Tag Archives: Garden

Day of Pasta and Roses

Posted on June 4, 2019 by cathyharnett

A lumpy crossing we had of it. I spent most of the time lying down to offset the nausea, having failed to put my wristbands on soon enough. Both of us were none the less thankful to at last be … Continue reading →

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Favourite Haunts Revisited

Posted on September 20, 2018 by yachtlyra

We have been here in Casamicciola for three days now and have managed to visit most of our favourite places, frequented the usual shops, bars and restaurants and found a few new ones. We made sure to visit the garden, … Continue reading →

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Time on Ischia

Posted on May 24, 2018 by yachtlyra

On Monday we split up, the boys to go walking up in the crater a nearby volcano and the girls to go to the spa. We girls had a lovely day. The gardens were beautiful and the pools relatively quiet. … Continue reading →

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The Alhambra

Posted on June 15, 2014 by yachtlyra

We had been unable to reserve tickets online for our visit, so cautioned by stories of them not always being available on the day, we booked to go on a morning tour. An open topped bus collected us from the … Continue reading →

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Lisbon

Posted on July 29, 2013 by yachtlyra

For the past two days we have been playing proper tourists, seeing the sights of Lisbon. Originally we planned just one day. Lisbon being such an historic city, older than Rome, there was little chance of us managing to do … Continue reading →

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Finding Nemo

Posted on May 27, 2013 by yachtlyra

We set out this morning to visit the castle across the water only to find out it was shut. Monday is museum closing day.  On the way back we kept encountering English families and the occasional American coming towards us … Continue reading →

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