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Category Archives: Italy
Flying Ethiopian Airlines & Arriving in Italy
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day we arrived safely in Italy and, after leaving home at 11.30am yesterday morning, we arrived at our holiday apartment just after 9.30am today! It’s probably the quickest we’ve ever got to Italy & … Continue reading
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Tagged Addis Ababa airport, Arona, Ethiopian Airlines, Italy, Italy 2024
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At Cape Town Airport
Thursday Dear Elsie Today is the day we hop on a plane and fly to Italy. We split our luggage between a roller bag and a backpack. It makes carrying it easier. Julian dropped us at the airport and we … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Cape Town International Airport, Teddy's Travels, Travelling
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Teddy Ready
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day I took off so we could get fully ready for our holiday. It was such a good idea. The day began very gloomy…fancourt slate kind of day…all grey from sea to sky. Mid … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy 2024, Teddy's Travels, travel
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Venice!
Tuesday.. Dear Elsie Today was the day we arrived in Venice but there were a few tense moments! We woke up in Milan, had breakfast and then I chilled while Mike went and collected Julian. Then we wondered around Milan … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy, Letter to Elsie
Tagged Covid test, Italy 2022, Venice
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Milan!
Monday Dearest Elsie Today was the day we all arrived in Milan. We got up early in Varenna and went to the local coffee shop for cappuccino and then went for a last walk around this beautiful little village. Surely, … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy 2022, Milan, Milan Duomo
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Walking and Varenna Botanical Gardens
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the day we went walking! We walked up a very steep stairway to what we hoped was going to be the monastery but it was closed. We did find some other fun places though and … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy, Letter to Elsie
Tagged faith, Hiking, Italy 2022, Varenna, Varenna Botanical gardens
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Teddy Goes to Switzerland
Friday Dear Elsie Today was the day that Teddy went to Switzerland! We were very sad that Granpa couldn’t come with us. He stayed behind to get better. We caught the Bernina Express which is a big red train that … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy, Letter to Elsie
Tagged Bernina Express, Italy 2022, St. Moritz, Teddy Tales
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A Rough Night
Thursday Dear Elsie Some days are harder than others. I’m sure you have found that too. Some days you have a rough day and last night was a rough night for Granpa. He coughed so much and then eventually fell … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy, Letter to Elsie
Tagged Italy 2022, Lake Como
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We Arrived in Italy
Tuesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we arrived in Italy! Your Mom will show you where that is and where we are. Once day, Elsie you’ll get to go on a plane ride and it will be super exciting. … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy 2022
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Easter Sunday 2018
The last time Easter Sunday was on 1st of April was in 1956. It was before I was born! It will be again in 2029. For us it has been a quiet day. We (Mike, me, Julian and David) went … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter Sunday, Fish Hoek Methodist Church, Italy
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Far End of Venice
Today we made good use of our 24 hour water bus pass and travelled to the far reaches of Venice. The cross on the map below is roughly where we have been staying and the red lines are the water … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy 2017, vaporetto, Venice, Water Bus
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Hello Venice!
Today we arrived in Venice. We said goodbye to sunny Bologna and headed north to Venezia! As you leave Santa Lucia station, which is the main station in Venice, this is what meets your eye…it’s the Grand Canal. Mike had … Continue reading
Bologna, Busy, Bustling Bologna
We certainly came to Bologna on the right day. The Lord orchestrated that on a festival holiday in Bologna, we would be here! The city was full and vibrant, busy, bustling, vibrant – festival of Saint Petronio. We had no … Continue reading
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Tagged Bologna, Elisa Misolidio, Festival of Saint Petronio, Italy 2017, San Petronio
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Bologna
Today has mainly been a day of travel. We left our hotel at just after 8am and after two train trips pulled into Bologna at about 1-30pm. We spent the afternoon settling in before hitting the streets and finding Bologna … Continue reading
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Tagged Bologna, Italy 2017
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Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius
Yesterday we arrived at this wonderful hotel in the heart of Pompeii. As we have been here 24 hours, I have come to love it more and more. It just ticks all my boxes. A hotel that is in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Italy 2017, Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii
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