Most liked posts in thread: So now what....Italy?

Work on my City stats and records files, make music, look after the garden, continue the never-ending fight with the local rabbit(s) who have now pruned so severely my just-planted blueberry bushes that I'm not sure they'll survive, work on the house, continue the genealogical researches, and make more music. Just another typical day at RCB Towers...

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Travelling round California next week followed by a few nights in vegas, come back go to a wedding then off to Mallorca. I’ve had to book some trips to get over what has been a dreadful season!

 

She does.
Her name is Fordy 117

 

We've done Eurostar a few times and have never had a problem.
We went to Frankfurt via Brussels a few years back and the German ICE train broke down on the way back. As we had a Deutsche Bahn ticket we were put on the next connecting Eurostar in 1st class with no problems.
Recommend the website seat61.com for advice on anything to do with continental rail travel.

 

Never been but my lad has. Said it felt dirty. Favourite of the last year or so is a place called Potsdam just outside Berlin. Stunningly beautiful city, looking to go again next year.

 

Last "big" birthday we spent a month travelling around Italy. Mrs IB hired a 1970s Alfa Spider as she like the one in The Graduate.
As @Park bantam says the Amalfi coast is spectacular.
Personally I liked Bologna (mainly for the food).

 

Looks fantastic, no annual leave left for this year but became of this thread I’ve persuaded the missus to go next year.

 

Cricket and horse racing

 

Nigel Pearson passed away a few weeks ago, he was the main commentator on Speedway for years, did darts and football too. Sad loss l, a very good and knowledgeable guy on soeedway

 

Decorating, gardening perhaps, runs to here there and everywhere?

It’s a nightmare!

 

You can't call yourself a Yorkshireman if you don't like cricket, that's sacrilege

 

Midget porn watching!

Book a load of holidays.

 

Well, over the years we have never gone to look at a pup and come home empty handed, and we've always struck gold.. losing our last lab some 18 months ago really really hurt, so we were without for 14 months before I started looking around, we didn't fancy starting with a 10 week old one this time and found this one which was 1 of 3 pups left unsold from a litter of 8, was a bit rushed when we went down to Leicester for her and didn't have time for niceties and bundled her in the car and brought her home, we bonded instantly and now we are inseparable...

 

We went on the Italian TGV ‘s first class ( cheap as chips) when we went to the Italian GP and Milan. Absolutely outstanding!

 

I absolutely love Italy. The people are friendly, so many stunning places to visit, and the endlessly varied regional cuisines. Fantastic. I can't wait to go back in July.
I've only been to Paris once, for three days. TBH it underwhelmed me.

 

Verona is lovely. I went with wife and friends a few years back. We had some great scran. Also watched Carmen and Turandot live in the open air amphitheatre. Awesome experience. Unfortunately, Turendot got rained off halfway through the second half, so we never got to hear Nessun Dorma.

 

To be honest the boat and train trip were the best bit of that day. Wouldn't want to stay there. If you've not been to Bologna before you will love it. Hoping to revisit Sicily for OH's 70th later in the year. We went there on our honeymoon and want to visit the bits we didn't see then. OH is learning Italian at night class, so we have to go so he can try out his conversation skills

 

Yes, I'm really looking forward to Bologna. The last time I was there was in August 1980. I was travelling through with a drama group from Essex, to stay in Forli. We arrived at the station and had a conversation about going to the bar/cafe but decided not to, as there were people outside waiting to take us to Forli. Ten minutes after we left the station in a minibus a bomb in the bar/cafe blew up, killing 85 people. We'd have been right in the centre of the explosion and undoubtedly killed.

Sicily is awesome. We did a fortnight tour of the island in 2018. Fantastic.
We started in the centre of Palermo and worked our way around anti clockwise. We stopped at Erice, Agrigento, Noto, Syracusa, Taormina, Cefalu and then back to Palermo before flying home.
It was all excellent. We particularly liked Noto, Syracuse and, especially, Cefalu, which is a lovely little seaside place a short train ride away from Palermo. Well worth the visit.

 

The almafi coast is one of the most beautiful parts of the world fantastic scenery food and weather and there’s culture to can’t recommend it enough