So to recap……..we were in Lucca for MN to recuperate and get rehab for her knee….cap!
We hadn’t gone with huge expectations of Lucca, but what a wonderful active month we had!
Continue readingLiving La Vida Lucca!
Category Archives: Italy
Back on the mainland…..
Travelling back from Sicily went without incident…despite the driving of the Sicilians! However, a two night stop in Pizzo was unfortunate…if you’re ever in SW Italy…don’t bother! Anyhoo, we set forth across Italy to Matera, a place none of us had heard of before but looked interesting. The drive was scenic and bearable for me, in the back (though disappointing not to stop at the many beaches we passed!). Continue reading
Sicily Uncovered..!
If a Picture paints a thousand words, then here are quite a few!
Cefalù Cathedral
Gorgeous tuktuk vegetable seller in Cefalù
Terrific, Tasty Taormina
To be honest, none of us had ever heard of Taormina before research was started for this adventure. We knew a few things to expect – the dramatic position of the Teatro Greco, overlooking the coastline; a ski-lift-type bubble and an active volcano looking over the place. But nothing could prepare us for the buzzy, self assuredness of this place. Continue reading
Costiera Amalfitana….promised more than it delivered..!
It was about a 5 hour journey from Tuscany to the Costiera Amalfitana – one littered with some of the scariest driving my Mums had ever encountered… Continue reading
Amo Italia
Buona Sera!
Bologna was my first taste of Italy -and I can tell you, it well and truly whetted my appetite. Our first stop – in Bologna – was by the roadside, in order to chuck everything out of the roofbox into the car,so that when we arrived at our apartment we could quickly remove said box, as we were too tall to fit into the garage that came with the accommodation – the equivalent of gold dust! It all went swimmingly, despite the traffic chaos outside, as school was out, just as we arrived. Meant we could join in and double park with the best of ‘em. Continue reading