Which city is the only capital in the world that borders two countries? Chances are that you’ve already read the title, and therefore already have rather a reliable hunch for the answer, so give yourself a pat on the back and a large portion of parene buchty (steamed dumplings filled with jam) if you answered BRATISLAVA! […]
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Day 14: Tiramisu & Boboli amongst other things
Started off quite sleepy too. We checked out of our cool hotel/hostel, Siggorno Pitti in Florence (it had an official-looking reception, a very light, big and cool dining room/lounge with pretty sofas and lots of stuff to read) and after a typically disappointingly average breakfast we decided not to venture too far but just explore the […]
Day 8: Sète
Got up early to get the 8.20 train out of Toulouse (this time with our backpacks!) as well as recheck the Japanese Garden we had looked around the first evening (I had been very hungry and grumpy and CC hadn’t enjoyed it enough and wanted to go back). Very pretty and we got some hideously […]