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Roma, plus sunshine in Tuscany
... it really is a special place, there are big differences in all the places we’ve been (most of it stunning in its own way), overall the people are extremely friendly and it’s just a relaxing place.
Glenda’s bit – Well Rome was Andy’s "Big Day Out" and I just followed in his shadow, usually running to keep up as he had a timetable down to the last minute. No Just kidding but not far from the truth. To be honest I am not ...
Un caffe per favore
... I HATE not being able to speak the language!) one of them was nice (she was English) one of them was really mean (WHAT, exactly, do you want - somehow the French accent made this sound meaner) and one of them was just like Sigh, yes I speak English, slightly condescending glance and a small smile, like I was a lost child.
And then it was an overnight train (13 hours) to Florence. In stark contrast to the French, most of the people ...
Arezz continued
... an exploratory sortie of about 100km and 4 hours..
Eventually we somehow made it to the designated free parking area, which is situated about 10 minutes walk from our place. This is because the old walled town has restricted vehicle access due the narrow confines of the medieval streets.After a restorative cup of tea (see, we ...
Il Palio
SO... back on the bus. A quick detour to a little town called ottiveo which wa quite pretty. Caught the bus into town and had a look around the Square and the Duomo. The town had such a great feel and I think that this was due to the Il Palio which happened only a few days ago. The town is organised into about 17 different areas and each has ...
Madness in Motion: Trains and Rental Car
... for coach 02. We found several coaches marked with large 2's. After boarding a couple, I found seat numbers matching ours, and we hauled up our bags. (Later, we learned "2" means second class, and we had first class tickets.) The coach was almost empty, but I asked a passenger if this was the train to Milano. "Si," she responded. Fifteen minutes later, about five minutes before departure, the train's ...


