FINITO. Well actually not quite, we found all these nice photos on our phones from Tirano from where we caught the Bernina Express into Switzerland, yesterday Today is our last day in Milan, and indeed Italy, so we ventured forth one final time, to see what we could find in the centro storico. There was […]

Ilze and I spent our last day in Florence walking back over the Ponte Vecchio. We then made the rather tedious climb up through rather dull side streets to a car park called the Piazzale Michelangelo. Why? You ask. Because when you turn around there is this. I have often pondered those words since I […]

We arrived in wonderful Florence in a rush, by train which topped its speed at 266 kms per hour. The trip wasn’t as interesting as we had hoped as most of it was through tunnels, with only brief seconds of views of the world as we sped through stations, and into the nether world again. […]

Here are a few photos from our last day in Bologna. We visited a Library with Roman ruins under the glass floor. The Anatomical theatre where pioneering medical greats such as Galen’s gave demonstrations on human anatomy. We visited even more Medieval Museums. And a Basilica too many. We then packed for an early departure […]

We got in late from Ravenna and found our hotel superbly located in the market district of Bologna with shops and restaurants  at every turn. The aromas were intoxicating but unfortunately our hotel room was smaller than our previous bathroom. Dashing off to eat ourselves stupid we agreed to tough it out. First course. Bruschetta […]

Our last day in Ravenna began late because we were out late with dinner and a show. Fabulous food in a converted theatre showing Laurel and Hardy on the big screen. Cost $30 each. In the morning we set off in light rain across the Plaza del Populo where the local motorists all had the […]

Having left Venice on Sunday morning in the pouring rain, accompanied by rolling thunder and another rapidly rising tide, we woke in Ravenna this morning to a bright sunny sky. NO WELLIES RQUIRED. Our expensive luggage had let us down – we found that it wasn’t at all waterproof. Our room in Ravenna looked very […]

We moped about Venice for the last few days, changing our minds hourly as the tides rose and fell. Twice more we have been forced out by the flooding in our apartment, the first was on Friday so we bolted early and took the train to Padua. It was a grey and miserable day by […]

Acqua Alta alarms are loud and insistent, and I was surprised to have slept through one this morning, after a very restless night. We opened the shutters to an unusual sight – sunny blue skies, not a cloud in sight. You simply must make the most of these rare opportunities so despite the rising water […]