Category Archives: Travel Blog

Florence. Day 2. Considering our eventful day yesterday we still managed to wake early for our second day in Florence and being aware of our need to be at the Uffizi gallery on time, we made our way down stairs for our garden breakfast. Chiara helped with the service to our table, a very pleasant […]

Florence – Firenze Day 1. 9th September. Our first visit to Florence together. My last visit here was over four decades ago, but still fairly vivid in my memory. It had been part of a short european tour I had been treated to by my Mum in a bid get away from London for a […]

Desenzano Lake Garda – Lago di Garda Desenzano is a smallish town on the southern shore of Lake Garda in the north of Italy, with a population of around 25,000. It’s known as Desenzano del Garda (or occasionally ‘Sul Garda’) to describe its location on the lake. The town is in the region of Lombardy […]

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, has died at the age of 96. The Royal Family & Nation goes into mourning. God Save the King.  

Day 4. On the road to Desenzano. 2nd September Morning arrived before we knew it, our overnight cases now packed, we headed downstairs for our Swiss breakfast. I was expecting to see a variety of cereals, croissants, bread, a few cheeses, some with holes & cold meats.  Tea or Coffee.  Yes, that’s what was on […]

Day 3. 1st September. Pinch punch first day of the month. Morning came quickly, we traversed the staircase admiring all the art on the way down, even an old original photo of the Dreyfus’s was hanging in full view, as if they were still keeping an eye on everyone. Jean’s Mother & Father & Jean […]

Day 2. 31st August Our day began with a typical French breakfast of fresh croissants & Coffee supplied by our Hosts Gezim & Shukrane. We explained briefly about our onward journey and they told us they often visit Kosovo where their family had originated from. We also covered the issues we are all currently having […]

Day 1. Tuesday 30th September. Off we go ! Our journey from home to Folkstone went without an issue, in fact as we left promptly at 7am on the dot we arrived well in advance of our allocated time slot to cross on Le Shuttle. At the entrance to the terminal long snake like barriers […]

Hiya, Ed & Liz or (Ergin & Elizabeth) to most of our family. What can I say about us, as you all know we have been married for 35 years and have two grown-up sons and two beautiful granddaughters Rose & Jasmine.   We have had many great holidays over the years, family ones and […]