Romea Ravenna

... as each seat filled the novelty soon wore off. It became cramped and uncomfortable... both physically and socially. As soon as we got to Austria however, the stunning views of the huge, steaming mountain forests, and ice blue rivers took our minds off the traveling conditions. On several occasions we couldn't help but gasp and 'wow' at the surroundings (which I felt quite guilty for doing because there was a blind woman in our carriage).

Nevertheless, it is an understatement to ...

... end of the road! Depending if it's my morning or afternoon shift, I'll either have a few chores to do around the yard, or might wander into the village, sit on the terrace and read, or have a siesta which is pretty much mandatory daily occurrence! It's peaceful. It's tranquil. And it is so real, grass roots and down-home county! I'm sure it is good for this city girl to try out life without my daily latte and manicured nails! We work outside once it starts to get cooler, working the ...

Hi All!

I hope you are all well, whereever you find yourselves! :)

To start with - I'll give you a snapshot of my setting as I write. Church bells are ringing in symphony throughout the village of Dozza in the background - just up the hill and few vineyards away. They chime every quarter - almost as a little reminder to pause, listen, feel, and remember where I am. There is a kitten sitting on my lap, purring, licking the salt off my ...

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Am nächsten Morgen - nach Frühstück - Aufbruch nach Assisi - ca. 15 min. Fahrzeit. Da d** Parkplatz am Fuss des B**ges liegt auf dem die Stadt liegt - kurzes "Schlucken" - ab** in 10 min. warn wir beim Dom - dann ar wied** alles ok !
Assisi - eine wirklich wund**schöne alte Stadt , in die ich demnächst sich** mal auf läng** zurückkommen w**de.
Grab des heiligen ...

We got to Rimini later that night after Pompeii. It was another 6 hour drive so again we were exhausted. We checked into the hotel and it was perfect. Nicer than the last one we were at. We had booked in advance for the night and the rate was 30eros cheaper than the next night so we (I) thought we would just get there and tell them we wanted another night at the same price. Unfortunately they played me harder than I played them and said they had no availability ...

... Byzantine mozaics in the world, Ravenna is small, has free bike hire and a bike/pedestiran only town centre, and of the sites apart from one lie within a few hundred metres of one another. Another highlight - the place is free of the hoards of tourists we encountered everywhere else in Italy.

And the mosaics - my pictures don't do them any justice at all, you really must go for ...

... looking at that she once had a good-looking husband. Then she clarified that she was not hitting on me. It was pretty funny.

Before we left, one of the teenage girls that was there wanted to take a picture with me so as they were leaving, word got passed in Italian to my teammates who are a bunch of funny guys, real jokers. I go to take the photo and of course I’m getting heckled the whole time.

We hung out for a few more hours then ...

... the track prices were so high for the gear and we got it for joining the fan club. From here we went to the town of Rimini and tried to find the Italian National motorcycle Museum. The GPS had us in the area but we couldn’t find it , even asking around was fruitless so we drove around the local airport side road amongst farm houses and came upon it tucked up a side road with very little signage. The man was heading out for lunch but also told us ...

Mi sono innamorata di Italia quando ero molto piccola e mio cugino, che studiava medicina a Siena, mi ha dato un album di litfiba. Come passavano gli anni ho preso diversi corsi d'italiano in una prova di imparare la lingua.
Quando avevo 15 anni i miei genitori hanno deciso che facciamo il giro di Italia. Firenze era la citta che ha rubato i miei impressioni.
Dopo molti anni, il 2007, ho preso la decisione di andare per un paio di mesi a Milano per ...

... I needed to pick and choose the cities that were the most distinct. Because, it's wonderful to see medieval cities surrounded by old walls and with a duomo and other churches. But, since I didn't have much more time, I wanted to see cool, unique things. I arrived at the Ravenna train station at about 18 and called the hostel to make sure they had spots for that ...