I have made a note where there is a good supermarket/ deli in Praiano and our first mission for the morning is to find it and stock up on breakfast and some lunch food with snacks for the hikes. Our first attempt draws a blank and we have to retrace…
Month: April 2019
Transfer from Rome to Amalfi Coast
It is an early start for us as we are leaving Rome for Naples by train. We say good-bye to our comfy apartment and take the Metro to the station. It is a complete shock as to how busy it is on a Sunday morning and I briefly coach Tanya…
Trevi Fountain, Piazza de Popolo our last day in Rome
We wake up again to a picture perfect morning, the sky resembles Michael Angelo’s lapis lazuli Sky in the Sistine chapel. We enjoy another breakfast with mouthwatering strawberries and we feel that the big day ahead warrants a visit to our now most favourite bakery cafe . It seems that every…
Vatican City
We started out early today by catching the metro to the Vatican City. We pre booked a tour, and when we arrived I was so pleased that we had! There were so many people there and the tour guide estimated 40,000 people would be coming through today. Mariola once again,…
A little Roman history
Today we start the morning with a planning session and some logistics work for our transfer to the Amalfi Coast. We now have tickets “to skip the queue” for the Vatican but we decide to brave the Colosseum on our own. It is another beautiful, sunny day and it gets…
Food, food beautiful Italian food
As we walked around exploring the neighborhood near our apartment we quickly realized just how important fresh food delivered to customers in tempting colorful options is for the Italians. Lots of tiny eateries, mini and larger supermarkets, bakeries and delicatessens are scattered every few blocks. Although it is very early…
Rome first day,continued
We have had a fun first day in Rome. The weather is beautiful, and the city is very clean. We asked the driver who took us to our apartment last night if the cars stopped for you if you were on a zebra crossing. He assured us yes, but today…
Rome first Day
We had just a small level of concern that for Tanya this might be a “bumpy” as in queasy journey , however she passed with flying ( ha, ha) colours. It did mean that no Moët or Veuve was consumed but a small price to pay in the end. I…
At the airport
It’s 3.36am and we are checked in at the airport waiting for departure. I have my travel sickness patch on, my compression stockings on( thanks Sarah) and looking really attractive (haha) with my intrepid Travelling buddy, Mariola. What more could I ask for, I cant believe I’ll finally be in Italy…
The Long awaited adventure begins
We are on to the last couple of days of packing preparations and finalizing the long list of anti-nausea medication. It is all coming together and what was meant to be a trip to Tuscany started in the planning 9 years ago is now our epic Italian adventure, traversing Italy…