‘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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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 …
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!
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 …
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 …
Look, I’ve blanked out most of the flight for everyone’s benefit, but suffice to say, it was pretty shit. Adelaide-Doha was manageable, once Bitti was asleep I tried to sleep but was woken what seemed like every two minutes. The hostess woke me first to ask if my sleeping child would like her dinner. Umm, …
Ten hours in and Bitti has declared the whole thing a waste of time and says she’d rather be at home 😂 Landing in Doha
‘Going on holiday is boooooring’–Bitti, 9.17 pm, yet to board the flight
Bitti and I are off to the continent for three weeks. This will be my first overseas trip since she was born so I’m pretty thrilled. She is a little worried about missing school, which is a good thing I guess since it means she is actually enjoying school! But I’m sure the amount of …
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