The Adventures of R+1 and The Princess

No, we aren't back yet Dear Reader. In fact this episode we're going to share some even more amazing adventures! When last we spoke, we were enjoying the very best of Croation hospitality in Umag, Istria. Here is another photo of our friend Sara harvesting truffles in Motovun. Motovun is a hillfort which has controlled land access to Istria since the bronze age. Motovun The Gate to Motovun Hillfort   - this took a while to edit as there were so many electrical and telephone lines strung up and over it! We had some lovely swims in the Adriatic, the water was very clear and 26 degrees. In Umag there was an old town under the water...  Sara and her sister took us to up into the hills to Brtonigla for a fiesta. There was a male acapella singing competition called 'Klape'. Great food, great wine, great singing. We didn't get back till very late. My video was pretty crap, so I won't bore you with it. Here is a better sound recording of one of ...

After a wonderful time in Verona, we decided to head, as planned, for Trieste. We had to drag ourselves away as we had moved to a new B&B that was fantastic and had a garage downstairs!  By now the temperatures had started hitting 30 deg C consistantly. Here is a photo of the Princess on our last night in Verona. Here is a photo of our Fiat Panda in the (really small) garage with a (really, really small) Fiat 500. What great little cars. Anyway we said goodbye to Verona and headed off for Trieste. Took about 3 or 4 hours of white knuckle driving on the Italian Autostrade. Trieste is very different from the Italian cities we'd been in, if only because it's built out of grey stone and looks a bit gritty till you get used to it. There's a beautiful harbour and some absolutely magnificent buildings, esp on the waterfront.   Plaza Del Unite The Princess and Venus There was an Italian navy training ship in port with lots of young things tripping up the...

Hello world. Well things have been happening. Riots in London and the 'burbs, Conservative parties taking us right to the edge, media personalities behaving badly (and being forgiven, again)... who would have thought? Well, we're back and it's all good news folks. The party continues, damn the deficit! I blame our leaders. Last we spoke, we had arrived on our friends in Leicester. What a lovely time we had. First up, a bicycle trip out along the canal with our mate Jake! And then dinner with Jake and Bob at the pub at Foxton Locks. We also took the opportunity to explore Leicester, which also has a long history of Roman occupation, and some fantastic medieval architecture. Then bingo, our British adventure was over. Just like that. We rushed and rushed and only just made it onto the flight in time. It's no wonder there's riots. I would want to riot too if I had to drive in London every day. There's nothing better for inducing a white hot fury! A...