Travelogues Italy

Global warming is taking a break and Frau Holle has been working tirelessly in the last few days. The snow has fallen in large quantities and has buried our Fiat Panda, making...

I ran up the rain-shining stairs and fragments of memories passed through my head like the fog that lay in the Schmiedgasse before me. In front of me appeared the pink school...

On Friday morning, we prepared for the journey again. The return journey went through beautiful hilly landscapes towards the north. In Tarsogno, we made a short stop with...

As predicted, it rained all day and we covered several kilometers. From Asti, we drove through Aqua Terme and Sassello, a beautiful mountain village where we stocked up on fresh...

As it was on the way to our next destination, Venice, we made a stopover in Florence. However, finding a parking spot was already a major challenge as there were traffic limits...

We took a trip inland to see more of Tuscany. Unfortunately, Martin chose a route through the villages and we girls got sick as a result. But after about 2 hours of driving -...

Since we had to go shopping and needed money, we combined it with a walk along the promenade of Follonica. Apart from that, there is not much to see here. But first we had to...

We are leaving Alicudi. Stephan is relieved to be back on the mainland. The van is still there. And after the somewhat eerie and secluded days on the island, Stephan treats...

We are impressed by Palermo: colorful markets, magnificent buildings, multicultural, street food, nightlife and still somehow Italian... For two days we are staying in an Airbnb...

Despite the very narrow and windowless interior cabin, we slept surprisingly well in our bunk beds. When the loudspeaker announcement informs us early in the morning that we...

In Florence, we mainly visited the sights and in the evening we had one or two glasses of wine. After that, we went to Pisa and only visited the Leaning Tower. There were a lot...

Hello Dear Reader, I hope all was well with you. It must only change the 1st and last letter to read it. At Lake Garda it was wonderful. We were swimming a lot and in the...

At half past five in the morning, the squeaky loudspeaker voice on the ferry woke us up and informed us without asking and in booming volume that breakfast was ready for us....

The day started with a great breakfast at the idyllic Lake Idro. No comparison to its big neighbor Lake Garda with its many tourists, hectic activity, and congested roads. The...

Apples everywhere you look! This morning we started quite late in St. Leonhard. Nevertheless, we treated ourselves to the luxury of programming our navigation system...

At half past eight we set off in Tyrol. Goodbye mountains, peace, fast Wi-Fi. On the road again with a sandwich and enough entertainment for the children. The first 3 hours went...

After the really nice visit of Orgosolo we set up our "wild" camp in Cala Gonone. We stood starboard to the east on a beautiful coastal road... At 7am the captain woke us up to...

Sunday 11.6.(78km) Pescara 2000km!! Monday 12.6.(74km) Vasto We find a dreamy location to sleep. A closed fishing cottage in the sea.

Today, after breakfast, we went to Salo. It is the next town, but too far to walk with the children ;-) In Salo, we walked along the beach promenade and enjoyed the view....

as yesterday there was no wifi... today two days at once. yesterday, day 2, it was very beautiful. we rode the last meters of the old railway line. simply beautiful! then there...

The day started with thunderstorms and lots of rain and ended dry but very cool. In between, there was pizza, ice cream, and reading. Also quite nice. Realization of the day: too...

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The small town of Bisceglie is just as one would imagine. Narrow streets with large churches and a really beautiful harbor. There, we sit in the sun at about 20 degrees after the...

Tuesday, 21.6.2011 Wake up at 7:22, laze around until 7:30, and then get destroyed twice at UNO. I'd rather go wash the dishes and make breakfast. The K's are catching up on...

Tuesday, 8.6.2010 7:30 a.m. The daily routine has adapted to that of Italy: go to bed late, get up late. Christian goes to play tennis and we are still waiting for breakfast. ...

Saturday, 27.6.2009 Today Lisa and I are the late risers: half past seven! Bettina and Christian are already busy tidying up. This time breakfast consists of the leftovers and...

Tuesday, 22 June 2004 Pool day today? Looks like it, yes, we'll just go to the water. Before that, with a final physical and mental effort, we finally manage to take a picture...

The journey was rather unspectacular, it was almost impossible to sleep, but it was pretty quiet and so I think we overslept a few waypoints, not the rare stops, but Munich and...