Hotel Allegria Udine

Over 150 traditional or nautical-themed nativity scenes displayed in the streets, squares and churches of Grado and Barbana Island. Christmas markets spread festive season colours, perfumes and lights across Grado. Children’s parties with St Nicholas and Father Christmas. Live music, plus fireworks over the sea. Grado prepares celebrations for children and grown-ups in its atmospheric lagoon setting.

Christmas in ...

Chris mentioned a couple of days ago that he reserved a car for the remainder of our trip. We continue to move away from my philosophy of being as backpacker like as possible (local transport, hostels, local foods …). But, the conveniences feel so good :) It will definitely make the trip more efficient and give us more flexibility on exploring areas.

We get a ...

... the passengers still in them. It took us through a tunnel that went through
the mountains and brought us 30 minutes away from Bled. Yay! The
ride through the tunnel took 10-12 minutes.
That’s a long time to hold your breath.
But it saved us some driving time and allowed us to experience something
totally new and ultimately cool!

Last but not least, we returned to
Bled early enough to catch the Dali exhibit ...

... vor 11 Jahren mit Albert und family waren :-)

Die Zufahrt zum Stellplatz macht mir etwas Sorge, da ich auf eine schmale Ramoe rauf muß - aber mit Hilfe von Sarah und Hannah klappt alles wunderbar !

Dann gibts da noch eine riesge Poollandschaft mit Rutsche - also nichts wie rein !!!

Und zum Abendessen gibts im ...

... development lever.

Through the Original Hospitality on the Lagoon project, the partnership sets up itineraries centred around the history of the Grado lagoon. It also organises escorted nature tours to help visitors appreciate a unique environment and learn about local crafts as a way of understanding the life of the fishermen as well as joining in their customs and traditions, learning how to cook local specialities and, of course, enjoying eating them.

... is where the Germans first starting developing that whole blitzkrieg thing.

It was also here that Ernest Hemingway volunteered as an ambulance driver and his experiences here ended up in A Farewell to Arms, another high school book I didn't read....but now that I know he met a nurse here, I just might!

We left Aviano this morning and have started our trek across Italy to head to Prague. We took the bus to Perdenone and then the train to Udine where we are waiting to board the train for the long ride to Prague. We'll leave the station at 11:06pm and arrive in Vienna, Austria at 8am and then leave again at 9am to arrive in Prague at 2pm-ish...so not much to report so far...stay ...

This is a great small town, where they actually choose to not speak english. We went from the restaurant to bar to wedding to bar to restaurant to bar (the Black Stuff) etc. Eat, Drink, Sleep repeat for a few days. It was a beautiful wedding and a great town.

... locked together with a kryptonite lock when I noticed the Italian Elvis open his large case and pull out a guitar case. The seven people on the platform immediately turned their attention to him. He sat and tuned his guitar for a few minutes and no one's attention shifted. He stood up and began playing. Based on his appearance, I didn't expect much more than a mediocre busker taking advantage of a small, but captivated audience, but I was, as was the ...

... aus Seekirchen. Um ca. 5h in der Früh haben wir schon telefonisch festgestellt, dass beide "on the road" sind - und nun wollen wir uns treffen. Ziemlich spannend!
Aber es klappt und wir sind vollzählig. Ein erster Morgen-Cappucino und wir sind glücklich.
Auf zum Campingplatz!