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Tag Archives: Italy 2024
Rainiest of Days
Thursday Dear Elsie It’s crazy that 1 week ago today we left Cape Town for Italy. We expected our trip to have many days of wet weather. It has rained, but nothing like the rain we have had today. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Arona, Italy 2024, Shopping in Italy
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750 Year Old Castle
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today was the day we visited a 750 year old castle. When we arrived in Arona, one of the buildings that dominated the view was the Castle at the neighbouring town of Angera. Yesterday, when we arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Angera Castle, Arona, Granpa Pieter, Italy 2024, Lake Maggiore, Northern Italy
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Stresa and Isola Bella
Monday Dear Elsie Today the sun shone, so we were quickly out and about to enjoy the pleasure of some Italian spring. We took a ferry from Arona to a town 16km further along the lake, called Stresa. It’s always … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Arona, Isola Bella, Italy 2024, Lake Maggiore, Stresa, Zermatt
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Shopping Where the Locals Shop
Sunday Dear Elsie Today was the day I got over my shyness and went confidently into an all-Italian, no-English speaking coffee shop and boldly asked for 2 cappuccino and 2 croissants. I didn’t even ask the price. It had been … Continue reading
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Tagged Arona, Italy 2024, Italy prices, Shopping in Italy, Travelling, Zermatt
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Trolley-Car, Castle, Ginormous Statue and a Park Walk
Saturday Dear Elsie Today was the first full day in Arona and we made good use of it. We had two main things to do today. One was to get to TIM which is the cell phone shop to buy … Continue reading
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Tagged Arona, Arona Castle, Italy 2024, Lagoni Natural Park, Teddy's Travels
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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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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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