Destination: Italy

Photos: Vinci

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Vinci

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [243]

Thursday 25 July 2013   While some went to Cinque Terre today Norm, Michelle, Neil and I went to the town of Vinci (  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinci,_Tuscany ), Leonardo's birthplace.  Lovely little Tuscan town and ... Read more >

Photos: San Baronto

Thu, 25 Jul 2013 | By normandmichelle | Photo Gallery

Lycra clad men & women

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [376]

Wednesday 24 July 2013   Today is quiet day i.e. no tours or outings.  I had soooo much laundry to do so I knew what the majority of my time today would consist of.   We all went for our daily morning stroll to the local ... Read more >

Photos: Bicycles and roads...

Wed, 24 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lunch with Susie and San Baranto

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Lunch with Susie

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [202] | Comments [1]

Tuesday 23 July 2013   Went to Florence today as coincidently my dear friend Susie and her hubby Gibbsy are in Florence too.  Michelle, Norm, Tara, Andrew, Fiona and Karen came along too (Darren and Peter went off to Ferrari museum, ... Read more >

Italy - San Baronto

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 | By normandmichelle | Views [890]

July 19 Up early to catch the ferry back to the main island. Met at the terminal by our transfer to Catania airport a 2 hour drive away through tunnels and over bridges. Saw the mainland - Calabria just off the coast but no bridge.  We had a ... Read more >

Photos: Italian Cooking Class : San Baranto

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Cooking class day! San Baranto.

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [216]

Monday 22 July 2013 Today is our cooking class day!     We had the morning off to do whatever and then at midday we all headed back up to the ristorante we dined at the evening before.  After lunch we were introduced to ... Read more >

Photos: Lucca

Sun, 21 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Lucca & Pisa

Sun, 21 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [257]

Sunday 21 July 2013 Well our cultural experience of Tuscany continued today. We set off at 8.00am (Marcello our bus driver brought Mrs Marcello with him today) by bus to the town of Lucca. Lucca ( http://lucca.ca/index.html  ) is an ... Read more >

Photos: Florence

Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Photo Gallery

Florence and Porciano

Sat, 20 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [267]

Saturday 20 July 2013   Well it was an early start (0800 hours) for us all this morning.  Andrew had organised a coach to take us down to Florence for the day.  I didn't love the hairpin bends and curvy roads on the way down ... Read more >

San Baranto

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 | By kmk | Views [386]

Friday 19 July 2013   You will be glad to hear that my luggage turned up just as I was checking out of my Florence hotel.  What a relief that was!   Once I left the hotel I made my way to the railway station and met some ... Read more >