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21 May 2006
I had an easy day of exploration today. I walked to town and looked over the caldera. It was a truly stunning view. Somehow I didn’t expect the caldera to be on that side as it was obscured by all the buildings. Text continues after this gallery. While in town, I collected by […]
20 May 2006
Today I make my way from Dubai to my Aegean paradise, Santorini, while Kim turns around to head home to New Zealand. We had to wake at 0530 to get to the airport. We parted ways as we went to our respective gates. My gate seemed far too small for the number of people there. […]
13 June 2004
Hotel hassles We drove from Stresa to Milan today, a journey of about 90 mins via the highway and then through the streets of the city. We had a little shock with the tolls on the highway en route. The first one was paid on credit card just fine at the exit based on distance […]
12 June 2004
Above: Isola San Giulio as seen from Sacro Monte. Breakfast at the Elena Hotel wasn’t as sumptuous compared to Hotel du Parc but it was adequate. We got talking to three older English gentlemen. They’re on motorcycle road-trip travelling all the way to Corsica. They seem to be focused on getting to Corsica and not […]
11 June 2004
Shifting Breakfast at Hotel du Parc was good with a good selection of muesli, pastries, bread, cheese and cold cuts. But the place was a little over our budget. We just needed to book somewhere for the first night to give us certainty, since we had a long day coming from Downham Market. We walked […]
10 June 2004
Above: Hotel du Parc, Stresa. Leaving England We woke at 0515 at Wendy’s place and drove to my sister’s place at Downham Market, getting there at 0620. We said goodbye to sis and Mike. [Edit: This turned out to be the last time I saw her.] Mum and step-dad joined us for the ride to […]
15 October 2003
Lazy sightseeing We repeated our breakfast at Museo de Jamon. My breakfast drink of hot chocolate was a delicious thick drink of the consistency of pea soup or warmed up chocolate mousse. I had expected something like in Argentina where they give you a chocolate bar to dissolve into hot milk. After breakfast, we walked […]
14 October 2003
Breakfast With the late night yesterday, we had a late start waking up around 09090. We popped over to a chain outlet called Museo de Jamon for a cheap breakfast. There were lots of whole ham legs hanging from the ceiling, some still oozing. They range from EUR7 to 45 per kg. When cut they […]
13 October 2003
Sights of Granada We have a night flight to Madrid and have most of the day available to us here in Granada. We started with breakfast at Pans & Company, a sandwich chain somewhat like Subway but better bread. We had a slow start because Kim had trouble sleeping last night. Walking to the cathedral […]
12 October 2003
Going to Alhambra Today could be considered the highlight of our trip to Spain as we will visit Alhambra, the Moorish palace and fortress complex. After breakfast, we bought a sandwich to take along for the uphill hike to Alhambra. We entered through the wrong entrance which gave access to the free-of-charge areas. As we […]