Settling in

Today was a national holiday for Italy and everything was closed so it was the perfect excuse to spend most of the day in the apartment relaxing and soaking up the view. After a full week of eatingLäs mer
Today was a national holiday for Italy and everything was closed so it was the perfect excuse to spend most of the day in the apartment relaxing and soaking up the view. After a full week of eatingLäs mer
I spent the morning at the market, discovering some of the small shops and trying to use my basic Italian language skills wherever possible.
After a delicious dinner prepared by Verena, I took anLäs mer
We set out for the local beach and after asking (in Italian, of course😊) for directions from a local guy out running, we walked through the shaded old train tunnel to this small but lovely beach.Läs mer
Today consisted of a long walk around the harbour (stopping for coffee and a croissant),
a return trip to the small swimming beach, aperitivo at Bar Giulia (snacks were so substantial, I called itLäs mer
This morning I set out on a hike with a map from the tourist info centre. The first half of the hike followed a small but steep road straight up above the city with beautiful views to the buildingsLäs mer
Today we caught the bus to Orbetello and had a lovely afternoon browsing through the small shops, lunch at my favourite bar and walking through the old centre of town.
Today was market day, so I spent some time looking around before moving on to some small local shops where I had lovely conversations in Italian with the store owners.
I returned to the bar Il BucoLäs mer