IN THE CRADLE OF THE RENAISSANCE
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11.11.2019 – After Rome: Florence! The beauty of this cradle of the Renaissance overwhelmed, well, half of us. The other half soon got bored of walking around in yet another big city. Eating a sukedon at the Market Hall helped raise the motivation. Marian took off the next morning to visit the Leonardo da Vinci and the Galileo Galilei museums by himself. Beauty, arts and science – here you get it!
During our three-days-stay, we were located at a very well equipped camping close to the city center (expensive, staff that came across quite arrogant, nice restaurant). When we arrived, a boy would drive around on his bicycle, looking for contact with Luca and Lou. They soon clicked and would play every possible minute from that moment on - despite the rain, and despite them not speaking the same language. It turned out that Maddie, Luke and their children Logan and Belle come from Australia and, like us, have been touring Europe for half a year. It was wonderful meeting the four of them and seeing the many parallels between them and us. We chatted away for hours. |
We left the camping one hour ago, heading up north. After two big cities, Marian needs nature and climbing days :-).
The Different Phases of Our Trip
Phase 1 (August - December 2019)
We have started our journey in AUSTRIA and then continued to SLOVENIA's Triglav National Park, before we explored the coast line and mountains of CROATIA, MONTENEGRO and ALBANIA. From there, we will cross over to ITALY and travel back towards Switzerland to celebrate X-mas.
Phase 2 (January - July 2020)
We will visit ICELAND first thing next year. There, we want to ski to the coast line, spend some time in hot springs and witness the polar lights at night. In IRELAND and SCOTLAND, we will hike the vast green landscapes. We will visit friends in the UK, enjoy WALES and CORNWALL. The way back to Switzerland will lead us to the BRETAGNE and through FRANCE.
Phase 3 (August - December 2020)
We will see then and there if and how our journey continues. The idea is to go overseas to INDIA, where we want to visit the Isha Yoga Center and doing sacred walks in NEPAL. Also on our bucket list are powder skiing in Hokkaido, JAPAN, HAWAII, and the tracks of ancient cultures in CHILE and other outstanding places in SOUTH AMERICA. Most of these places we will visit while our mobile home is being shipped to NEW ZEALAND, where we also wish to spend some weeks.
We have started our journey in AUSTRIA and then continued to SLOVENIA's Triglav National Park, before we explored the coast line and mountains of CROATIA, MONTENEGRO and ALBANIA. From there, we will cross over to ITALY and travel back towards Switzerland to celebrate X-mas.
Phase 2 (January - July 2020)
We will visit ICELAND first thing next year. There, we want to ski to the coast line, spend some time in hot springs and witness the polar lights at night. In IRELAND and SCOTLAND, we will hike the vast green landscapes. We will visit friends in the UK, enjoy WALES and CORNWALL. The way back to Switzerland will lead us to the BRETAGNE and through FRANCE.
Phase 3 (August - December 2020)
We will see then and there if and how our journey continues. The idea is to go overseas to INDIA, where we want to visit the Isha Yoga Center and doing sacred walks in NEPAL. Also on our bucket list are powder skiing in Hokkaido, JAPAN, HAWAII, and the tracks of ancient cultures in CHILE and other outstanding places in SOUTH AMERICA. Most of these places we will visit while our mobile home is being shipped to NEW ZEALAND, where we also wish to spend some weeks.
The StartWe started our journey on July 30th in Bern, Switzerland's capital. We had been living in the middle apartment in this lovely house for twelve years, in one of the most beautiful spots of the city. In summer, we loved to swim in the clear green waters of the river Aare which flows by.
It seemed like a big deal first to say goodbye to this place for good. Well yes, it was emotional, it was a lot of work sorting out things - and at the same time it was liberating and good. |
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