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Jul 22, 2015 - Castel Vittoria, Italian cuisine and Swimming

Finally. I have been looking at Castel Vittoria for many days now and finally today we got there. It's very steep walking up there mind you. But better start at the beginning.... I hadn't caught up with the journals for a couple of days so as Alex went off on his road bike with his new wheels in his pocket (he couldn't fit them last night as he had no tools!) I started with catching up on emails and doing the journals. A few hours later Johanna woke up, and soon after Alex arrived home hot but having had a wonderful ride. He was buzzing!...

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Jul 21, 2015 - Bellissimo Sanremo.

Ok so today we're going to beach.... A quick breakfast at the same cafe as yesterday, in otherwords more croissants and juice, and down the valley again this time not stopping until we get the seaside town of Ventimglia. Although I say seaside, I actually yet have not seen the sea at this particular town.... First stop - the most important of the day -- is the bike shop! Yep. Bikes and Italy go together. They're the same thing really. Intertwined. Add in there Alex. Alex, Italy and Bikes! For me, the first stop was the toilet and again...

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Jul 20, 2015 - Apricale, Graphic Design and a swim at Dellarossa

Just photos for now. Will type later when we get home. Just off to the seaside.... Ok more about the seaside in tomorrow's blog.... Soooo, the day again started out beautiful. They all are here! We wake up to amazing heat and gorgeous clear skies every day. I don't think they get this every summer though. This seems to be an aamazing summer all round even for the locals. We threw open our bedroom doors to see the sun shining on Castel Vittoria across the valley looking across the orange tiled rooftops so typical in this Ligurian region....

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