(May 4, 2015) I couldn’t get up this morning, so I stayed in bed. They left me sleeping until 11:30am and went to see Westminster Abbey. From there they went…
(May 3, 2015) We all slept in, except J., so the day got off to a slow start. The men got breakfast from the Wedding Patisserie which made things a…
(May 2, 2015) I’m seriously jet-lagged, so this is going to be all over the place, but I wanted to get a few notes down before I crash for (hopefully)…
It’s been busy busy busy round the casa lately . . . but we found time to celebrate anniversary #3 on Wed night with a lovely dinner at Copperleaf. Grilled…
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(April 24, 2014) We woke up this morning to a strong sense of ‘this vacation is over.’ Three weeks is a long lovely time, but now we’re just into the…
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(April 23, 2014) Wednesday we went to the Islands. One at least: Murano. We meant to do more, to do a whole circle of them, but once again slept in…
(April 21-22, 2014) Tuesday, J was feeling better, so we went out to see some museums. Although we aren’t big fans of ‘modern’ art, the Ca’Pesaro has perfect little gem…
(it’s the best way to explore Venice) (April 20 and 21, 2014) Our time in Venice was lovely, and very different from other cities. For one thing, J came down…
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(April 19, 2014) Not much to say about today — we had breakfast then drove to Florence, then took the train to Venice. Not much else happened. A conversation we’ve…
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(April 18, 2014) Another wonderful breakfast got us fueled for a day of wandering the streets of Orvieto. Our first stop was the gaudy confection of a duomo.
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