What extremes of temperature. It was in the eighties down by the lakeside but in the thirties up at the top of Monte Bolda which you can see in the background.(Only 10 minutes away by cable car).
I dont ever remember a decent bottle of Italian wine in England but they were all superb here. They must keep the best for themselves!
Ken.
I dont ever remember a decent bottle of Italian wine in England but they were all superb here. They must keep the best for themselves!
Ken.
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by Ken » 28 May 2006 10:38 pmApart from the above shot from bedroom window , this has to be the starting point. A pic I took last month whilst over there for the Boro game.
To me , still the most awe-inspiring arena of all time. The corridors in the base are where the contestants stayed and there are channels to drain the blood away. The Romans were notorious for writing their own version of history and even today the Italians are no different. They will tell you that no Christians died here ---- just criminals & undesirables !
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To me , still the most awe-inspiring arena of all time. The corridors in the base are where the contestants stayed and there are channels to drain the blood away. The Romans were notorious for writing their own version of history and even today the Italians are no different. They will tell you that no Christians died here ---- just criminals & undesirables !
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by Ken » 28 May 2006 11:00 pmAnd here`s another Roman amphitheatre. This time in Verona :-
Not quite as impressive but more utilised . They hold operas here and the atmosphere is beyond belief.
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Not quite as impressive but more utilised . They hold operas here and the atmosphere is beyond belief.
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by Wiccan woman » 29 May 2006 08:57 amBrilliant pics Ken love the view from your room, i know what you mean re: the wine a friend of ours brought us a bottle of red back from Lake Garda last year "Vermocelli" i think cost about £15 a bottle and he said it is gorgeous wine but darent open it as it cost so much am keeping for a special occasion, but that could be when the weather gets hot HA! any day now 
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by Ken » 29 May 2006 11:20 pmIt would only cost that much over here. The price of fine wines around lake Garda itself was amazing . You could buy an excellent bottle of Bardolino for less than £2 !
I was surprised at how much wine comes from such a small srea --Custoza , Valdadige,Lugana,Soave,Vermocelli,Valpolicella , etc ., etc.
This is the beautiful little town of Malcesine where we stayed :-
That`s a mountain in the background by the way --- not a cloud !
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I was surprised at how much wine comes from such a small srea --Custoza , Valdadige,Lugana,Soave,Vermocelli,Valpolicella , etc ., etc.
This is the beautiful little town of Malcesine where we stayed :-
That`s a mountain in the background by the way --- not a cloud !
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by Wiccan woman » 30 May 2006 10:06 pmIt looks a gorgeous place beautiful scenery especially the cloud oopps 
sorry i mean mountain.. seriously though i love nice scenery and that is gorgeous. It must be lovely to wake up with a view like that all your life, but then again we probably wouldnt appreciate it as much maybe.
sorry i mean mountain.. seriously though i love nice scenery and that is gorgeous. It must be lovely to wake up with a view like that all your life, but then again we probably wouldnt appreciate it as much maybe.
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by Ken » 30 May 2006 11:51 pmIt was a real moutain up there btw W.W. and a very cold one at that !
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by Wiccan woman » 31 May 2006 06:35 pmooh yes it does look cold. We went up the Troodos mountains in January while we were in Cyprus and it was freezing and snowy..was a bit of a shock as it was quite nice down below near the sea and of course i did not dress properly typical eh will know for future as i would love to go there again.
typical eh will know for future as i would love to go there again.
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by Ken » 24 Jul 2006 11:56 pmIf there`s one thing I love about Italy its the beautiful Lombardy poplar trees :-
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by Northernstar » 03 Aug 2006 10:06 amIt's been many moons since I have been to Venice as i was only 16. My memories of Venice are certainly not romantic but of stench and expence..yuk. Maybe my opinion would differ now as an adult
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by Ken » 03 Aug 2006 09:01 pmYou`d find a big difference now. They`ve really cleaned up their act. No litter. No smells---- and reasonable prices. We enjoyed our best ever pizzas at less than £2 and similarly ice-creams at less than £1 for huge doubles.
Couldn`t find any hand-pulled real ales so can`t comment on that one !
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P.S. The water may not look crystal clear but the fish seem quite happy so it cant be very polluted :-
Couldn`t find any hand-pulled real ales so can`t comment on that one !
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P.S. The water may not look crystal clear but the fish seem quite happy so it cant be very polluted :-
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by Northernstar » 04 Aug 2006 06:09 amSounds like it has improved. When I was there back in 79 it cost £1 for a cup of coffee and i didn't get to have a go on a gondola cos it was too expensive 
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I remember the toilets being unisex
no toilet as such but hole in the ground I promptly turned around and waited till I got back to the hotel.
Over all I did enjoy my day in Venice and seeing the sights and history and maybe one day I will go back, goodness knows when though.
.I remember the toilets being unisex
no toilet as such but hole in the ground I promptly turned around and waited till I got back to the hotel.Over all I did enjoy my day in Venice and seeing the sights and history and maybe one day I will go back, goodness knows when though.
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by Michelle » 12 Aug 2006 08:36 amNice pics Ken. You certainly get around a bit. Where are you off to next ?
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by Ken » 12 Aug 2006 10:23 pmIts been a good year for travelling for me Michelle. Off next week to get a feel for Bohemia ( an old silver mining area -- Kutna Hora ).
Then back for a few weeks in which I hope to do the Great North Run with Laurence and off again to the south of France ---- Nice , Cote D`Azur & Provence.
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Then back for a few weeks in which I hope to do the Great North Run with Laurence and off again to the south of France ---- Nice , Cote D`Azur & Provence.
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by Chiana » 13 Aug 2006 06:54 amVery good pics, beautiful places. I like the second pic, very atmospheric. 
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