Journey of a lifetime
I´ve been busy, and working but now I´ m on my last week of vacation and my reumatoid arthritis (RA) stroke once again, this time very hard and I´m in pain. Took some cortison and I´m relieved a little bit today but still not okay. I started my lcd before my gastric bypass. I have to loose 10 kg until the 4th of september when I get my operation. Pity that it only coinsides with my RA.
I have a long history with overweight which became severe the last 2 or 3 years. I had a long conversation with myself and it is the last solution to this problem which I have been struggling with since my teens. Now I look forward to next year when I can wear a dress again (have not worn a dress since my childhood).
The main event this year came to me as a gift, I did not even think about this option until it was there in front of me.
My brother and his wife always vacation in Greece and they travel by car, The trip takes about 2-3 days. This year when there were coming back to Sweden the car broke down and they had to leave the car in Ancona, Italy. The insurance paid their tickets home for the whole family and the car was stuck in Ancona.
My brother told me that he nor his wife could go to Ancona now, they were working and could not take vacation again.
So, I just remembered that I was going on vacation the week after and I told them that I could go and get the car and at the same time take a vacation i Italy and Germany.
I got all expencenses paid by the insurance and one day I just got on a plane and went to Ancona. My kids and mom would follow me the next day.
I got the car and spent one day at the beach in Ancona, it was a wonderful day, warm and sunny and I got a tan. I ate good pasta at the beach and I enjoyed the calm and beeing alone.
In the evening I picked them up at the Ancona Falconara Airport and we went down south to a little city San Benedetto del Tronto.
It was wonderful, a lot of people on the streets even though it was almost 12 pm and music aroung, the seabreeze coming from the ocean.
We ate something and then we went to bed, we were exausted.
Next morning we had breakfast, the italian breakfast is sweet, that means that you either get a cappuccino or whatever and a croissant with jam, or something sweet.
We paid the B&B and took the car and went to Rome. It took us about 3-4 hours. The landscape is so beautiful. I fell in love with Italy at that moment. We saw small villages rising from small mountains and as closer you got it became clear that the villages were old and so beautiful.
Arrived in Rome about 2 in the afternoon and to find your way in Rome was madness! I have never ever broken so many trafficrules in my life as I did in Rome. But I found my way through Rome and it was so romantic, beautiful and chaotic all at the same time.
We lived in a nearby B&B (without the breakfast) and since it was night and we would be leaving for Venice the next day my daughter and I went for a walk. We had the San Peters basilica only 5 minutes away so we went there and it was magical. A lot of people singing or just walking and taking in the atmosphere. We had a good talk her and me and then they close the place at 11 pm so we went home.
The next day we left the B&B and went with my mother and son and my mum was very exited, from there we headed for the Coloseum and it is so grand to see, to be there.
The only problem it was so hot, so we bought water and drank so much water.
We ate lunch at a small restaurant nearby, if you go to Italy the only thing you should eat is pasta and pizza!
From there we left Rome and went in direction Florence and Venice.
We left the highway to take alternative roads on the countryside and it took problably longer but it was worth it. We did not make it to Venice that day but landed once again in Ancona and we spent the night there.
The next day we would go to Venice but stayed a little longer in Ancona and in the afternoon we arrived in Venice.
If you go to Venice and you have a car it is better to let the car stay in Mestre and take the train to the city of Venice.
Venice is wonderful, so beautiful and words can not describe the atmosphere, I fell in love with Venice as well and it was so hot there that for the first time in my life I thought that I would pass out because of the heat.
From Venice we went to Cortina d ´Ampezzo. It was dark and we had to go through the Dolomites. It was an expirience but I took it slow and I since I drove through the night I hardly met any cars or trucks.
We arrived in Cortina about 3 am. No people on the streets exept the police so I asked them the way to Austria and Brenner pass. The were very gentle and the explained the way. So I just took a break and then left for Innsbruck and the Brenner pass.
I arrived at the Brenner pass about 7 o´clock and we ate breakfast there. I was so tired but I told my mum that I would go until I could not drive anymore. We left Innsbruck behind and somewhere there I told my mother that I was too tired and we left the highway and the next stop was a village Wattens. There we found a B&B in the house of an elderly lady and the first thing we did was to go to bed. We slept for 4 or 5 hours . The lady was very kind and since I speak german it was no problem to talk to her. I told her the story about our journey and she was impressed.
