France is not just Eiffel Tower and Louvre but for some travellers it is the favourite place to spend summer holidays. Instead of going up the top of the Eiffel Tower or touring the Louvre Museum travellers can enjoy a holiday at or on a beach in France. If you happen to be on a road trip in […]
Walking Along the Adige River in Verona
While on our way back to Piazza Bra after visiting Casa di Giulietta we happened to come across this river, which I thought it was a canal. Despite the blaze of day no one seemed to be near the river, perhaps had an ice cream or cold drinks with friends. It was surprisingly empty. I always thought city […]
Verona: Finding Our Way To Juliet’s House
To see the place where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet played for the first time was the reason why my husband took me to Verona. He had been to Verona in his younger years and finding Juliet’s House or Casa di Giulietta again was not an easy task. We walked from Piazza Bra not knowing if […]
Verona: Hanging Around Piazza Bra With A View
Verona is the first city of Italy which my husband wanted to show me on our first ever Europe road trip many years ago. We were already driving to the city when torrential rain poured down so hubby drove back to the freeway and stopped at a rest stop. Thinking it would be rainy days in Verona we […]
A Tour Through Leonardo da Vinci’s Hometown
It was my husband’s idea to drive to Vinci during our summer road trip. He had read about the Museo Leonardiano in Vinci and he’d hoped to see some original sketches of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings. Vinci is a small town in the region of Tuscany, Italy so a one-day visit was enough. It was quite an upland […]
A Couple of Hours Window Shopping in Florence
Shopping must be an essential part of travelling and certainly a luxury for one who can expend a huge amount of money. But shopping while on travel must not necessarily mean spending for signature brands and expensive things. I am not an extravagant shopper myself but I enjoy spoiling my eyes with window shopping at some […]
