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We came down from the Duomo and wandered about some more, seeing the statue of David by Michelangelo (well, ok, it was the full-size replica but is was still impressive) and plenty more statues, squares and wonderful buildings. We grabbed … Continue reading →

Wednesday. We rose early and drove 40 minutes to catch the train to Firenze for the day. Early rising was a bonus – there was a spectacular dawn glow in the sky showing the hill towns standing out above the … Continue reading →

Wow, the views are amazing! We are on top of a hill in Terre Di Nano, a lovely old house overlooking its own vineyards and olive trees. Everywhere you look there is a hill with and old walled town on … Continue reading →

We persuaded Richard and Sarah to take us out to a local pub. The Locomotive in Finedon Road, Wellingborough. Plain English pub – no loud TVs, no pokies, no music. However it does have a model railway layout above the … Continue reading →

We’re here in England and it hasn’t rained all the time.We’ve even had some sunshine! We grabbed the hire car at Heathrow and Muriel made us very welcome in Higham Ferrers. We met up with Bob and Julie to finalise … Continue reading →