RobandThurza

Thursday 31 July Bristol to Pisa After an outrageously early start (getting up at 2-30am) we were pleasantly surprised by the efficiency of EasyJet's 'speedy boarding' system at Bristol Airport which gave us a very nice hour or so in the Lounge. I had my usual coffee and (large) brandy and Rob had a beer (very restrained of him since we were picking up the car at Pisa airport!) We got exit seats on the plane and munched a couple of WH Smith sandwiches on the short flight. I started reading 'Lollipop Shoes'...the sequel to 'Chocolat'. We arrived on time and whizzed straight through to Europcar to collect the small car...and believe me, the smaller the better when it comes to Tuscan streets! Rob had printed out all the directions and maps but we soon decided ... read more