My Hovercraft is Full of Eels

Sunday 19^th

Venazia to Bologna

Our first loc­al, sup­ple­ment-free train!

An early rise at 6am and break­fast of corn­flakes, white sliced toast and straw­berry jam at “Sleep Cheap at Francesca’s B&B”, whilst the own­ers slept in the liv­ing room, giv­ing over their two large bed­rooms to pay­ing guests. I slept badly as can­non-like fire­works boomed through the Venetian night.

Venice was ridicu­lously busy, but the back streets as quiet and delight­ful as ever. Callum & I took a vapor­etto down the Gran Canale as party boats with sound sys­tems blar­ing went the oth­er way.

Chris and I delighted in find­ing the Chiesa del Angelo Rafaelli from Miss Garnet’s Angel.

Bologna to Ancona

Good to be on the tracks again this morn­ing, on an over­crowded train tak­ing Italian hol­i­day­makers to Adriatic resorts – Rimini, Riccione, Pesaro…