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Tag Archives: Zermatt
Going to Zermatt, Switzerland
Tuesday Dear Elsie It is the strangest thing that we arrived in Italy on Friday and today is only Tuesday. It feels we have been here for much longer than the 4 nights we have slept under Italian sky. We … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Arona to Zermatt, Switzerland, Travelling through Italy by train, Zermatt
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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
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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
Posted in Day to Day Blogs, Italy
Tagged Arona, Italy 2024, Italy prices, Shopping in Italy, Travelling, Zermatt
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