PianoStrada, Trastevere, Roma
Galleries today. Firstly the Pantheon, the largest unreinforced concrete dome in the world, built around 2,000 years ago by the Romans. A miraculous feat of engineering to construct a dome […]
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Checco er Carattiere, Trastevere, Roma
Each day starts with a (slow and steady) expedition. Today – Day 3 in Roma – sees the Deadly Duo head for St Peter’s Square. Since we’ve been married for […]
Il Tempio Del Gusto, Spoleto
Italy in September. We’ve arrived on the first stage of the Big Holiday in Italy. Two weeks, the first walking leisurely from Spoleto to Assisi mostly along the St Francis […]
Travelling by train in Europe
We’ve always enjoyed travelling by train. Early holidays involved non-corridor carriages from Leeds to Morecambe – make sure you get in the right compartment! Thirty plus years ago we travelled […]
La Locanda dei Monacone, Napoli
Great – we can book this one. 7pm or 9pm. We’re old – guess which we go for? We’ve had a busy day strolling around Napoli. Tomorrow we head for the National […]
A Figlia d”o Marenaro, Napoli
Today was the National Archaeological Museum. Armed with our ‘Artecard 365 Lite’ (worked a treat) we started our long-delayed – eleven years! – exploration of Pompeii’s treasures. And my, well […]
Mattozzi Ristorante Europeo, Napoli
Vesuvius today. We book a ‘tour’ – bus and entry ticket which, for us, is a bit of a first. We must be getting old. It was brilliantly organised but, […]
Concettina ai Tre Santi, Napoli
First night in Napoli after a long (9 hour) train journey from Palermo. Yes, they really do put the whole train on the ferry between Sicily and the mainland. Not […]
La Barrique Firenze
Four nights in Firenze, coming just a week after the epic French trip. You know what they say about London buses! (What?…Ed). A carefully planned adventure by train (all eight […]
Venice Biennale 2019
Every couple of years Venice hosts the art festival that is the Biennale. It’s all very, well, arty. A chance for (1) someone to feel important curating the exhibition and […]
