Let's go

Who's coming with us?

We set off from Rome Tomorrow morning after a meet and greet dinner tonight.

Deliziosa

 At Grappolo D'Oro

Tucker time just across the corner from our hotel. We've had a few good meals in Italy, tonight's was excellent.

20 Something Snaps - Ciao Roma

Settled comfortably in the Guardian Hotel, Rome. Started off with a Cappuccino in the hotel courtyard while we waited for our room to be ready.

 

Once we were settled in our room we took a stroll around our neighbourhood prior to hitting the tourist trail tomorrow. 

Flexible

Just wish my neck was as flexible as this chap who landed in the backyard this morning.

Look right

Look left

A Royal Occasion

While reflecting on regal matters this morning I remembered attending, back in 1981, a 21st birthday celebration for one of our young neighbours, Kathryn. She had decreed that all guests at the event wear fancy dress.

It so happened that another neighbour, Rosemary, had a fancy dress hire business and offered to dress us for the occasion. Rosemary who decreed that we should go as the Royal Couple, Elizabeth and Phillip, dressed us accordingly. The function venue, Keiron at Waverley, with its chandeliers, flocked wallpaper and starched tablecloths provided an appropriate environment for the occasion. 

This morning I dug into our photo archives and found a couple of snaps from the occasion. 

The Royal Wave

eVersion

I'm trying to cut down on luggage!  

I have a hard copy of this book on my shelves but it's rather heavy. Thanks to the Libby app I have been able to borrow an eversion of a later edition from Hornsby Library. 

Hope we don't get lost with this available on my phone!

 

Next job is to replace my Italian dictionary with an eVersion.

Junee Gem

Our recent jaunt to Canberra and Wagga Wagga was to catch up with some old friends but, while we were in the area, we managed to visit a few local towns. 

One unplanned visit we made was to the Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory which is housed in a five storey, abandoned former flour mill. 

Front of the building

Side view

After sampling some of the products in the shop we gave our credit card some exercise with a few purchases to take on the road. 

Temptation

Our Haul

After making our purchases we wandered through the onsite restaurant (tempting but we had already had lunch down the road in Cootamundra). We visited the areas where the licorice and chocolate are manufactured and watched, through the huge glass windows, the magicians making the delicious treats. 

Next door to the Factory there is the Classic Car Garage that we didn't have time to visit. We will put this on the agenda for our next visit to the area. 

Cars awaiting restoration for the Classic Car Garage??