Travelog for: Pepita

Hi,

Great news ! We were reunited with the boxes that we left in Rouen .



Of course, we were supposed to unpack them, but we decided to first take a look out of the window (nice view )...



...and also helped ourselves with some lovely chocolate truffles ...



...so we quickly forgot about the boxes .

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Today I said goodbye to my friends Sigfrido and Orpheus before leaving to go on holiday .



We checked that my baggage was ready...



...and then Sigfrido gave me a big hug and wished me a safe journey .



At the airport I checked on that big board when my plane was going to leave.



I wonder if I’ll fly one of these .

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After leaving Germany I spent some time resting in Italy until it was time to travel again, so this morning I found myself munching a sandwich on a plane after leaving Verona airport .



I quickly fell asleep and when I woke up I was on a lovely balcony with some nice plants...



...and a great view !




I better go find out where I am .

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as it happens, I am in Greece, on the island of Santorini . Today I first had a very nice breakfast .



Later I took a look at the view from the hotel...




...before checking out some of the hotel decor .




Eventually I decided that the best way to spend the day was to find a nice spot in the shade from where I could enjoy the view over the old caldera .

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Today, after the usual lovely breakfast ,...



...I went exploring the village a bit. As it happens I didn't explore much, but quickly found a nice little restaurant . While I was waiting to be served lunch I checked out the place...




...and refreshed myself with an icy beer .



Eventually they brought me a lovely big salad .



After such a nice meal, it seemed a good idea to go relaxing in nice spot with a view .

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today it is eventually time to go back to Italy. This morning I had my usual nice breakfast ,...



...said goodbye to my favourite viewpoint ...



..and eventually grabbed my baggage and headed for the airport.

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I have been enjoying some rest in Italy over the last few weeks, but today at breakfast I found out that my friend sammino and his guests had arrived !



They were still very much jet lagged so I decided to keep them company when they went back to sleep .

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today we went for a bike ride just out of town . After a long climb we reached the top of the road to Monte Bondone, one of the hardest and more prestigious mountain of race when the Giro d'Italia comes around here, so we were very proud with our effort .



As we moved on the other side of the mountain we could see the Brenta dolomites...



...and the Adige Valley in the distance .



Further on we could see another nice valley.



At that point we launched ourselves downhill , so we decided that it was better for smaug to put away the camera and focus on the handlebar .

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today we went for a nice hike in the Dolomites . After a bit of walking in the trees we started having a nice view...



...although it looked like we had still quite a way to go to reach the top of this valley .



Eventually we reached the highest point of the day, where the view was very "rocky" , but unfortunately the weather seemed to be ready for turning wet.




As it happens we managed to cross all this plateau without getting drenched...



...and later we headed into this nicely U-shaped valley that took us back to the car .

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today the weather was not great, but it was warm , so smaug took us for a little hike close to town. After a bit of walking we started having a nice view...



...and we had a glimpse of our destination: apparently we were aiming first for the peak on the right, and then we were going to follow the ridge heading left .



From the summit the view was great in every direction .





After following a bit of the ridge, we could even see a bit of Trento in the distance.



To give a bit of cultural tone to the trip and in true commemoration spirit of the centenary of the start of WWI, sammino explained to us that those abandoned barracks next to my head were actually built when this corner of Italy was still part of the Austro-Hungarian empire .

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Today I said goodbye to sammino, Landroval, Krystal and their guests as they are about to go back to Canada, while I will stay around with different travel plans .



Before they left sammino gave me a big hug and wished me safe travelling .

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this week I went visiting my friends Orpheus and Sigfrido in Germany .



I met some of the local residents ...



...and checked the view from the window.



Later we just spent the afternoon chatting among the bigger folk living here .

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today we were back on the move as we are going all together on holiday . At the airport we spent some time looking at the planes...



...before finding something even more interesting to do .



Later we arrived in Italy where we will spend a couple of days, and just enjoyed the view from the car on the way home .

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as it happens we didn't really have time to take any photo in Italy , since we were soon back on the move...



...and back at the airport .



During the flight we had some nice views,...



...and, more importantly, a very nice meal .



Can't wait to find out where are we going .

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we are in Canary island . Today we checked the view from our room balcony...




...before exploring the beach .






They have some very "spiky" gardens around here .



Later in the room we started planning excursions for the next few days .