Clist Trip to Europe 2007
In and around Europe
Hi all, we have been planning this trip for several years and it originally was going to be a full year, but practicalities overtook romanticism and here we go on a 10 week adventure. We are starting out from Auckland with Shannon, our 18 year old daughter, who will travel with us until Venice, when she and another friend are to back pack around Greece, before returning to England. Anyway, our trip is to major on Italy, where we will spend 7 weeks, including time in Rome, Sorrento, Montefalco (a small Umbrian town), Venice and lastly Milan. We are visiting some of the places that Kathy grew up in and meeting a number of very old friends of the family from that time. We are also going to have a week in Paris and I am planning to be in the Champs Elysees for the final stage of the Tour de France. Then we are off to England for 2 weeks, spending time with family and friends in Devon and London.
Route taken and entries written by Alan & Kathy
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Singapore Stopover
Arrived in Singapore 30 degrees plus with high humidity. Had a great time with our friends David & Colleen. Did the Night Safari, the... Continue reading »
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Vero Italiano!!
Just arrived in Italy yesterday and we are all loving it. After the longest flght in my living memory (I did not sleep, but Kathy and Shannon di... Continue reading »
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Sorrento
Arrived in Sorrento to discover our fantastic apartment. The view from the 5th floor is out to the sea and is wonderful. There are 3 small... Continue reading »
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Day trip to Capri
Today was Capri. We did not have high hopes based on the family’s last experience there. However, we were wrong and ended up having a great day. The b... Continue reading »
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La dolce vita in Umbria
Travel Day – Sorrento to MontefalcoIt was with mixed emotions that we left Sorrento, with the beauty of the azure blue Mediterranean and the mostly wa... Continue reading »
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Abi à Pisa
This was the day to make the big trip to Pisa. It was also the day to get accustomed to driving in Italy on the autostrade. I have always found drivin... Continue reading »
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Bella Bevagna
Bevagna is a lovely town pretty close to Montefalco. It is where St Francis is said to have preached to the birds!! We have spent a bit of... Continue reading »
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Verdant Spello
SpelloA number of people had said to us we must go to Spello So, early on we decided to make the half hour drive to this adjacent hill town. The first... Continue reading »
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Amazing Assisi
Amazing AssisiWe chose to visit Assisi at the end of the day, when the majority of tour buses and day trippers were ending their visit and drove up th... Continue reading »
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Delightful day in Deruta
DerutaNext on the list was the Umbrian hill town of Deruta. Deruta is famous for its cermics and we were keen to visit. We took the back roads from Mo... Continue reading »
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Florence Revisited
Earlier in the week, the girls had left for a few nights stay in the youth hostel in Florence. This was to be a trial run for Greece. We decided to ma... Continue reading »
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Day trip to Ancona
As Abi and Shannon were catching their ferry to Greece from Ancona and we also wanted to visit a town on the Adriatic, we set off early for Ancona. Th... Continue reading »
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A Villa in Tuscany
We finally packed up all our things and set off in the car for the Foligno station after a lovely farewell coffee in the bar at Montefalco, where we s... Continue reading »
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Outstanding Venice
The following morning, after a formal tour of the property, Fabio took us to a bus where we went on to Florence to catch the train to Venice. We were... Continue reading »
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Loving Milan
We left Venice on another first class train – the Eurostar for Milan. These trains are great to travel on.We spent the evening with Fabio and Silvana... Continue reading »
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Paris or Parigi
Day 1 - 27 July 2007 – The Journey from Milan to ParisWhen I saw the train at the Milan Central Station that was to take us to Paris, I was thrilled.... Continue reading »
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Coming home to Exeter
Day 1 – Paris to ExeterWe left our Paris Hotel with plenty of time to spare, as we had to negotiate 3 or 4 trains to get to the Eurostar that would ta... Continue reading »
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Quintessential England in Winchester
We traveled up to Winchester with Stephanie and Martin in their car. It was sad to say our last goodbyes to our good friends and relatives in Ex... Continue reading »
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Lastly, London
Day 1 - The London Eye, GreenwichWe arrived in London Waterloo and found our hotel, which was right next to the London Eye, in the old County Hall.&nb... Continue reading »
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