Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged Albergo Cannon d'Oro, castle, gelato, Italy, Piazza Il Campo, Siena, train, Tuscany, Tuscany photos, Tuscany pictures, Tuscany videos on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Today started with the alarm going off at 0630, way too early. We were out the door at 0715 and went to the train station office to see about reservations to Slovenia. Turns out the one train to Ljubljana that we could take was not running, we were forced to buy reservations through [...]
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 Australian culture, Australian politics, bed and breakfast, Bush, duomo, European safety standards, Italy, lawsuit crisis, Rosia, Siena, Torri, Tuscany, water conservation on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m writing about Sun., May 4th first since I wrote about May 3rd yesterday. Our hostess in the B&B in Torri, a little village near Rosia, was reasonably friendly when we arrived. She was surprised that we were walking in rather than driving. We followed a woman who had ridden our bus and walked to [...]
