Bad start to the day – just arrived in Siena and left my passport on the bus! Massive fail!!! Didn’t even realise till checking in at the hotel and they ask to see your ID. Fastest run have ever made back to the bus station – not too surprised to…
Category: Europe
Italy – Rome (3)
Ok last post on this place.. but.. have to say that Rome was awesome.. and I don’t mean ‘was’ in the sense that it used to be the centre of a grand empire etc etc. but simply because I’m now on a bus out of there… Out early on Sunday morning…
Italy – Rome (2)
Pizza, pasta, beer, pizza, wine, calzone and pizza.. what’s not to love 🙂 Nan & Pop arrived in time for lunch (pizza and beer) and so kept it simple and walked past the forum down to colosseum and back around to capitol hill. Walked on set with Inspector Rex –…
Italy – Rome (1)
Going to spend a week in Italy. Plan to start in Rome and move up north to end in Venice. Grandparents have tagged along for the ride – should be interesting! We had an adventure just getting here. Forgot to book the car (mini-cab in English terms..) to the airport…
Weekend in Stockholm
High prices, ordinary weather, reasonable sights.. wouldn’t recommend anyone rush to Stockholm anytime soon. Nice enough place but not really enough to keep you there too long. Vasa museum was cool enough and the ice bar was a novelty. The guys from H&M saved the day though!!!
Oktoberfest!!!
The greatest festival ever!! (excepting Carnival perhaps..?) Non-stop beer, meat and silly folk music! We survived Munich relatively unscathed. Met a bunch of friendly Austrians who kindly gave up two seats at their table – thinking Jess’s friend was another girl. No matter – lot’s of dancing on tables, falling…
Marseille to Milan
A road trip through France & Italy with your grandmother and her two friends may not sound the best way to spend your Easter long weekend but it was some damned good fun with a few mishaps and a lot of laughs thrown in. With only 4 days to get…