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This past week the temperature has been hovering around the mid thirties and quite humid, so it has made it a little uncomfortable! Sorry Melbournites, but we know we will be complaining in 2 weeks about the cold! As this … Continue reading →

As above, we are still enjoying the sweet life here in Monforte,and still discovering new places. We did a day trip to the village of Mondovi, above. Mondovi has two parts , the lower town, and of course, the hill … Continue reading →

We have just spent a rather hot, but enjoyable three days in Milano. Of course Milan’s most famous landmark is the stunning Duomo! Because the queue was quite long to enter the Duomo, and it was in the sun, and … Continue reading →

After a few days of cooler weather, rain , thunder and lightening, summer has arrived in Monforte with avengence. We have had top temperatures of 30 degrees plus with many more to follow……apparently! Last Sunday we were planning to go … Continue reading →

We are still having a wonderful time, but we cannot believe how quickly the time is going now! There are still quite a few things we “need” to do before we move on, including places to see and restaurants to … Continue reading →

We have just spent two fantastic days in Torino! Torino, in 1861 was the first capital of Italy, and it has a very French feel about it! That is probably due to Napoleon, who on June 22nd 1880 entered the … Continue reading →

We have spent a fabulous weekend with “some” of our Swiss Family. Esther , Jean-Pierre and Claudie came for a “holiday” to Italy to see us. They arrived for a late lunch on Friday, after a 5 and a half … Continue reading →

Yes. the weather the last few days in Monforte has been pretty average! When the sun is out , it is quite warm, however there has been quite a bit of rain too! But that has not stopped us from … Continue reading →

We are enjoying our time in Monforte, however we have decided to seek an injuction with the Mayor of the village to stop the motorcycles coming in on the weekends! It is unbelievable, they are sooooo noisy , and there … Continue reading →

We drove along the coastline, the Italian Riviera, on our way to Monforte!   When we hit Italy, our first stop was for a decent coffee,  and we were not disappointed! The Italians know how to make coffee!     … Continue reading →