5) Save blog posts before your 15 minutes of internet time runs out!!! Bah!
Well, here I go again...
Today we left Levanto for Florence and arrived at our campsite just after noon. Bussed down to town after we got set up and wandered around for a few hours, tomorrow the real sight seeing begins!
Our campsite is perched on the Florence hillside and has the most amazing view. For those of you who have been to Florence, it is parallel with the Piazzale Michelangelo and ovelooks the entire city, unreal!
Well, another 15 minutes is ticking away so I need to let Tom check his email!
ciao!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Cinque Terre and Florence
Few, it has been a busy couple of days. Turns out we left Nice the day the trains and busses went on strike (yay). So our quick half day trek to Lavanto turned into a 13 hour train travel day....horrible. But we arrived safe and sound, found our campsite and set out the next day for our hike from Lavanto to Monteroso (I really hope I am spelling things right!). Those of you who know Tom, know that he is not scared of a big hike. Those of you who know me, know that I am! Well, let me tell you. this was not the stroll through the Italian countryside I had imagined. 2 hours of hiking later we arrive in Monetrosso, a beautiful little town on the coast. The next day we tackled 2 out of 4 of the Cinque Terre hikes (one was closed). We saw three of the most beautiful little towns
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Lessons Learned...
The learning curve is steep, here is what I've figured out so far:
1) If you leave half a chocolate bar in your bag, then go to the beach with that bag, and leave that bag in the sun, the chocolate bar will make a mess that rivals Baby Jake's diaper. It was everywhere!!! I had to go rinse my lip balm, hairbrush, head band (no dice...it's a goner), etc, etc in the Mediterranean. The first half of my mint meltie was delicious...the second....horendous.
2) I should listen to Tom and he should listen to me. It's mutually benificial. Point and case, In London Tom suggested I not wear my sandales on our sight seeing adventure. "Nah, my shoes don't go with my outfit" was my reply. Guess who was right? I now have a blister on the bottom of each of my feet...nice. Mutually benificial you ask? Well, had I heeded Tom's advice he would not have had to listen to me complain about my sore feet for 2 days!
3)In search of a nice cold beverage in Nice we were troubled by the thought that we would have to pay the equivalent of about $10 Canadian for a beer. Dismayed, we were heading back to the hostel when we came across the travellers haven for cheap drinks...McDonalds. This was by far the classiest McDonalds I have ever been to and yes, they serve beer, cheap beer. Lesson learned? Don't shell out the big bucks, the real cultural experience is right in front of you :) Henceforth, we shall be searching for a McDonalds in every city we visit! Hurrah commercialism!
4) Given the chance, Tom will choose to walk EVERYWHERE!
Me "Hey look there's a free suhttle to our hostel! And it arrives in 5 minutes."
Tom "Weeeell, the walk isn't too bad ya know, it's only about 15 minutes straight up a hill."
He feels he has accomplished more if he's walked. Me, I like the free ride.
More to come I'm sure :) Last night in Nice, tomorrow it's a 6 hour train to Cinque Terre!
1) If you leave half a chocolate bar in your bag, then go to the beach with that bag, and leave that bag in the sun, the chocolate bar will make a mess that rivals Baby Jake's diaper. It was everywhere!!! I had to go rinse my lip balm, hairbrush, head band (no dice...it's a goner), etc, etc in the Mediterranean. The first half of my mint meltie was delicious...the second....horendous.
2) I should listen to Tom and he should listen to me. It's mutually benificial. Point and case, In London Tom suggested I not wear my sandales on our sight seeing adventure. "Nah, my shoes don't go with my outfit" was my reply. Guess who was right? I now have a blister on the bottom of each of my feet...nice. Mutually benificial you ask? Well, had I heeded Tom's advice he would not have had to listen to me complain about my sore feet for 2 days!
3)In search of a nice cold beverage in Nice we were troubled by the thought that we would have to pay the equivalent of about $10 Canadian for a beer. Dismayed, we were heading back to the hostel when we came across the travellers haven for cheap drinks...McDonalds. This was by far the classiest McDonalds I have ever been to and yes, they serve beer, cheap beer. Lesson learned? Don't shell out the big bucks, the real cultural experience is right in front of you :) Henceforth, we shall be searching for a McDonalds in every city we visit! Hurrah commercialism!
4) Given the chance, Tom will choose to walk EVERYWHERE!
Me "Hey look there's a free suhttle to our hostel! And it arrives in 5 minutes."
Tom "Weeeell, the walk isn't too bad ya know, it's only about 15 minutes straight up a hill."
He feels he has accomplished more if he's walked. Me, I like the free ride.
More to come I'm sure :) Last night in Nice, tomorrow it's a 6 hour train to Cinque Terre!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sporkless in London
We made it in one piece! After a 9 hour flight on the smallest sardine can of a plane I have ever been on we arrived in Gatwick at 6:30 am. Jumped on a bus, then the tube (what a confusing system!)...then another tube? or are they all just one collective 'tube'? we finally arrived at our hostel at 10:30. From there we set out to explore. First up was London Tower, so cool. I put a crown on my birthday list, specifically the one with the 3106 carat diamond.
'jaw dropped'
Tom says he'll save up for it...but I'm not so sure he's serious.
After London Tower we got lost on the other side of the Tower Bridge, finally managed to find Big Ben, found a pub and had some fish and chips and a warm beer (ick).
We are now back at the hostel just barely keeping our eyes open. Off to Nice tomorrow!
'jaw dropped'
Tom says he'll save up for it...but I'm not so sure he's serious.
After London Tower we got lost on the other side of the Tower Bridge, finally managed to find Big Ben, found a pub and had some fish and chips and a warm beer (ick).
We are now back at the hostel just barely keeping our eyes open. Off to Nice tomorrow!
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