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World Trip · Chapter One

Italy

Milan to Rome, with plenty in between.

Two weeks through Milan, Venice, Florence and Tuscany, then south to Sorrento and Positano before finishing in Rome.

Milan → Venice → Florence → Rome
12 Dispatches  ·  May – Jun 2012
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Amalfi Coast
10Positano
Rome
12Roma
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Milan29 May 2012

Touch Down: Our Trip Begins in Milano

Just arrived in Milan. Knackered. One more train, one more taxi and we arrive at Hotel De Albertis.

I've never been a fan of posting personal photos but this trip is to be different. Travelling with my darling Jenna, I am going to give it a shot and hopefully post a few snaps here, in this modern day photo album, along the way. After all, it's the personal photos that stand the test of time; the ones that you return to over and over again, improving with age and stirring good memories.

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Venice31 May 2012

12.87km... And That's Just The Morning Session

Sightseeing session (not a training session) recorded with my Garmin Forerunner 910XT - so happy I took it with me.

Great way to get perspective on where you've travelled and the areas you've covered. Our morning walk through Venice gets us nearly 13km as we wander in wonderment.

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Venice31 May 2012

Venezia: Weave Your Way Through The Maze

Streets
Welcome Venice
Arriving
Us
Relaxing in the window
Windowing
Waterway
Cheers
Navigation
Mapping
Yum
Narrowest
Cheeeeese
Laying Tefillin
The Piano Man
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Milan31 May 2012

Milano's Duomo di Milano

Beautiful Duomo in Milan. And, Jen is clearly the natural and better photographer judging by these two photos.

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Florence2 Jun 2012

Music at the Ponte Vecchio

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Florence2 Jun 2012

Firenze: We Have Arrived

Florence invites us to explore and experience its quaint beauty.

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Siena5 Jun 2012

Siena Day Trip

We love this town!

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Cortona7 Jun 2012

Cortona: A Tuscan Delight

Explore, walk, run, eat, eat and eat cheap, tasty and simple Italian food. Perched up high atop Cortona we admire views of the surrounds and absorb the tranquility of this little town.

Town Square
Walking Trail
Atop Cortona
Jen outside our hotel
Flowers
Daniel
Wheat Bix
7.41km run in 30+ degree heat with uphill battles but compensated by incredible views
Red Peppering
Waiter
Sunset
Hat, Sunnies, Water - Ready
Us
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Cortona8 Jun 2012

Read this Book!

One of the great things about travelling is the time it affords you to read book after book, especially on those long train/bus trips. Jen, the secret bookworm, has read about twenty. I just finished Born to Run: read it and you will be going for a run at the end of every chapter.

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Amalfi Coast8 Jun 2012

Positano

View from our room
That pizza had the power to lure us back three nights in a row
Positano bulging from the cliffs it has been built on
Da Adolfo
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Cortona8 Jun 2012

Camucia

View of Camucia from Cortona.
Bike trip through Camucia fields.
Abandoned mini vehicle.
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Rome11 Jun 2012

Roma

Launch straight into Rome with an 18km day one sightseeing session. Return home for a brief rest. Attempt an 8km run but manage only 3.5km as car fumes and smokers send me rushing back home. Head out for an evening 5km dinner session.
Trevi Fountain streams with countless tourists.
Jen outside The Colosseum.
The Palace.
Bar in Trastevere, Rome. Amazing atmosphere, apertifs and drinks. Influenced by the ‘crisis’ and a popular trend in Italy, apertifs allow you to buy one drink and eat as much finger food as you like. This bar had taken it one step further with an amazing buffet.
The Pantheon.
Inside the Pantheon.
Spanish Steps - Spot Jen.
Close up of Jen on the Spanish Steps in case she couldn't be spotted in the photo above.
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