“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” Lou Holtz

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." Confucius

Saturday 25 August 2018

That's it then...final tourist destination Verona.....no more being a tourist....

I'd have to say that I didn't really give Verona a chance as walking around in a humid 30 degree+ heat I soon lost the will to live.  Juliet's house was swarming with people, Romeo's isn't open to the public.
not sure which church these 2 are from



where is my Romeo?


always read the fine print

Friday 24 August 2018

Sankt Johann in Tirol and to Verona for an overnight then Varese





I've been coming here since 2002. 


Long gone are the days when I could race every race provided for me...this week I only raced the TT and didn't do too well .  I won my age class but in a rather slow time and felt really ill afterwards.  We were last to start on what was a hot and humid day and the weather got to me.  As my coach said..you were never really in it..never got started.  Actually I felt sorta ok for the first 3 km, realised I was in strife by 4-5 km...slowly grinded up the hill and to the turn around, ok on the downhill then fell apart, having a coupla quiet chucks and needing to sit up and soft pedal for a while before finishing off apparently looking ok but going rather slowly.





So now I'm having a few days off. We've left the cool of Austria for the heat of Italy again..grrh. I'm going to have to arrange some ice packs for the TT at Varese.

Of course the moment I get home into Australian winter/spring I'll be groaning about being too cold...but right now I could do with a bit of cool!

We left Austria a day earlier than planned and it was the right decision...the roads were packed and tomorrow will be worse, but at least we are over  half way to Varese.


Tuesday 14 August 2018

Austria

no chance of lying about one's age here in Hartberg!

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plenty of birth notices here


but.......you were expecting exactly what if not a baby!?


Random pix from Italy

Typical Rome treescape..pine trees cut to this shape are everywhere


The following broomstick people are from Mugnai near Feltre...no idea why







Not dead..just resting




more houses built into the rock
sooo over it, I can't recall the name of this place!

car with ??external airbags..just in case??!!


our washing out to dry..Italian style

View of the main Feltre square from the clock tower
A motocross park and I'm thinking red wine probably means blood!

Saturday 4 August 2018

Fleeing the heat

In the end, one can have too much of a good thing and the narrow lanes, small apartment, no AC and relentless heat ..38 and 39C got to us.  We couldn't see as much of the area as we wanted, were in fact advised not to walk the ancient Etruscan narrow,  deep carved out lanes and ended up leaving a day  earlier than planned.  Actually I wanted to leave even earlier but that didn't happen.

So farewell to the south and mid section of Italy and back up to Veneto and hopefully cooler climes. 


entrance to the Synagogue 


Butcher..wild boar is the delicacy of the area




Not quite sure why he is in front of this olive grove!

letter box fun