Tag: Italy
Breakfast in Pompeii
The early morning drive from Rome to Naples and further on to Pompeii was swift and pleasant as far as the highway journeys in a fast car go. The little town drowning in souvenir merchandise greeted us happily and beckoned us into a parking lot, […]
Rome, the eternal city
In a nutshell? Well, if you insist: run away. Just as quickly as you can, as your favorite means of transportation would carry you, run the heck away from here. Yes, I know, Coliseum, Forro Romano, this, that and the Trevi fountain: come back when the tour agencies are all bankrupt and gone off the face of the planet together with the cheerful crowds that they pump through their pipes of joy.
Marina di Ravenna
Beach, Adriatic sea. Do nothing. Read book. Eat. Sweat. Sleep. Move less. Fantastic day!
Faenza
Let us be honest, places like Faenza are not on the maps of the big tourist agencies. Frankly, I hope it stays this way: as soon as the first parking for tour buses is built, that’s it, the place is doomed. Faenza is one of […]
First time in Venice
Always, when we are going to a city for the first time, we leave the idea of covering any major attractions, at least not on the first day. Just wondering about more or less aimlessly, stopping here and there for ice creams or coffee or, […]