Back to London

Flight from Milan has been delayed by about am hour (am sitting on the floor), passengers are getting a bit edgy and pushy in the queues! Yes, this is budget airline flying... where no seats are allocated. Got to Luton airport, hopped on the shuttle bus to the station and caught the train that was meant to take us to home but due to the train driver reporting ill, we were seemingly stranded for an hour till the next train at 3am. Finally, the train manager arranged for cabs to take us home.... yay.... We were home about 4plus in the morning. We will never be flying at such a late hour ever again. Thank God for a safe flight nonetheless.

Fantastic trip overall!

Fashionable Milan

Our final night in Italy - Milan. The heart of fashion? Any shopping to be done? People here dress well, boots, leather jackets, large sun glasses... you see these icons in magazines. Did not get up to much in Milan just strolls in and around the city, with dave still having gelato (i think i was already over dosed), having dinner at a cafe reccommended by a colleague and having a drink at the D&G bar (quite a fancy place).

Branded Station...


Duomo...




D&G bar

Lake Como alas!

Our last view of Florence city and the Duomo (dominating the view and built up of the city) a hillside town called Fiesole. Only a short 45mins bus ride up. Panoramic views, very pretty.

We are currently on a 3hr 50mins train ride up north to Lake Como for 3 nights.

Here's Lake Como:
Views on board the ferry.




Pizza (Our Dinner) by the Lake...



Think this was our nicest pizza of our trip, look at those scampis.... (probably so tasty cos we have been deprived of seafood in London)



Bellagio, one of the pretty towns on Lake Como.

Leaning Pisa n Unique Cinque Terra

Pisa... pizza...(amazing when you are physically there, photos do not do the place justice)

Cinque [five] Terre [lands]...(my fav spot in Italy)...Dave slurping down the best pasta!

Mich chilling with gelato...

Dave resting his hairy legs onwards to the Mediterranean Sea

The railway which connects the 5 towns...

florence...David viewing David

Why the smile? There's a lady behind Dave shouting 'no photo, no photo!'. We didnt even think of taking a photo until then, but being rebels....

The Dome of Florence's Duomo, amazing views from above once you climb up the 463 steps

Made it! Can you spot little Michy?


We struggled with food the first day in Florence. While looking for some lunch at about 3pm, we stumbled upon this €4.50 pasta shop. It looked pretty cute, so we went in and ordered a pasta and lagsane. You sure do pay for what you get - the gentleman bent over and pulled out a packet from the fridge, ripped off the cardboard cover, and stuck our food in the microwave for 2 minutes before proudly serving us. We were shocked / devastated / loss for words, and from then on decided to research every meal we had.

Read some reviews online and found this place, where we lined up for an hour to get into here for dinner, where we had the 'fun-est' meal

Waiting...No we dont know them!

Waiting...Look at the queue!

Off to Italy!!

Rolling our hand carry sized suit cases into the train and office today so that we can zip off at 4pm to take the train to Stanstead Airport. We are on our first proper holiday in Europe. We will be spending 9 nights in Italy. First stop Venice...... (2 nights)

Slurp slurp - Bee Hoon

Ever feel the need to take a break from good ole rice, brown rice, basmati rice, sushi rice,.... How about some noodles??!! It was our BS group to prepare food at church so ta da!..2 boxes of bee hoon..... it was a huge affair of cutting up all that ingredients and gettting the whole lot stir fried in the minimal cookware that we have got here in London! Had lots of bits and pieces strewn around the stove at the end of it all! :-))

BIG 3!

For me to know and you to find out. (if you already do not know)

Happy Mother's Day!

To my mum: Hi mum! Happy Mother's Day. There is no one else like you. Miss you and love you lots.

To the rest of my mates: That is my wonderful mum!

Flu Bug

The Flu bug....! Dave caught it and got rid of it. I withstood it whilst he had it. But, I finally caught it, not from Dave but from breathing in the air in the office. Germs circulating around...what a yucky thought. This is the second time I am ill. Indeed, the type of viruses I have been exposed to are of a different string. I have never felt the way I feel with these flu bugs. Hopefully, I will build up my resistance by being here!

BBQ Duo

This tiny portable BBQ set, which was on sale, caught our eyes whilst we were browsing for homewares at the departmental store. Isn't it cute? The long weekend was coming up and we thought we might do a simple BBQ in the shared garden at the back. The weather was sunny and absolutely perfect for a BBQ! We had scallops... squid, fish... chicken (a must), pumpkin, capsicum, tomatoes and some salad!