Day 15 – Rome
Rome, the Eternal City, might well be the most exhausting city of any on a European journey. Not helped by an extremely poor night’s sleep on the overnight train between…Continue Reading →
Day 14 – Lake Como
Varenna, where we stayed at Eremo Gaudio, is on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy. The lake is massive and is…
Day 13 – Varenna, Monza, Varenna
What a way to start a day, waking up to this view! Then coffee and pastries on a patio with…
Day 12 – Zurich, Bernina, Varenna (Lake Como)
We arose from an absolutely awesome night’s sleep, where for once we all slept like the dead. We had arranged for an early breakfast, so after raiding the buffet for…Continue Reading →
Day 11 – Prague to Zurich
After the Berlin to Prague fiasco, we were ready to leave Prague at 6 am today in anticipation of the…
Day 9 – Berlin to Prague
The idea for today was to wake up, rent a bike and cycle along the old Berlin wall, then make…
Day 8 – Florence, Pisa, Berlin
Waking up early for a bright start to the day, we arrived at the train station in time to catch the delayed earlier train to Pisa. This was incredibly fortunate…Continue Reading →
Day 6 – Barcelona to Florence
This was a really rough day. Starting at 04.30 we left promptly on time for the metro, caught the shuttle…
Day 5 – Barcelona
It surprises me that Barcelona isn’t mentioned in literature, song and folklore in the same way that Rome, Florence or…
Day 4 – Barcelona
After a night on a bunk bed on a train in a cabin that resembled something from 5th Element, we agreed that although not an ideal night’s sleep, we were…Continue Reading →