On the trails with cianciofam4
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Not much to be done about the weather today – plus everything we closed for public holiday, we set off on a drive to Gemona . Foggy drive to a quiet town but on the way make we ventured well off the map to find a running alpine waterfall and the most incredible colored torrents
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Forget to mention… yesterday afternoon in Udine Joe and the kids went to see the fencing world championships- just happened to be on in Udine this week! Very cool.
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After a slow start we set out to explore our new location in daylight. Lovely little streets , lots of church bells ringing and a very strong Venetian influence. Walked down to the Piazza della Libertà to find the spectacularly ornate Loggia di Lionello. Walked up to the castello lookout to get a Birds Eye
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Started the day with a speed pack and a final breaky in the main Piazza near the arena . It was a gorgeous crisp summer day and we met up with some other cousins from Australia who are travelling in Italy at the moment as well. After a quick catch up we hit the road.
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Day started out early as RC set out with the two boys for an early morning breaky of pastries followed by a tour of the high-end sports shoe and gear shops! Following that, the boys headed off to the Ferrari factory and museum – Sebastian was in heaven with so many amazing cars to see
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At Sebastian’s suggestion, we hit the road for a 2 hour journey north to Bolzano – near the Austrian border. We came to see Outzi the iceman. Bolzano itself was a treat of a town with its pretty streets and German influence. Sebastian took a great liking to the word for Exit in German (ausfahrt;
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Rainy day – so the kids headed off to go carting and a boot picnic for lunch! They loved the go carting Italian style – very fast and furious ! RC hit the shops and then met up with Maria for a long lunch in the piazza . When for an early new years dinner
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Retracing our steps from yesterday we continued on further through the cobbled streets to visit 2 major churches – St Anastasia and the Verona Cathedral – both beautiful , especially the unique ceiling paintwork in St Anastasia . The walked down the river, explored the little laneway shops and cross the old bridge to then
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Spent today getting to know our new location . Started out my navigating our way to Maria’s apartment and then the short walk into town. Verona is much larger, busier and much more beautiful than we expected . Navigated our way through some very cute streets and markets to reach Piazza Bra – what a
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