October 10, 2014 I had requested some free time this morning. As it was damp again we decided to check out the pool. And what a treat the pool here is. It is dark with mood lighting and gentle music, the floor of the pool is like sand with starfish and shell embedded into it… Read more »
October 9, 2014 When we looked at our grand old hotel on the lake Maggiore front yesterday I said to Mel that I wanted the room on the top floor on the right hand corner. It just looked such a perfect room… so imagine my surprise when we opened the door and it was that… Read more »
October 7 2014 Yesterday was one of my favourite days of this holiday. Feeling better, we went out for a walk before we took the taxi to the station. We went to the nearby church of Santa Maria del Popolo and managed a look round inside before the 8am mass started. It is extremely ornate… Read more »
October 4, 2014 It was quite sad sitting on our little balcony overlooking the Bay of Naples yesterday – our last day in Sorrento. Although the area is so commercialised and busy we both loved the views and especially the Amalfi coast. It’s an absolute must for anyone interested in beautiful sea vistas! Although we… Read more »
October 2 2014 I have heard and read a great deal about the Amalfi coast road but absolutely nothing prepared me for the spectacle that we saw yesterday. We took one of the red hop-on-hop-off buses from Sorrento (so busy we could not get on the first but were given priority slips for the following… Read more »
October 1, 2014 I know that the UK has been getting brilliant weather as well – but it doesn’t seem at all like October. Yesterday we went up for breakfast for the first time and we were staggered at both the array of breakfast food and the amazing views from the room. Up on the… Read more »