What a strange life with falling in love in the North of Italy My friend Julius on the photo is deeply in love with a local Italian girl and all though he and girlfriend was on holiday already together 2 times - he is not allowed to meet her parents or go to her home where she grow up before 6 month have passed. And it is the same for the lady. Strange custom but it is still in force

We heard fantastic good customs of Italain people in this village. If you go to Hoapital your family is allowed with you and one member of family may stay the whole night. Family washes you ,feed yu , changes your linen you have to bring your own soap and. Towels. Meal times are big in hospitals then family is allowed to be with yu but not eat with yu only in attendance. If you do not have family or they are far away their are a.group of old ladies who volun...

Man we departed from the Village with a tear in our harts. Our host was Christelle Lombaard yes woman in Italy keep their maiden names but kids.take on Farther's name her new name is Parassi She was from Pretoria who married a Italian man in SA and had two children and their whole family moved to Italy 9 years ago Her husband sadly passed away 5 years ago and she and her only son Julius stayed on her daughter left for SA and is still in Pretoria Well they b...

And here we are in lovely north Italy and true to our rule stay put of cities we arrived in Liverno Ferreiras The very typical Italain village you see on TV and in Movies. Woman who swept in front of buildings, old men sitting on Coffee/ bar veranda and washing hanging on balcony as far as you look up to the street. The old church dates from 987 what an old place We arrived in this Liverno Ferreiras station a one horse town station "exactly" will be describing ...

We woke up with a big surprise here in the mountains of Switzerland -- it is snowing here in the Andermatt town. We were thinking of taking a bus over the pass but with snow it was closed yesterday and will be now as well Never-mind we are on our way to Milaan and then West. We boarded the Bus a local service over Gothard pass down to Airelo Die pass is van die sneeu en voor ons ry so sneeu plow to clear the road. On top I thought it was our destination Airelo...