before am really feeling that kick as I write this!!!
Lucky she gave me some bread and crisps to go with the beer...

... with our tea for a spell, unfortunately we both decided that we weren’t up for doing anything else in Pisa – we just were not feeling well. So, we walked back to the train station to catch a train back to Florence (even buying some fresh bananas at a little market during the walk back – hey, we’re feeling optimistic). Both Murray and I were very nauseous on the train ride back, but I did manage to fall ...

partie tot ce matin pour faire les 4.5 heures de train entre milan et pise, nous avons traverser plusieurs petit tunel. le paysage de la toscanne est beaucoup moins plat que ce que nous avons vue du nord-est de l'italie.

une fois nos bagage depose a l'auberge, on est partie vers la fameuse tour de pise. effectivemnt, elle ...

Cinque Terre photos here:
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Stayed at Affittacamere Patrizia Hostel in Rio Maggiore in Cinque Terre and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
When we got to the Hostel it was just an office and no one was there. Our keys were stuck to the door with instructions on how to get to our dorm room. There was another set of keys there too so we could have taken those too and ...

We are finally home and it is actually Nov. 20th. We finally got in last night around midnight and could not download anything for the last several days because WiFi is too advanced for the small town we were in. It was the most relaxing of all the ...

... market (without the sampling) with lots of lovery deli's, cafe's and patisseries. Ofcourse we had to buy the local pastry called a buccellato which is kind of a cross between a biscuit and a fruit loaf... yummy with the morning coffee.

Before too long Kim pointed out her favorite bar from last time and pull me in to join her in a wine or 3. The tapas were as good as Kim had ...

... two weeks are over? I came out here to teach English, now that I don't plan on doing that, what do I do? I've been fighting with myself over and over about what the right thing to do is, and so far neither side has had a winning argument. I will say that "Eat, Pray, Love" is my absolute favorite book and the author has touched me so much to the point that I cried when I finished it today. If you have not read this book, get out right now and buy ...

... but flat. There were hardly any people so I just listened to the birds and other critters. After about 90 minutes I finally reached the right beach. The forest is probably 6km long by 5 km wide so I could have walked along the water the whole way but the sand is much harder for me to walk on so I preferred the packed trails. While I was walking I kept thinking how incredible it is that this forest has been spared from developers! It's valuable real estate but treasured by the ...

... night and left us chatting to the lady at the wine bar. We got to bed about 1am and the church bells (something we forgot to mention earlier) kept us awake for a while. We somehow managed to wake at 7am and felt okay (not bad as we had expected to feel a bit sore from our hike the day before). After breakfast we packed our bags and took them up to the car. We walked back into town and after a morning coffee we met up with Maria as planned and said our goodbyes. We then started the walk ...

... Parpadelle is too good to miss out on. The day has turned sunny, and it is a balmy 12 degrees. The gloves are off. It feels like summer compared to last week. The day's go too quickly in the Italian winter. Soon enough it is time to return to Firenze. Elena and I make our way back to her home town, and my Italian home town. Perhaps it wasn't the party to end all parties, but a few days down the Italian coastline are a memorable way to finish 2005 and start 2006.