Baron in Italy, Sun, 15 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
After the short drive from our parking spot, we arrived in Ravenna. We were amazed at the hugeeeee powerplants we passed on our way here and then by some of the really ugly buildings in the town – I guess …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 14 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Graveyard, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Waking up today was great, because the sun is back! How great to open the Baron’s door and see sunshine flood into our bedroom. Took a lovely chilled morning, with a proper tea and breakfast, even read the news! Only …
Baron in Italy, Thu, 12 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Museum, Temple
in Europe, Italy
From here, trouble started. Bologna doesn’t allow older diesel cars in. Normally we would qualify as the Baron is reasonably young, but today there is a smog alert and no diesels are allowed in at all! How useful that, having …
Baron in Italy, Thu, 12 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Museum, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We woke up so early! And all to make it to the art gallery at opening time of 8:30 and be on our way. And it was worth it – Palazzo dei Musei holds a beautiful Bernini bust, a series …
Baron in Italy, Wed, 11 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We arrived to Modena around 7pm and spent the first half hour looking for a parking spot. Figuring out Italian parking rules is hard and not make easier by the system of ridiculously narrow one way streets and a complete …
Baron in Italy, Wed, 11 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
The trip from Verona to Mantua is very short, and the view of the town is magnificent once you get there. Surrounded by a river bend, Mantua just didn’t grow that much since the Renaissance and seems like it’s completely …
Baron in Italy, Tue, 10 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Verona is wonderful! We arrived at around 11am. Firstly, we visited Verona Arena, an amazingly preserved Roman amphitheatre. It was so cool and had great views of the surrounding city and Alps in the distance. Next we walked to Piazza …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 09 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Sauna/Baths
in Europe, Italy
After leaving Brescia, we drove to a thermal lake path near Lake Garda. This park turned out to be pretty wonderful. The lake was of thermal mineral water and situated amongst the trees is this park, and there were two …
Baron in Italy, Mon, 09 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a City, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
We spent this morning seeing some of the beautiful churches of Brescia. Firstly, the New Cathedral. I really liked this church as the interior lacks all of the gold & gaudy baroque decor. Next to this is the Old Cathedral, …
Baron in Italy, Sun, 08 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, City, Museum, Ruins/Excavation, Temple, UNESCO site
in Europe, Italy
Today was a day of misunderstandings. We left Aprica in the morning and got to Brescia before noon, taking in some awesome mountain and lake views on the way. It took a while to find a parking spot – this …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 07 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Mountain
in Austria, Europe, Germany, Italy, Switzerland
Today’s episode is sponsored by the European Union and the Schengen Zone. We are in Italy! We’ve been to four countries today, and we almost crossed the Alps. And without a single stop at any border. How awesome is that? …
Baron in Italy, Sat, 07 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle
in Europe, Germany
What a view to wake up to! Now back to the lost cat key scare… Seriously thought we lost them! Thankfully after much searching and more panicking, we found they feel into the backpack. Already changed parking spot just in …
Baron in Italy, Chasing the sun, Thu, 05 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Sauna/Baths
in Europe, Germany
First night in the van! This was much better than expected. -3 outside, but we were all pretty happy and snug in our insulated van and under our duvet and the extra woollen blanket my mum gave us. Thanks mum! …
Baron in Italy, Thu, 05 Dec 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Sauna/Baths
in Europe, Germany
I didn’t think I’ll manage it, but I did! I drove all the way from Poznań to Munich in one day, with just one sorry break! We docked right after midnight – turns out Therme Erding have a little caravan …
Moving out of Edinburgh, Fri, 20 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Ruins/Excavation, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Moving out of Edinburgh, Thu, 19 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Castle, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Moving out of Edinburgh, Wed, 18 Sep 19
Jemma and Simon
at a Lake, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
Double Parents Extravaganza, Thu, 25 Jul 19
Jemma and Simon
with Bruce, Iwona, Jacek, Jane
at a UNESCO site
in Europe, Poland
Conference Trips, Short UK trips, Sat, 22 Jun 19
Jemma and Simon
with Eva, Kay, Lef, Lu, Magda, Stachu
at a City, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
17 December 2005 19-20 April 06 8-11 February 2007, meeting Kay and Stachu 6 April 2007
Short UK trips, Sat, 22 Jun 19
Jemma and Simon
with Lef
at a Park, UNESCO site
in Europe, UK
