7 March 2022 I have one job today, underwear. I carry a plastic bag for my dirty clothes. There is a simplicity to the undiversified wardrobe. All my shirts are black. All my socks are black. All my underwear is dark blue. No thinking is required. But you need to separate your smells from your…
Category: Italy
Day 85 – Lazy Sundays
6 March 2022 Wake up early. We wake up early every day. Medication for Shell, a chat with Barry after breakfast and we head off for coffee. Our regular is shut. I am trying to convince Shell that our Sunday coffee regular should be our everyday coffee regular. Pergamino Caffè is better in every way,…
Day 80 to 84 – Surgery and so on
2 – 5 March 2022 Wednesday – Wake up early. Pack and hit the road before breakfast. 3 ½ hours to Rome. It is -4C. Everything is covered in ice. Smooth sailing all the way. As we make our way out of the mountains a deer crosses right in front of us. First, we have…
Day 79 – Gian Poalo Motta
1 March 2022 We did a lot today. Drove windy roads through amazing scenery. Tried the wines of Castello di Radda. Visited the beautiful villages of Volpaia and Castellina. Lunch at Castellina was fantastic. Chingale, of course. A lot happened today. After multiple calls, it would seem the insurance company has approved Shell’s surgery for…
Day 78 – Roberto
28 February 2022 A great night’s sleep. Strange dreams. Wake up before dawn but it is light. Open the shutters and watch the sunrise creep across the mountains. It got below zero last night. It is a clear blue sky. No wind. Stunning. Breakfast provided. Just the right amount. Flourless chocolate cake with orange peel…
Day 77 – Chianti
27 February 2022 Noisy night. Bad sleep. Italy has reopened bars and nightclubs. The bar across from us picked up at 3.00 am and wound up at 4.00 am. To be expected. Ground floor in the heart of the city. “Someone’s always spraying the air with their mood.” ― Chuck Palahniuk Pack and check out…
Day 76 – Siena
26 February 2022 Sleep in. Broken sleep. We are in the heart of town and it was Friday night. To be expected. Breakfast of oats and we head out before it gets busy. It is overcast and freezing. There is a chilling breeze. The temperature is about 2 C. We grab a coffee. Head home,…
Day 75 – Tuscany
25 February 2022 As we went to bed last night we discovered Rome has ZTL regions. Areas of the city that cars are not allowed to drive for pollution reasons. Where we are staying is in the heart of all three zones. We have had to rethink picking up our hire car and driving here…
Day 74 – The infection returns
24 February 2022 Sleep in. No injections. Relieved. Porridge for breakfast and a chat with Grace. To the barber around the corner. Great cut. Barbers are superior to ‘hair dressers’ for men. This is not open to debate. We head to our local for coffee. Soon after we leave Shell announces the pain has returned…