FrankreichOccitaniaLauretÉglise de Lauret43°50’6” N 3°53’3” E
22. Februar 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
FrankreichNormandyDieppeArques49°55’39” N 1°5’11” E
29. Oktober 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Swopped the big old, comfortable Ducato for a younger, smaller Renault Trafic. This is faster and more fuel efficient, but also Euro 3 standard motor which will allow me into all cities. I added someWeiterlesen
FrankreichAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesBourdeau45°40’30” N 5°51’13” E
31. Oktober 2018 in Frankreich ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Once again the Channel was flat and the crossing smooth under a pale winter sun. But the temperature in France was only 4 degrees and so my first night tested the warmth of my van conversion. Bed veryWeiterlesen
ItalienToskanaReggelloVilla Bensi43°42’4” N 11°30’39” E
4. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Today was the annual open day / olive oil sale at Clare and Fede's family estate, I Bonsi. All local produce was for sale but we gorged on the free white beans with olive oil and huge donuts cooked toWeiterlesen
ItalienToskanaReggelloVilla Bensi43°42’4” N 11°30’39” E
4. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
(1) The storms hit hard
(2) Families bring what they have salvaged to be pressed.
(3) Into the hopper.
(4) Up the chute, shaken not stirred for the perfect Martini, which also separates leaves etc
(5)Weiterlesen
ItalienToskanaTavarnelle Val di PesaMorrocco43°33’21” N 11°12’36” E
6. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Where else to fill up and enjoy Tuscan cuisine with the local poms but the neighbourhood petrol station. Lovely food - not too oily. Good service. It was a gas.
8. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Nowadays we would expect robots to be powered by electricity. When Leonardo invented robot police, he only had hydraulics as a power source. They survived to this day because the were singularly goodWeiterlesen
ItalienToskanaFirenzeSan Lorenzo DistrictGiardino di San Clemente43°46’50” N 11°15’50” E
9. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Once upon a time, a stonemason decorating the Duomo had an affaire with the local butcher's wife. The cuckolded husband complained to the authorities about the man's conduct. In retaliation the masterWeiterlesen
ItalienToskanaFlorenzGucci Museo43°46’10” N 11°15’24” E
9. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
On the corner of Arnolfo Di Cambio's Palazzo Vechio, (built 1299 - 1304,) just behind the copy of David's firm buttocks, as one enters Piazza de la Signoria by the 1376 Loggia dei Lanzi, is anWeiterlesen
ItalienToskanaFirenzeSan Lorenzo DistrictMuseo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze43°46’35” N 11°15’39” E
10. November 2018 in Italien ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
View from Vanessa's balcony. Close up the Duomo can be seen - now that it has been cleaned - as a monument to hard work.
The bars in this grate, outside the Ospidale deli Innocenti, are spaced farWeiterlesen
