First day in Carcassonne (no I’d never heard of it either). 28 degrees and sunny, lovely town house and a rather big castle thingy. First port of call is (as usual) where to eat, so after a brief womble we … Continue reading
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Off to join that there Folks in Carcasonne in the land of all things ooh la la with the Mrs. After a tough few weeks (I have managed to paint the hallway, cloak room and get rid of the hideous … Continue reading
After a day pootling around in Mildred our Fiat Panda P.O.S, we settled on food at a local establishment, which is very friendly and serves a demon rosemary steak. Whilst enjoying our meal 6 of our colonial cousins descended on … Continue reading
So here we are deep in wine heaven on the east of Tuscany in a tiny place called Bolgheri. It’s tranquil and quite literally is full of restaurants. The local wine is the speciality and we just had to pick … Continue reading
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Just a short drive away is this small town with outstanding views. So a little sightseeing requires sustenance at the local trattoria and the chance to try a world famous bloody expensive wine (Brunello Montelcino) . Oh and the bucket … Continue reading
So far, mosquito 27, horsefly 1, human 0 I want a Hazmat suit! … Continue reading
More pictures of this beautiful little fortress city (this one wasn’t used for films of shiny vampires) Obviously a hard day looking at things needs refreshment … Continue reading
Here we are in San Gimignano in Tuscany enjoying a bite to eat, whilst being eaten alive. We are making every effort to order in italian when up walks an English couple to ask the waiter in plain English “Do … Continue reading
A nice day chilling by the freezing cold pool (so exhilarating it takes the best part of 15 minutes to work up to full submersion) watching the thunderstorm gently circle around us. And in true style we just had to … Continue reading
Well apparently the mozzies are. British Beef(cake) anyone ? … Continue reading