Tag Archives: Small Towns

Day 31 – Milan to the suburbs

Posted on July 15, 2019 by herktrav

Our semi-whirlwind stay in Milan ended with one last visit to the Milano Centrale train station. Upon checking out of the hotel, they arranged a taxi for us and off we went. We decided to stay close to the airport … Continue reading →

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Day 22 – Strolling through the streets of Zermatt

Posted on July 6, 2019 by herktrav

It’s our last day here, so today we’re walking around Zermatt to see a little bit of the town. Everything I read about is centered around the Matterhorn and skiing, but the town is really charming and deserves to be … Continue reading →

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Day 4 – Day trip to Rapperswil and Schaffhausen

Posted on June 17, 2019 by herktrav

With the weather defying the odds, we decided to go exploring again today. Our journey this morning was to Rapperswil at the far end of Lake Zurich. We had originally planned to take a boat ride to get there, but … Continue reading →

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Day 3 – Day-tripping to Stein Am Rhein and Rheinfalls

Posted on June 15, 2019 by herktrav

Another rainy day prediction goes down the drain. Thank you once again to the weatherman for getting it wrong. Sunny with a few clouds means we are heading out to explore. Today we are heading north to visit the area … Continue reading →

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Italy 2016 – Enjoying Todi

Posted on May 30, 2016 by herktrav

Day 12 – Todi, Italy Before going to sleep last night, we decided that we would stay in Todi for the day. The rain had kept us from walking around more of the town and we really wanted to see … Continue reading →

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Italy 2016 – Toddling around Todi

Posted on May 29, 2016 by herktrav

Day 11 – Todi, Italy The weatherman was only partially correct. We didn’t get any of the thunderstorms that swept through, but we did get rain and then off and on drizzle for the early part of the day. Waited … Continue reading →

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Italy 2016 – Visiting the town of Gubbio

Posted on May 25, 2016 by herktrav

Day 8 – Gubbio, Italy So the Castello di Petroia is technically not right in the town of Gubbio, but rather in the outskirts, just past a town called Scritto. Today we will visit the actual town of Gubbio, famous … Continue reading →

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Italy 2016 – A visit to Assisi

Posted on May 25, 2016 by herktrav

Day 7 – Assisi, Italy Woke up to the fog shrouding the surrounding hills. The sun is up and will hopefully burn it off early. Cleaned up and went down for breakfast. Looks like the others got off to an … Continue reading →

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