stuff we've loved in Italy (a short list)

- peanut butter gelato - who knew it would take til the last night in Florence to find it? #yum

getting stuck into my ice cream #asyoudo

- our first afternoon in Rome - after wandering about Trastevere for quite some time lost - then finding the apartment and moving in - and sitting down at Ombre Rosse for the first of many spritz - and realising - crikey we're on holiday - bliss

- cycing in Rome and cycling in Lucca - both days lovely - probably should've cycled more - bikes here are awesome - often old rattlers worth less than their padlocks - perfecto

- Venice, Venice, Venice

- my birthday in Cinque Terre - best spaghetti vongole and a wonderful day sussing out the towns along the coast

- fetching up in various parts of Italy to the tunes of Lorde and Pauly Fuemana - global citizens, eh? 

- i'Gottino - our first night there the barman was so accommodating and brought us the most generous "leetle snack" to go with our drinks.  Alas it's Monday and they're closed or we'd have finished our evening there - but everyone needs a day or two off...

- Venice, Venice, Venice

- geocaching - as ever it caused us to find places we wouldn't have otherwise - everyone should add it to their holiday must do lists 

- John Grisham's Bologna - our pilgrimage along the porticos was a blast - as was our day trip to Parma - highly recommended

the view - Fiesole

- making like Lucy Honeychurch and heading up the hill to Fiesole (and Siena, and Lucca, and the other day trips).  Lovely - views, lunches, Giottto frecoes, you name it

- G Childs, travel companion extraordinaire x

G Childs - travel buddy par excellence

- see yous all in Tokyo

- PS i have a tan 

i will seriously be rockng that tan - under my tights - when we get back - hah!