Our next destination was Lake Como, Bellagio specifically. The most beautiful of the lake towns, we had heard great things and were looking forward to seeing the famous water + mountain views. And maybe George Clooney? This meant another long day of travelling after my early morning interview, starting with the short trip back to …
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Riomaggiore
We made it to our final joint destination! The journey here was a tad arduous, starting at 8.30 and ending just before dark. It began with the car drive back to Florence, where we dropped R and Bitti off at the tram stop with the bags, then drove around to the car drop off point. …
Farewell Tuscany
This holiday is passing terrifyingly quickly. I can’t tell you what we did on which day, but somehow we have left Tuscany behind and are now in Cinque Terre. I think what happened is we ate a lot of very good Italian food, drank a lot of delicious wine, and slipped into a time portal? …
At home in Tuscany
We regretfully left Florence by taking the tram to the airport and then walking a needlessly circuitous route across three lanes of traffic to the hire car pick up point. Picking up the car was quite simple, although we did not get the model we had booked, it was small enough to navigate the narrow …
Firenze: gutter Prosecco & Spritz and chipsk
‘Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice‘—E.M. Forster Yesterday we arrived in Florence from Rome and immediately fell in love. It is quieter, cleaner and is stocked with plenty of beautiful narrow alleys to get lost in. Plus, it has the zebra cathedral (Duomo di Firenze), which Bitti found fascinating and we were …
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Farewell Rome
The last two days in Rome we spent inside the Colosseum and at Borghese Gardens. I was pretty excited to check out the inside of the arena where Russell Crowe famously battled tigers and a despotic Caesar, so once the four of us were together we caught the tram down and braved the crowds to …
Time is already getting away from us. I can’t figure out how many days have passed since the one I last posted about. We’ve now got our friends here with us! Bitti and I were chilling all afternoon inside after checking into our new accommodation, a two-bedroom apartment near Termini. R and A were due …
For Laura
A gelato ranking has been requested, so I’ve added a page listing all flavours tried and the verdicts given by Bitti. As you will see, she describes what she tastes in great detail!
Bioparco e protest
After all the walking on day one Bitti was not keen to repeat it. I plotted a tram journey that could take us directly to the door of Rome’s zoo, Bioparco. We travelled almost alone, seems like weekend mornings are pretty quiet here. The zoo is located in Borghese Gardens, which I’m told have a …
Rome: dirty and full of naughty people
Bitti and I spent our first full day in Rome on the hop on hop off bus. I thought this might save Bitti’s legs, but it didn’t really work. The closest stop to our hotel was near the Colosseum so we started by heading down there. On the way Bitti noted that the streets were …
Two Little Travellers 