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Monday – grey and miserable. Leisurely drive down to the Leonardo Hotel at Heathrow. The less said about the usual road works and delays between Manchester and Stoke the better. It’s been like this for at least 20+ years. Now … Continue reading →

Monday – hot and sunny Drive up to Rothenberg, one of the most picturesque towns in Germany. It takes nearly 2 hours with all the road works and traffic jams. Have a pleasant wander around. It’s our 2nd time here … Continue reading →

Thursday – hot and sunny Off down to Chiemsee, the largest lake in Bavaria. Catch the ferry over to the castle. Stop for the usual morning coffee and then have a stroll around the island. Finally find the castle, after … Continue reading →

Saturday – hot and sunny Yes, we survived Italy. I think I deserve a medal for surviving those roads and the crazy exhaust bandits. I spend about 8 months a year driving on the right. I spend about 8 months … Continue reading →

Saturday – hot and sunny It ain’t half hot again but we brave the heat and venture into Siena to see the Duomo. We missed it last trip. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157163738360249&set=a.10150340074490249.575311.621375248&type=3&theater Wendy has a pleasant lunch and then after a 4 mile … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →