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Monday, July 6, 2026 – Day 9 Saying goodbye to Giulio, we still take his own red wine senza etichette (I also swapped the weird 50er right away) and at Conad, we get some good...

Sunday / Domenica, July 5, 2026 – Day 8 Woke up at 11, had coffee and it was actually time for a siesta. Until then, warmed up a bit in the shade and wrote these lines....

Saturday / Sabato, July 4, 2026 – Day 7 Initially, I slept very poorly and then quite well until 8:30. We spend the morning on the terrace: Coffee, reading a book, making...

Friday / Venerdi, July 3, 2026 – Day 6 Wake-up at 7, departure at 8 to La Spezia. Easily found a parking spot in the train station garage (Parkcentrostazione) and immediately a

Thursday / Giovedi, July 2, 2026 – Day 5 Wonderful sleep until 9 with the window open and cool temperatures, although the tree climbers are already making noise and are getting...

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – Day 4 Wake-up call at 7. Departure shortly before 8, as we only get the caffè at the meeting point in Carrara. Not so fast! We are stuck in traffic on

Torre Matilde

Monday, June 29, 2026 – Day 2 As expected, poor sleep; it is so hot and stuffy all over the apartment. So, up at 6 and open the windows. The wildlife is still or already acti

Full Moon

Wednesday, September 17. Day 9 Return journey. Enjoying another hearty breakfast and dropping by the superlocal for the oil. Well, it was clear that no one would be there at 9.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Day 8 Waking up before the alarm at 8. Off to Siena (as always, perfectly Italian parked at the last free parking spot in Parcheggio Stadio / Forte

Monteriggione

San Galgano

Saturday, September 13 – Day 5 Slept well until 8:30 AM, but without a pillow and feeling stiff the whole day. Lisa is already awake and hungry, so off we go for breakfast and t

Friday, September 12, 2025 – Day 4 Even with the windows darkened, I kept waking up, but after removing the hard cushion, I managed to get some decent sleep during the night....

Pool

Palazzo Pubblico of the Republic of San Marino

Prologue In the past, one prepared for a vacation by studying road maps, but nowadays one can use their GPS. However, as time is moving so quickly, especially in this area, I...

Sunday, 07 July 2024 – Day 6 After coffee and dolci at the Fattoria di Maiano we start our journey home. No problem on the autostrada, in Venice we drive straight on instead of...

Saturday, 06 July 2024 – Day 5 Rest day, sleep in, prosciutto con melon. Shopping at the Fattoria: oil and wine and honey. E un poco di sale for a quick snack: mozzarella and...

Friday, 05 July 2024 – Day 4 At 7 the sun greets me, so I go out onto the terrace for my first session of colour and sweating. The dew glistens on the grass, birds chirp, just...

Thursday, July 4, 2024 – Day 3 Rest day, sun, so one-day program: to the pool. Lisa looks for a lounge chair in the garden on the premises and I stay on the terrace with a view...

Wednesday, 03 July 2024 – Day 2 The old-fashioned capsule machine is spraying coffee, so we have a coffee in Florence as planned. We go out onto the terrace, the sun is shining,...

Tuesday, 02 July 2024 – Day 1 Petra has to torture the children for another week and we are finally going back to Italy! Hurrah! This time Lisa is driving and she is doing an...

Sunday, October 31, 2021 - Day 7 Prior to this, we had already seen the information on the internet and also in all the metros that every Sunday until 12:00 the entire Line 4 is...

Saturday, October 30, 2021 - Day 6 As yesterday, we take the train to Marne-la-Vallée to Disneyland, as we already have tickets for it. And thankfully, this train ride is also...

Friday, October 29, 2021 – Day 5 Today we're actually going to Disneyland, and since it's always busy there, we're there at half past ten. But even though there are apparently...

Thursday, October 28, 2021 - Day 4 Today we visit Palace of Versailles. The huge forecourt is crowded with never-ending queues. Entry is free for EU citizens under 26, but it...

So we walked to the 1st floor over 364 steps to a height of 57 meters, had a quick snack break, and then continued to the 2nd floor over another 381 steps to a height of 116...

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - Day 2 The breakfast at Hotel Aramis is excellent, very friendly service and good music start the day off well. Culture and shopping should determine...