Happy New Year All. “Let’s fly to Rome,” we thought. It’s closer than Pisa and we need to get back … More
Tag: travel
From frost to fog
Started the second day of our journey back to Bristol with the sun rising over the Italian Alps and temperatures … More
The Return
We set off back to the UK on Tuesday. Amazingly, we managed to leave by 7:30am. We decided to avoid … More
Day 3
Woke to thunder, lightning and yet more torrential rain. Left our B & B (Terra e Cielo, just outside Genoa) … More
On to Italy
The hotel was wonderful: Daisy decided to sleep under the bed which entailed sliding under frog-like. I then spent a … More
To Pérouges
We left early, accompanied by 130 km/h winds and more rain. Searched out the local Carrefour to buy toothbrushes (the … More
Breakfast
Had a lovely breakfast at the Chateau de Moulin-le-Comte: natural yoghurt with rhubarb jam, boiled eggs, fresh-baked French bread and … More
Departure
It is three months since we sat down in the office of the notaio in Citta della Pieve, signed a contract … More