STEBO'S BLOG

Morning view of the city I had a long lie-in; waking up to church bells is really quite special. I woke up, showered, and walked into the city in search of a nice place for coffee and brioche. They call croissants "brioche" here. I accidentally got lost and found a new square I had never been to and settled down to my cappuccino and brioche while pigeons caused chaos landing on tables. Prato della Valle After coffee it was onwards to Sant Antonio and Prato della Valle, it was

A proper cappuccino The lack of sleep and NO WORK meant that I slept like I hadn't slept in an entire year! I was wide awake at 06:00 but decided to turn over and snooze some more. Finally up and about, I went out and grabbed a cappuccino and a chocolate croissant before going for a walk. The old chemistry building on via Marzolo I wanted to find a bookshop, but as it was still early, most were still closed. I headed to the university area to revisit my old house and the chem

Cold Arrival I must admit to not being entirely enamoured by Venice. Having left Rome with its stifling temperatures, I was actually cold...

Italian Drama I was five minutes on the train, in my lovely compartment for one. I was settling down for the night when the ticket...

Day 8 - Gorizia to Zagreb - 09 September 2019 #Gorizia #Italia #NovaGorica #Slovenija #Hrvatska #Zagreb #Croatia #Slovenia #Italy Nova...

Day 7 - Padua, Venice, Gorizia - 08 September 2019 #ubriaco #drunk #friuli #italia #italy #Gorizia Venezia I was up right and early, so I...

Day 6 - Padua - 07 September 2019 #padova #italia #vino #amicizia #italy Books I woke up and heard "La Signora in Nera" but I needed to...

Day 5 -Padova, Fossò, Cinema - 06 September 2019 #Italia #veneto #Italy #Padova #Pioggia #Rain #Fossò #Dolo #Venexian #Pizza #Pasta View...