Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged birthday, Brenna, Bus, gelato, Il Colombaio, Il Colombiao, Italian fashion, Italy, Malaysia, Piazza Il Campo, Rosia, Siena, Torri, travelers, Tuscany, UN on May 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was my birthday! Sadly, I didn’t have time to write anything. It was a good day though. After a long day that included waiting on a train for an hour, we ended the day with our first Italian meal and some genuine gelato. For dinner, we sat outside overlooking the very center of the [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged accents, Bus, I Coppi, Italy, language, minestrone, Quebec, San Gimignano, Tuscany on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We talked to a couple from Quebec City in our new B&B, I Coppi, after a short walk. Their names are Ivan and Danielle. They seem to be pretty international, have good friends or family by marriage in France and from Japan. We just started chatting with them at the end of their meal on [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged alabaster, Bus, food portions, Italian bathrooms, Italian food, Italy, tiramisu, Tuscany, Volterra on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Italian bathrooms tend to be different from other European bathrooms I’ve seen. Many have an old-fashioned tank on the wall above your head with a string to pull or a metal rod to push up for flushing. Public and restaurant bathrooms have foot pedals for controlling the sink water. That’s a smarter way to do [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Slovenia, tagged Australian, Austria, Bus, hike, Hostel Celica, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slovenia photos, Slovenia pictures, Slovenia videos, Slovenian food, train, Villach on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Slovenia Pictures
On our hike yesterday, we came up to a fenced area with a sign warning visitors not to enter but listed a contact for permission. It was a strange sign and never mentioned private property like all the other sings around there. We went through the fence, taking our chances until we got to [...]
