travelling

… rows of stones …

Coming back to our trip to Brittany in June … When cruising Brittany – at least a small part of it – we encountered remains from the Neolithic age. Generally we are talking about the period of 5800 – 4000 BC. All over Brittany there are stones arranged in straight lines, burial sites made of stones piled high, giant lumps of rock … My better half & I visited some of the sites. It was…

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looking back … tuscany 2016

During May in 2016 we cruised Tuscany for almost 3 weeks indulging in the green rolling hills & their vineyards & olive groves, in the cities from the 1400s & 1500s  – and of course in Florence! (…not to mention lots of Italian food & wine…) For many years I wanted to visit Tuscany, but it never happened – always another destination seemed more important or the season seemed wrong. To be honest: except for…

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