Bologna Day 3 – Torre dell’Orologio

So our third day in Bologna was kind of forced on us, a train strike across Italy had meant we stayed put. Train strikes can be regular in Italy, but this one was planned a month in advance so we accommodated it and planned accordingly. It did mean we had had 3 days in a…

Wells and Glastonbury

So it was Linda’s birthday time and we’d discussed places to head off to. Linda wanted to visit Cheddar Gorge, so we worked out a way to include a couple of other places as well. We actually ended up visiting more than we’d originally planned, but that is for a later post, for now we…

A trip to Liverpool

So after our Lake District week, we moved south, firstly to visit family and secondly to have a look around Liverpool. My auntie and uncle live in St Helens along with my cousins, my birth place, so I wanted to see them, and we did which was superb. Including a watch of my cousins eldest,…

Rufford Old Hall and the canal

So we were heading away from the Lakes and we try to look for somewhere to stop off to break up the journey. Normally this would be in Lakeland and involve a longer drive to Plymouth, but this time we drove a bit and then headed to somewhere. Rufford Old Hall was our choice, firstly…