http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Italy , Emilia Romagna , Rimini en-us Tue, 08 Dec 09 23:46:44 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 09 23:46:44 +0000 Well its been forever since I've written and as most of you know I'm actually home in California and have been for about a week. But I'd like to continue to write about my experience now that I have the time and hopefully it will express a more accurate depiction of the time that I had in Italy... because I've noticed that describing it to my family and friends after being home... I've been so ha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-437119.html S322odkie lenistwo Rimini http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-426267.html YoHave to say that I've gotten a bit sloppy during the past couple weeks with updating the blog and connecting to the net in general. The reason behind it is that I've delved into the wild nature of Alps where I've found friends who don't like the net so much and their influence forced me to forget about it for a while. The pics will tell you more than I can describe verbally. Right now I'm in R http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-414770.html Not Rimini but Cattolica is not in the database.I Hilary have done two stupid things already. Well 2 stupid things of note. Last night after eating in the excellent restaurant Norina where we ate last time we were in Pontremoli we took a glass bottle of water in the bag with us. We also had the Eee PC in there. I put the bag down in a bar and broke the bottle but Ashley had wrapped the E http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-406607.html Who haven't read something about Italy or seen something from Italy or tasted something from Italy Very few people in the world can say they never have done one of the three things. So do you still wonder why I got a fascination and a urge for visiting this country.The summer of 2007 we headed for Rimini a small city at the east coast of Italy. It lays in the county of Emilia Romagna the land o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-318083.html 4 st of August Summer. At first sight this small village was quiet seaside health resort completely on vacations fine place. But it was for I in great nothing it because I do not like to sit I in place. But after hour 20 Gatteo but it begins life Mare people leave on streets of cities all stores are opened music plays aloud fairest discos are opened in city and there is amusing very an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-314546.html It turned out we were fortunate to have had to get the 1030 pm ferry as by the time we left Igoumenitsa right on time the 2030 Superfast ferry had not yet arrived. The Anek lines ferry was OK. Ashley had to drive the bike down two very steep ramps into the bowels of the boat then back up the ramps to get off. He says it's surprisingly easy if you have confidence. He rode on and off in co http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-290942.html SING WITH ME...I'm leaving on a fast train don't know when i'll be back again. Its really sad that i'm leaving today or at least INTEND to leave. ive had so much fun with my friends here. it was really great to see them again and to make some new friends as well. Its one of those cosmic twists of fate that allowed me to make this pilgrimage. to bring the saga of cristain and i full cir http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-278565.html Its cold and rainy today so no beach for bobby. instead ive spent the morning working on some travel and accomadation plans. working with websites in italian can be vexing but im picking up alot of what im reading. i ought to be leaving tomorrow but dont hold me to that. if theres one thing i was right about its that any plan i could have made could be shot to shit in an instant. take my f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-278269.html Okay...so due to having absolutely NO internet anywhere and going to so many different cities in a really short amount of time I am going to do a quick recap from Ferrara until getting to RomeMay 12 13th These nights we spent in Ravenna and Rimini which was amazing because we were finally on the water We got to Rimini in the early afternoon and were so exausted from architecture stuff we de http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-277856.html For all of you who put positive thoughts out for me to find my friend cristian... it worked yesterday afternoon i gat a call at the hostel from him. he came over to rimini with wife and baby girlciao emily and took me to his village of san archangelo. yesterday happened to be il fiesta del flur and the whole town was out and about the town. they were all walking and taking and everywher http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-277777.html Visited Countries Map http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-277470.html Every once in a while even the toughest tramp needs a little rr. For me Rimini was a great choice for it. Its just before the tourist season here so the hostel is somewhat empty. my room has 8 beds but im the only occupant. nice and quiet. this is aslo one of the cheaper hostels here as its 3 blocks from the beach and next to the railroad tracks. none of which bothers me. the rooms are c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-277441.html My dear pal christian talked quite a bit about this place and i can see why. he lives around here somewhere and im not sure he wants me to find him but when has some little thing like that stopped me. yep bull in a china shop thats me. But im getting ahead of myself. yesterday i had plenty of time to explore venice and boy what a wacky city. its a miricle its still standing. my brothe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-277197.html Down the Adriatic coast from Ravenna are a series of small towns. These are the 'Lidi' or resort towns where Italians flock in summer. Some like Milano Maritimo are very trendy indeed and some like Rimini used to be the 'in' place but have become overcrowded and expensive. Cesenatica is between the two it lives for the tourist Euro but seeks to be quaint rather than trendy. This is a port d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-229168.html Ciao tuttiI have some fabulous updates about last weekend which was spent in Rimini. Rimini is a town on the eastern coast of Italy in the region Emilia Romagna known for its cheese and its capital Bologna. Rimini is a beach town on the Adriatic Sea so it was kind of cool to be able to say that I swam in both the Mediterranean Sea and the Adriatic Sea within a week. Rimini is supposedly a r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-205230.html Day OneI arrived in Rimini in the evening and was greeted by the lovely Andrea who took me home fed me a few snacks and got me all settled in. When not in Brussels he lives with his sister Alice pronounced Aleechay in Italian in a really nice apartment with great views over the city. I met Alice a little later on and we all went out for piadina for dinner at a hilltop restaurant. Piadina http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-185885.html I've been visiting Rimini on Italy's Adriatic coast onandoff for ten years. My first visit there was completely by chance expecting to find a highrise beach resort monstrosity but in desparate need of a sea breeze I ventured from nearby Bologna. Arriving I took a wrong turn and ended up in the historic town centre rather than the beach front a fortuitous move as otherwise I might hav http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Italy/Emilia-Romagna/Rimini/blog-183003.html