Hotel Concord Riccione

... heard of San Marino but as Sue mentioned it is an independent state named after a Christian stonemason Marinus from around 300 when he hid in the mountain peaks to avoid persecution by the Romans and started a community there. It must have been a case of too small a fish to worry about as today, the mountain state exists as the 5th smallest country in the world. The buildings and scenery were breathtaking. Well worth the long bus ride to get there

... we were glad when we arrived in Rimini.

It rained the first few days we were here, but the past 2 days of sunshine have made up for it! Our hostel has great rooms but a really awful atmosphere, so we were so glad when the sun came out and we could spend all day at the beach, or in the town. Relaxing in the sun is just what we've needed! I'm still embarrassingly white though. I'd even call it offensively white. It's going to take more than 2 days of sun to bring me even to human ...

... Mozzarella.... wie imm** ;-)

Sarah - hat als Probe für das "Promidinn**" nächste Woche den Rest üb**nommen.

Paps - ...ein** muss ja auch essen - od** ?

Das Menü: - Vorspeise: Caprese
Hauptspeise: Spagetti mit Basilikum Pesto od** mit Olivenöl
Nachspeise: "die Ecke des Monats "

Geschmeckt hat´s jedenfalls h**vorragend !!!! ... und nichts ist ...

... the world) it was one of the more enjoyable and relaxing days we have had. Also pretty funny was when we went grocery shopping they actually had their own vats of wine in the store but funnier than that was when Jen got caught by the armed security gaurd taking a photo and he started ranting in Italian at her. Not much else to say just a real different kind of beach town that has a historic center. Very relaxing and fun. Now it is off to Verona the next morning...

... against us and this game was no different. Our defensive line shuts down the run usually without evening needing much help from the linebacking core, which is remarkable and a great asset.

The Marines tried to convert on fourth down and failed, giving us the ball at our own 30. On first down we came out in I-formation and I faked a dive then slung the ball out to Panzani on a hitch and he turned outside and got an easy 8 yards. That was the last time we ...

... in my life on one beach. There was even a beach shower at the waters edge (advising us not to use shampo (their spelling not mine).

The water temp was cooler than in Sicily but still pleasant enough. by this time the sun had disappeared behind rain clouds. We headed back into town for coffee & shopping. Mandy found a ring but didn't buy it. I think she regretted it as for the next few days she wanted to head back to Fano.

Ciao

We left for Urbino after breakfast for a quick trip (Birth place of Raffaello - painter) of course coffee & gelati was part of our plans with some sights thrown in.

Nice place and worth the trip. No time to view the museo a bit of a shame as there is a section with Rafael.

We had some great views going over the mountains going to/from Urbino. Mandy is handling driving the larger car just fine.

Ciao

... Naturally we got a t-shirt and the man showed us then his own garage with bikes he owned which was really special. He invited us for coffee but we had to get moving on. What a top day we had. Heading north we finally left the lowlands and reached the Dolomite mountains and camped by a lovely lake, Lake Garda. The lake is famous for windsurfing most of the year and the campsite catered for them. The views were beautiful of the soaring mountains behind us.

... il mio italiano.
Le cose più belle sono successe in questo viaggio. Ho conosciuto gente dal tutto il mondo e ho fatto amici veramente di cuore. Al corso italiano che andavo ho conosciuto l'amore della mia vita e la persona migliore per girare il mondo. Ho cominciato a viaggiare molto purtoppo finora solo in Europa ma con la intenzione di andare dappertutto.
Milano, la grigia città secondo molti, la città più brutta di Italia, per me era incredibile...

Italia - since my first visit I fell in love with the Italian weather, little towns with unforgettable ambience and, most of all, the food! I'm always happy to be able to come back to Italy - and there is still so much to see! We rented an appartment in the pretty Adriatic city of Riccione and stayed there for one week. We managed to enjoy some Italian sun but also visited some beautiful Italian towns - Ravenna, Urbino, Pesaro, Venice and San Marino.