Monthly Archives: June 2016

20160620 – Rammed By An Italian Exhaust Bandit, Pisa, Lucca, San Gimignano And Not Forgetting The Referendum

Tuesday – hot and sunny Lazy day around the villa.   Don’t I just love Italian design? I thought they were meant to be the world leaders in design. From our experience I think not. A toilet roll holder that … Continue reading

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20160617 – Siena And Florence

Friday – hot and sunny A lazy day planned after our sightseeing and cultural excesses. Lounge around the lovely garden and pool. But no day would be complete without a short trip to a supermarket for the things we couldn’t … Continue reading

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20160612 – Padua and Venice At Last

Sunday – Warm and drizzle. Take a stroll into Padua to explore. Not the most elegant of cities but it does have some impressive buildings, mind you it’s started to rain so that doesn’t help. They may not know a … Continue reading

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20160607 – Heidelberg

Tuesday – hot and sunny The usual lazy start to the day with breakfast, coffee and newspapers. Our new home for 4 days is a lovely 2 bedroom VRBO. All very comfortable, modern, clean (no ants so far) and well … Continue reading

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20160603 – Mission To Europe Ready For BREXIT

Friday – warm and sunny After enduring 6 weeks at home, although I have to admit the weather has been pretty good, we finally reached escape velocity on our mission to be in the EU on UK INDEPENDENCE day 24th … Continue reading

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