Author Archives: greonda

We have finally got around to taking some photos of our little village , Chiusi. We have found 3 or 4 favourite spots. Café Venezia for Greg’s pistachio ice-cream (nearly daily) ,  The macellaria (butcher) for great snags and filetto … Continue reading →

Our “visitors” have now left us (sorry you have to go back to cold old Melbourne Stewio and economo Lyndsio!) On their last day here in Chiusi , we decided to do the tour in our village of “The Underground … Continue reading →

We have been looking forward to having Stew and Lyndsay stay with us for a week in our apartment in Tuscany. We picked them up at the airport and had a two hour trip to our home for the next … Continue reading →

Our last two days in Malta were spent trying to stay cool (fail) and seeing the last of what Malta had to offer. We went to the island of Gozo, Malta’s sister island. We had a one hour and 40 … Continue reading →

  We have now arrived in Malta but before we left Monforte d’Alba , we decided to reminisce and do a walk through the vineyards which we had done 2 years ago! It was just as we remembered , lots … Continue reading →

Before we departed Nevers, we decided to do a “walking tour” . It is quite a beautiful town with some stunning buildings , and is situated on the Loire River.   The Gothic Cathedral dates from the 13th and 14th … Continue reading →

We thought that 3 months ago we would not make it, but here we are in France and it’s 35 degrees! We left Melbourne early and arrived in Hong Kong. Unfortunately we had an 8 hour stop over in HK  … Continue reading →

So…..Has 3 months gone quickly or what??? We only have a few days left here in our little haven of Ammerschwihr before heading back home so hence this will be our last blog…..until next year! We ares till finding things … Continue reading →

We have spent two days in Switzerland’s capital city Bern and we loved it! It is a beautiful city with a very compact Old Town with magnificent buildings, statues, fountains and arched covered walkways. Some history for you…. Bern was … Continue reading →

We now have only two weeks left in the beautiful Alsace before we pack our bags to come home! We have seen a lot but still have more on our list, so hopefully we will have enough time to fit … Continue reading →