Sunday, 19 June 2011

We're back!!!!!

A few days have now passed since we have arrived home. While there were mixed feelings at leaving beautiful Italy and knowing that our long awaited holiday was at an end, it was with great happiness that we saw our families again and especially to see that they were all healthy and coped well in our absence.

I missed my children and was thrilled to see them again. They did me proud in the way they looked after themselves, each other, the house and Shadow, the cat. (Tina)

Skye, the dog, also looked healthy and was so happy to see me! (Paul) 

We have shared many stories of the last seven weeks from both our worlds, interested in each others' daily exploits, neither more important than the other.

Life, as we knew it before our holiday will resume all too quickly! The bags are unpacked, the washing is done, jet lag (for Tina) is still an issue! The cold is unbearable and it is dark so early!

We would like to express our thanks to those who followed our adventure and shared in our amazing experiences through this blog. Thankyou to those who took the time to read the blog, who commented - either via the blog or privately through emails and through regular phone calls and text messages (our wonderful family, Sally and Tim). They were truly appreciated and kept us close to you.

We'd like to end our blog with words written to us in a farewell letter by my beautiful cousin Umberto......

"..... andare avanti, sperare, sognare."

 ...... go forward, hope, dream.


Till next time..........
Tina and Paul xxx

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  1. Well guys - I feel priviledged to have been part of this amazing journey you shared. Thank you for letting me experience so much of your trip. It's amazing how a blog like this can enlighten the viewer into your sights, sounds and feelings. I looked forward to reading what you got up to each day and felt like I experienced it a bit too - because you added such great detail and information. I could never have imagined what you saw from a postcard - and that would have lacked all the humour too! I'm quite disappointed it's all come to an end. So now I'll just have to stay tuned until the next blog. I'm sure this is only the first of many great adventures!!
    Love Marcelle

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