In my last post I didn’t mention our rather interesting accommodation in Venice. We decided to stay in this monastery (of all things!) called Instituto Canossiano. The internal courtyard was pretty. The entry was was pretty nice too! We have a funny story about staying here though. Whenever you went out you had to leave…
Month: October 2016
Beautiful Venezia
We boarded the train in Florence, bound for Venice. We had seats booked in rows 7 & 8 (facing each other) and amazingly discovered that Denise and Graeme had seats booked in the same row! We knew we were all going on the same train, but didn’t know we were seated adjacent to each other!…
Friends in Florence
We left Rome early in the morning by train. There was a bit of fog on the hills still, but the fog lifted to reveal some beautiful scenery: There were fields of sunflowers, past their prime all bowing their heads, ready for harvest of their seeds. When I wasn’t looking out the windows I was getting the…
Finishing Roma
YES! Fast Wifi at last! 🙂 So, continuing with our last day in Rome. I love the way the Romans make up for not having a garden by creating a garden on the roof! And this florist on a back alley. So, so beautiful! The old and the new means of transport: Those little…
Our last day in Rome
On our last day in Rome we decided to go and visit the Trevi Fountain, Spanish steps, and whatever else we came across! 🙂 This church was the first thing we “came across”, just around the corner from where we were staying, it is the Basilica of Saint Mary and the Angels. It was not a…