Blogs from Treviso, Veneto, Italy, Europe - page 2

Tag 70 – Gartenarbeit & Indisches Fest Ich hatte mir den Wecker auf 8.15 Uhr gestellt; Valeria frühstückte immer gegen acht und Rita musste um 8.45 Uhr in den Kindergarten gebracht werden. Ich machte mir auch Frühstück und da Renzo schon zur Arbeit war, musste Valeria sie bringen. Nina schlief noch und so bat sie mich, noch drinnen zu bleiben und solange die Küche aufzuräumen sowie den Abwasch zu erledigen. Beide Becken waren vollgestapelt, das war echt dringend notwendig und ich musste mir erst mal Platz schaufeln, um dann irgendwie ein System in die ganze Wascherei zu bekommen. Oma Lina war hochgekommen und blätterte ein paar Bücher durch; sie wollte anscheinend lieber da sein, wenn Nina aufwachte. Als Valeria wiederkam, ging ich nach draußen, um die Gartenarbeiten zu erledigen, die sie mir am Vortag gezeigt hatte. ... read more

Wednesday 6 May: I did quite a bit of research about places before we went. What I read about Treviso is that it is quite an affluent city that is making an effort to cash in on the tourism market. It is close to Venice but is not on the tourist trail. To this end businesses have been encouraged to be more tourist-friendly and people encouraged to learn English. Good plan. The lady at our Villa was quite enthusiastic about Treviso, saying it was known as “Little Venice”. So all in all we had some reasonable expectations (you know where this blog is going don’t you?) We arrived by bus and headed over to the train station as we needed to use the toilet and also we wanted to know if they had a place to ... read more

Ok today it's sport day. What do you know about the place we have just visited? I didn't know much but should have being Welsh and living in the land which adores the game played with an oval ball rather than a round one. Treviso is famous for rugby. Also for that lovely Prosecco wine and where Tiramisu was created. One of the my favourite Italian desserts I would eat it anytime. We had planned to pack Suzy up for the day and visit in her but the thought of battening down the hatches to save our space on the campsite for our return felt a touch over the top. We would have to have put our table out in the middle of the plot, spread our two chairs out and even put a washing line ... read more

Day 3 - Nice to Treviso We are really glad we decided to wait until today to visit Monaco as it is a lovely, warm sunny day. The drive along the coast to Monaco is breathtaking, one of the nicest roads I have ever been on, with views from the mountains down to the sea and pretty towns below. The only negative is that it's a one lane road and we manage to get stuck behind mr magoo. Greg decides to reinact a scene from James bond Goldeneye and overtakes on a bend. "Why, Mr McWhinie,are you trying to show off the size of your... ego?" we both thought Nice was full of money, but as we enter Monaco it is on a whole new level, even the public toilets look like a 3 star hotel. ... read more

We picked up our rental car at the auto park 200 metres from the Hotel Olimpia. The Ibiza was an upgrade from the smaller car I contracted for. The very newest Fiats and Fords all have USB ports so you may record you music to a key and plug it in. I had a key with files for Jackie, Easy Listening, Driving and other for a total of 17 hours. Both my rentals had radio and CD only - sad for me as the only driver. Getting out of Venice is a pinch. The signage is outstanding and heading north toward Treviso was easy as we had a choice of autostrada or minor highway - we chose the minor highway to see more small cities. In Italy we have a diesel car and we found it ... read more