Hearing of Robin Williams but just as sad that another young girl from Barrett has suicided. It is in our face and we need a government that doesn't close down facilities that help these people whether they be famous or not. There is no facility in place to help adolscents with chronic mental health issues long term in Queensland. We need to give them an apportunity for good choices
Vellano where we are staying is one of ten hill towns in the valley. We can see six of these from our kitchen window and in the morning they are bathed in gentle light. On Sunday we drove to four of these little villages and wandered around each of them. We had lunch beside a babbling brook at one of the family run restaurants in the valley. Everyone says that there is no bad restaurant in the area. We have found that so far.
We spent the day yesterday in Lucca. It is an "unbombed" City and it's walls are perfectly intact. We had heard a lot about Lucca and we both were keen to go. It was lovely wandering around the streets (with our ever present Rick Steves guide in hand). We hired bikes and cycled around the ramparts which was delightful. Can you tell that reluctantly we weren't as impressed as we thought we would be. Not to say it wasn't wonderful. Last night we had been invited to a dinner for some of the Residents of the area who are trying to build community spirit and awareness. It was great and we got to meet some of the locals, both Italian and expats.
We have not, before this been great fans of Italian food in Italy but this time we are relishing it. Food is very cheap and to eat out for lunch, say, with wine and a couple of dishes is never more than about ten euro. We are enjoying a great variety of pasta, pizza, fruit, local produce and wine. Not bad at all.
Vellano where we are staying is one of ten hill towns in the valley. We can see six of these from our kitchen window and in the morning they are bathed in gentle light. On Sunday we drove to four of these little villages and wandered around each of them. We had lunch beside a babbling brook at one of the family run restaurants in the valley. Everyone says that there is no bad restaurant in the area. We have found that so far.
We spent the day yesterday in Lucca. It is an "unbombed" City and it's walls are perfectly intact. We had heard a lot about Lucca and we both were keen to go. It was lovely wandering around the streets (with our ever present Rick Steves guide in hand). We hired bikes and cycled around the ramparts which was delightful. Can you tell that reluctantly we weren't as impressed as we thought we would be. Not to say it wasn't wonderful. Last night we had been invited to a dinner for some of the Residents of the area who are trying to build community spirit and awareness. It was great and we got to meet some of the locals, both Italian and expats.
We have not, before this been great fans of Italian food in Italy but this time we are relishing it. Food is very cheap and to eat out for lunch, say, with wine and a couple of dishes is never more than about ten euro. We are enjoying a great variety of pasta, pizza, fruit, local produce and wine. Not bad at all.
Really enjoying your comments and lovely photos - how we wish we were there! On a sad note, just to let you know that Scotty (Daphne Scott, mother of Bev, Denise, Dianne and Robyn) died last Thursday at the ripe age of 97. Am sure she will hear the words "well done, though good and faithful servant". Enjoy your adventure and carpe diem at every opportunity.
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