A collection of 12 posts
After a lie in (so late, we missed breakfast - the holiday appears to have taken it out of us!), we walked around Venice for a bit before stopping for a pastry and coffee. Then, we enjoyed our last gelato (sad times) and walked around some more. We like Venice a lot, but Florence is still our …
First thing this morning, we enjoyed watermelon for breakfast while taking in the epic view from our Airbnb one last time. And, once we’d checked out and refuelled the car, we hunted down some more breakfast plus coffee at a spot called La Cremerie in Peschiera del Garda. After all of that, we …
First thing this morning, we drove to Malcesine, a town to the northeast of Lake Garda. Once there, we stopped for breakfast before taking in some of the views. Then, we rode two cable cars up to Monte Baldo, which is a mountain range in the Italian Alps. We walked up to the peak, where we were even …
Once we’d munched some anguria for breakfast, we hit the road heading north towards our next destination, Lake Garda, which is the largest lake in Italy. The journey took us through mountains and very picturesque scenery. Along the way, we stopped off a couple of times for some coffee and crisps! We …
Following a watermelon breakfast in our Airbnb, we boarded a (very busy and hot!) train to the northernmost village of the five villages that make up the Cinque Terre, Monterosso al Mare. Once there, we stopped off for a coffee and some olive focaccia by the beach. After that, we trained it to the …
Following pastries, coffee, and watermelon for breakfast, we picked up our hire car ready for our next destination, La Spezia/Cinque Terre! It was stressful driving through the very narrow streets of Florence to get out of the city, especially when you’re sitting on the wrong side of the car …
After a bit of a lie in, we enjoyed pastries and coffee for breakfast, followed up with some Italian dark chocolates! Our first destination of the day was Giotto’s Bell Tower. We had to climb 414 steps to get to the top and it was very narrow like the last tower we climbed in Rome! But the views …
After another epic breakfast, we checked out of our hotel and boarded the train (just in time!) to Florence. The trains here are much more spacious and comfortable than the ones we’re used to at home, and there was plenty of air conditioning, too. We were a bit sad to be leaving Rome, as we’ve had …
After a repeat of yesterday’s breakfast (and a stocking up on pants and socks at the local H&M!), we headed to the Roman Forum, the heart of the ancient city of Rome. Apparently, it all used to be marshlands, which we found hard to believe given the heat! On the way back to the hotel to freshen …
After a later start and hearty birthday breakfast of pastries, potatoes, cakes, and fruit, Helen opened the rest of her presents before we headed via the metro to our first destination of the day, St. Peter’s Basilica. Thanks to Helen’s organisation skills, we skipped the very long line with advance …
After another early start (5:30AM - FML), we headed from our hotel through the centre of Rome to board our coach trip! Our first stop along the way was Cassino for a (very strong!) americano, plus a croissant. Afterwards, we ventured up windy (and very narrow - especially for such a big coach!) …
After a tearful and eventful (he threw up in the car on the way to the cat hotel!) goodbye to Diego yesterday afternoon, we headed to Heathrow, stopping off at Pizza Express for dinner on the way. We stayed at the Sofitel Hotel at Heathrow Terminal 5 (which was very nice!) and ordered a couple of …