Rome – I enjoyed all the old buildings, especially the Colosseum, St Peters and the Pantheon
Albania – everything was cheap and we ate out for lunch and dinner, it was the first time we saw gypsies and beggars (so different from New Zealand) and we didn’t see any other non-Albanian kids. But despite what [...]
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Best Things So Far
Posted in General on September 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Too much of a good thing
Posted in General on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Knowing there would be heaps of down time in the car etc, I brought about 30 books for E and P to read and half a dozen big fat ones for J. They’ve gone through those and we restocked in London. There is a downside to this. Some books I have had to confiscate to [...]
Cats
Posted in General on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In every nook and cranny you look in you will see feral cats! There are so many of them everywhere I feel sorry for the tiny kittens in terrible condition. In the campground we thought we saw more but the owner said that they weren’t wild, but were Egyptian cats that are very skinny with [...]
Travelling with the Flahertys
Posted in General on July 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
With Brian bringing only 2 pairs of shorts (yes, two) for a whole 4 months of summer travelling, Joseph,when asked if he has anything for the wash, always responding “No, I,m good thanks mum,” Ellen wearing the same top and shorts day after day, even taking them wet off the line (“But mum, I like this T shirt”), [...]
En Route
Posted in General on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And so the journey starts…
With a mother’s blessing, a mass card for the intention of safe and happy travels.
With a shower curtain of rain drawn across the cabin window on take-off.
With a hurried see you all in Rome to Annie and the kids as I run for check-in 1hr10min before takeoff, from a car with [...]
