Narbonne and Carcassonne
On our weekend off at Chateau Ventenac, we spent one day in the nearest town – Narbonne, on the other we visited medieval town/castle Carcassonne. Narbonne is a busy little town […]
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Château Ventenac
After our Italian holiday we got back to work in France. We had an overnight 12 hour bus ride out of Milan. It was pouring rain the entire time and […]
Milano
We had 2 separate visits in Milan, both of them brief. But we made the best of our short times there. Our introduction to the city was by rather blindly […]
The islands of Lago Maggiore
After enjoying the gardens and home at Isola Madre we hop back on the ferry, and over to the cute and colorful Isola Pescatori (Fisherman’s Island) for lunch Quick jaunt […]
Isola Madre
Our second day on Lago Maggiore we had perfect weather! We bought ferry passes allowing us an entire day to visit all the ports the ferries go to. […]
Lago Maggiore, Botanical Gardens and Villa Taranto
Next stop Lago Maggiore. After leaving Scaparone and Alba we drive to Verbania, Michael has an apartment there so we will stay there for the next few days. We arrive […]
First taste of Italy
At the end of a very long tunnel out of France we were greeted with sunshine! Something we had come to miss during our stay in France. Although the French […]
