The long return, Sun, 28 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a River, Transit
in Europe, Poland
We left Simon’s parents’ house about 7.30pm and started our journey towards the German border, with a quick stop by his Grandparents’ house to pick up a new plant – happy to have another travel companion for this journey. The …
The long return, Sun, 07 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, France
Randomly saw a sign for Le Corbusier’s Notre Dame du Haut on the way! Crazy lucky, we didn’t even think we’ll be stopping anywhere on the way, but this just had to be done! But alas, when we arrived, the …
The long return, Sat, 06 Jun 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Transit
in Europe, France
26 hours of driving over 41 hours? Check. Getting through three borders during the pandemic closures? Check. Getting ‘married’ on the border to enter the country? Sure, why not! The pictures are from a few locations on the way, the …
Short Spanish trips, Sat, 07 Mar 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Ruins/Excavation
in Europe, Spain
Lived here!, Sat, 01 Feb 20
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Park, Sea, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Spain
Got there – Never again!New Home!OK, really new homeSanta EulaliaFestival de Santa EulaliaFestival de Santa EulaliaScrap bookshelfCarnival!Carnival!The Last BirthdaySun in lockdownWork in lockdownShopping in lockdownPartying in lockdownPartying in lockdownFestivals in lockdownDining in lockdownCamping anniversary in lockdownFIRST DAY OUT!!!FIRST DAY OUT!!!FIRST …
Short UK trips, Sun, 12 Jan 20
Jemma and Simon
at a Ruins/Excavation, Sea, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Baron in Italy, Tue, 24 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Transit
in Austria, Europe, France, Germany, Italy, San Marino, Switzerland
Baron in Italy, Mon, 23 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Sea, Transit
in Europe, France, UK
After a short walk in town, a baguette and an overpriced and disappointing tea later, we were ready for the ferry. Off to Britain! Now we’re on the ferry and surprisingly good weather allowed us to have a lunch on …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 21 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Waterfall
in Europe, France
Our amazement with Mont Blanc was quickly cooled with the tunnel passage price. €46.40?! Wow… On the French side the clouds were still heavy, but the views still gorgeous. After about an hour of driving down on neutral, we spotted …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 21 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain, Transit
in Europe, Italy
Yesterday was murderous! The rain just got worse and worse and soon even the top wiper setting was barely enough. We were hoping we might catch some beautiful views over the Ligurian coast, but we barely ever saw more than …
Baron in Italy, Fri, 20 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We had a solid sleep this morning – the far corner of the bus station car park has been wonderfully quiet. We got our supplies packed, including the pad and headphones (so prepared!) for yet another work call. Despite the …
Baron in Italy, Thu, 19 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We had a slower start to this day with packing up our stuff from the Airbnb and a work phone call. I also lost one of my favourite earrings on the way to our first stop and we retraced our …
Baron in Italy, Wed, 18 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Early start this morning – lots to see! First stop was the Uffizi gallery. This place is so vast! We started off thoroughly looking at all the Roman sculptures at the beginning of the gallery, but after 4 hours there, …
Baron in Italy, Tue, 17 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Another delicious lazy morning with waking up in a proper bed! We were clearly super tired from traveling and didn’t get up until 10am, but headed out for sightseeing soon afterwards. Florence is so full of amazing things to see, …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Got to Florence! On the way in we drove through Piazza do Michelangelo and for some fantastic views of the city and David. Perfect way to enter the city! But then we met the second thing Florence welcomes you with …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Europe, Italy
Another mountain range, another serpentine road. This time the breathtaking alpine views are replaced with monasteries and castles on mountaintops, and clouds you can drive into, and lonely armchairs. The driving in the clouds but was pretty intense, actually – …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Mountain, UNESCO site
in Europe, San Marino
With all the cold and the driving and various other worries, I wasn’t feeling great all morning. It took a while to cheer up, but San Marino has helped me a lot. Firstly, we had to feed the Baron and …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 16 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Graveyard, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Before we left Ravenna we had a look at Theodoric’s tomb from the outside, as it is close to where we parked. Now off to San Marino!
