Day 11 From Portofino to Florence
In which Sid and Doris travel to the capital of the renaissance.
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Category: Grand Tour
Lady Mumm and the Miracle of Portofino
Making the effort to climb out of Portofino bay in your unsuitable footwear brings you to a castle and a schloss (or whatever the Italian word is for schloss).
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Day 10 From Turin to fancy Portofino
In which Sid and Doris take Hermann up the steepest, tiniest, abandoned track over the hills to the land of dolce vita film stars and the €17 gin and tonic.
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Day 9 Touring Turin
In which Sid and Doris visit a new Medieval village and the Risorgimento Museum.
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Day 8 Chambéry to Turin
In which Sid and Doris cross the Alps into Italy by Mont Cenis where Hannibal brought his elephants.
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A More Refined Sundial
Today’s entrant for the #kindnessandingenuity award goes to this sundial, spotted on the side of a house in Chambéry. You will notice that it is corrected for the elliptical nature of Earth’s orbit.
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Day 7 Beaune to Chambéry
In which Sid goes truffling for history in Chambéry.
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The Nuns in the Hotel Dieu at Beaune
The Hotel Dieu was set up in the 1300s or so, to provide care for the sick, and it has been in operation ever since.
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Day 6 From Paris to Beaune
In which Sid and Doris leave Paris for Burgundian Beaune.
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Little Boats in the Jardin des Tuilleries
By the fountain at the far end of the Jardin des Tuilleries is a nice chap with a collection of boats.
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