Day 32 : Monday 7 October 2019 : Lake Bled Glad we bought those jackets, its very cool! Took a walk around the whole Lake and hiked up to Mala Osojnica (or maybe Ojstrica). Met a lovely Victorian couple and did the walk with them. We all got lost, but made it in the end. Great walk, bit slippery, awesome views. Next stop, rowing a Pletna boat (€20) to the island, well Graham did, Ella tried (we could’ve been a while) and then our hero rower was Kirsten. Kirsten wasn’t very good at it ? Got to the other end of the lake and was so hungry, but there wasn’t really anywhere to eat. So we upped the pace and kept on our route, all the way around, past the castle, back into town to have ... read more

Day 29 : Friday 4 October 2019 : Hiking the Dolomites We had to outfit ourselves with jackets and stockings for under our jeans. Tough Dad just wanted better hiking boots. Views are amazing, and we settled for the ‘Family Hike’ and headed up the mountains. I would hate to see a difficult hike. The hike was nothing short of spectacular as we gazed upon the 3 peaks of the Dolomites. You just want to keep taking photos from every viewpoint so that you can capture the enormity of it, but you can't do it justice. We got warm very quickly because it was all uphill, but what goes up must go down. As always, when climbing through the woods you have to sing the Playhouse Disney song ‘I met a bear’. Alright, we haven’t sung ... read more

Day 27 : Wednesday 2 October 2019 : Sermione We took the bus, bought tickets in a little shop opposite the bus stop (€15 rtn) to Sermione to see the castle (€18). Before we even got inside, there was a gold Rolls Royce in the parking lot. Big black guy, looked dangerous, like mafia :o Very cute old castle town. Really lovely. Castle was in good condition. Tried to walk all the way around the coast, but couldn’t get through, but it’s a really pretty coast line. The water is so clear. Walked and chatted to a lovely couple from Australia that have family in Italy. Ella had the largest gelato I have ever seen. The rain was coming as we waited for the bus. Kirsten bought some shoes whilst we took shelter. I really wanted ... read more

Day 25 : Monday 30 September 2019 : Lake Como to Lake Garda Off we head to Peschiera del Garda, Lake Garda (prebooked AUD$131). So sad to leave this beautiful place and this fabulous relaxing slice of heaven we called home. On arrival we sorted the train tickets from here to San Candido because I couldn’t book online. Turns out price just doubled ☹it now €150! But its ok, because I booked from San Candido to Lake Bled, a long trip and it was only €32. Just to mix it up, this time our accommodation is a caravan park, on the lake for something different. A nice deluxe 3 bedroom park home!. Butterfly Camping Village. Okay, was smaller than we expected as you can see in the photo Graham can reach both walls and the light ... read more

Day 23 : Saturday 28 September 2019 : Air show and Bellagio steal the show Interesting, it seems there’s an air show on. Supposed to start at 10am, we weren’t sure if we’d be able to see it. We watched for a little while and saw a bit and decided to head down. Graham is super excited, I was more disappointed that the ferries weren’t running. But it turned out to be very good. There were people everywhere, the place was packed. Pretty amazing, especially the fighter jets flying in formation. Quite easy to see with the mountains in the background and flying above the lake. Its still a little misty though. The air show is likely to be the highlight of Graham’s trip. Something that we could never have anticipated. After that when the ferries ... read more