The Maldon Hunt
January 1, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Watching the New Year's Day Maldon Hunt.
Fantastic to watch and no fox meant no protesters (either that or the protesters had overdone the lentil soup on New Year's Eve and couldn't get out of bed).
Arrival in Rome
January 3, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
Arrived in Rome on a clear but cold day. Awesome city and our hotel is minutes walk from Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. Streets are cobbled and full of people.
The Colosseum
January 4, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C
This place is 2773 years old but partially rebuilt in the 1800s. As you can tell from the age it is only slightly older than some of our family members although we can't make them fight with swordsRead more
Vespa Museum
January 5, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Small museum dedicated entirely to the Vespa. Very cool and channeling my inner Gregory Peck - (Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn).
Want one!
Making Pasta
January 6, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 1 °C
Went to pasta making class where we made fettuccine and ravioli. Great fun and fantastic food. We ate our product and washed it down with prosecco and red wine.
There were people from severalRead more
Arrival in Venice
January 7, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Three and a half hour train ride from Rome to Venice then a half hour ferry ride and five minute walk to hotel.
Breakfast had been fairly early given the time we had to catch train so very hungry byRead more
Gondola Ride
January 8, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Went for a gondola ride - really peaceful just drifting around the canals and because it is winter there are not too many people around so the canals weren't like rush hour on the Southern Motorway.
Fruit, vegetables and fish
January 9, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌫 -2 °C
Wandering around on our last day in Venice. Found our way to the open air marketplace with the locals. Only -2 degrees at the moment so no problem keeping the fish from spoiling.
Some trulyRead more
The Doge's Palace
January 9, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
This place is simply amazing. It was the seat of the Council of 10 (CX) which looked after the political and financial affairs of Venice.
At one time Venice was the richest city state in the worldRead more
Traveler
Looking very smart Stephen - love your jersey. Great family photo.
TravelerYou’re too funny 🤣