Final Thoughts on Italy

Our time in Italy has been amazing.  It's hard to believe that we've been out of Australia for 11 weeks.  The time has gone so quickly. The best decision we made was to spend 2 months in Spoleto.  The town has so much to offer and the people are friendly and helpful.  Laurie and Norma helped make our stay there so memorable.  We saw the seasons change from the coolness of spring with fields red with poppies, through to the heat of summer. The most important words we learned were "uno per due" which let us sample many culinary delights on our travels without overeating. 

We've seen enough marble statues and Renaissance art to last a lifetime.

Italy really does have GREAT coffee.

 

And most importantly we saw and did everything on our "list".

We arrived back in Australia onThursday 19th July, having left Rome at 10pm on Tuesday 17th.
We took the scenic route - Rome -> Dubai ->Bangkok -> Sydney and Emirates provided excellent service.  We're adjusting to the cold winter weather in Canberra for a few days and will make our way to Sydney via the NSW South Coast over the next week.  After a few days in Sydney (doing stuff) we'll head north to sunny Queensland where we will take delivery of our new caravan in mid-August.

Watch this space for our next post, probably in a few weeks.

P.S.  We think the Italian economic situation could be solved by enforcing the apparently optional road rules.