England apparently haven’t had much of a summer this year, but it was 28 degrees when I arrived this morning from Bergamo! I am staying with my friends Hilary and Keith in Keyworth, a village near Nottingham and we are heading to the Lakes District tomorrow morning. It does promise to be a little cooler … [Read More »]
Archives for July 2008
Vernazza, my favourite seaside village anywhere!
I am in Vernazza, one of the five villages of the Cinque Terre on the west coast of Italy. I have been here before, loved it then and still love it! One day I will come here for at least a week, longer if I can manage it, and just hang out! The food is … [Read More »]
The leaning tower of Pisa
So now I can tick this one off! Yes, I have seen the leaning tower of Pisa and can verify that it is indeed on a lean! Acutally it is quite pretty, a bright pure white that contrasted beautifully with the surrounding emerald of the grass! It was being cleaned while I was there so had … [Read More »]
Donatello, Leonardo and the rest of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles… er… Italian artists…
I have just spent two tiring days in Florence and am not really ready to leave to go to Pisa tomorrow. Yesterday I began with a wander around the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore. I had been here before but this time decided to take my time with the audio tour so I actually … [Read More »]
Venice Likes to Party
Venice had a festival last night. This is one of the cool things about travelling in the summer: you are far more likely to stumble across such things, especially on the weekends. This festival was held on the harbour near St Mark’s Square. The idea (I think) was that a temporary bridge was built between … [Read More »]