Her house lies 850 m above sealevel and a wonderful sight. It was breathtaking. The Alpes are so grand and awesome.
We stayed there for the night and it was so calm and the air was pure, blending in with lavender and other fagrances.
The next day we left for Germany and we planned to go to our city where we lived as children and where my mum studied.
I think it was both a joyful but also a sad moment for my mum.
We left for Potsdam a couple of hours later where my good friend Kati had booked a room for us since she could not have us at home.
She is just wonderful!
The next day we went for a walk and my daughter could now see the castle of Sanc souci. It is magnificent and worth a visit if you are in Berlin. It is not that far!
After we left Potsdam we went to Denmark and avoiding the ferry we saw a lot of Denmark and soon we arrived in Sweden. The way back in Sweden was the boriest one. But we stayed at Gränna where they make "polkagris" which is a sweet and the original is from there so we stayed an bought some.
I arrived back home at about 3 o´clock in the morning.
Tired and full of memories I tried to sleep but it did not work.
Still I found myself daydreaming and I´m still in Italy, on the road or in Venice. A trip of a lifetime and one I will never forget.
I have a long history with overweight which became severe the last 2 or 3 years. I had a long conversation with myself and it is the last solution to this problem which I have been struggling with since my teens. Now I look forward to next year when I can wear a dress again (have not worn a dress since my childhood).
The main event this year came to me as a gift, I did not even think about this option until it was there in front of me.
My brother and his wife always vacation in Greece and they travel by car, The trip takes about 2-3 days. This year when there were coming back to Sweden the car broke down and they had to leave the car in Ancona, Italy. The insurance paid their tickets home for the whole family and the car was stuck in Ancona.
My brother told me that he nor his wife could go to Ancona now, they were working and could not take vacation again.
So, I just remembered that I was going on vacation the week after and I told them that I could go and get the car and at the same time take a vacation i Italy and Germany.
I got all expencenses paid by the insurance and one day I just got on a plane and went to Ancona. My kids and mom would follow me the next day.
I got the car and spent one day at the beach in Ancona, it was a wonderful day, warm and sunny and I got a tan. I ate good pasta at the beach and I enjoyed the calm and beeing alone.
In the evening I picked them up at the Ancona Falconara Airport and we went down south to a little city San Benedetto del Tronto.
It was wonderful, a lot of people on the streets even though it was almost 12 pm and music aroung, the seabreeze coming from the ocean.
We ate something and then we went to bed, we were exausted.
Next morning we had breakfast, the italian breakfast is sweet, that means that you either get a cappuccino or whatever and a croissant with jam, or something sweet.
We paid the B&B and took the car and went to Rome. It took us about 3-4 hours. The landscape is so beautiful. I fell in love with Italy at that moment. We saw small villages rising from small mountains and as closer you got it became clear that the villages were old and so beautiful.
Arrived in Rome about 2 in the afternoon and to find your way in Rome was madness! I have never ever broken so many trafficrules in my life as I did in Rome. But I found my way through Rome and it was so romantic, beautiful and chaotic all at the same time.
We lived in a nearby B&B (without the breakfast) and since it was night and we would be leaving for Venice the next day my daughter and I went for a walk. We had the San Peters basilica only 5 minutes away so we went there and it was magical. A lot of people singing or just walking and taking in the atmosphere. We had a good talk her and me and then they close the place at 11 pm so we went home.
The next day we left the B&B and went with my mother and son and my mum was very exited, from there we headed for the Coloseum and it is so grand to see, to be there.
The only problem it was so hot, so we bought water and drank so much water.
We ate lunch at a small restaurant nearby, if you go to Italy the only thing you should eat is pasta and pizza!
From there we left Rome and went in direction Florence and Venice.
We left the highway to take alternative roads on the countryside and it took problably longer but it was worth it. We did not make it to Venice that day but landed once again in Ancona and we spent the night there.
The next day we would go to Venice but stayed a little longer in Ancona and in the afternoon we arrived in Venice.
If you go to Venice and you have a car it is better to let the car stay in Mestre and take the train to the city of Venice.
Venice is wonderful, so beautiful and words can not describe the atmosphere, I fell in love with Venice as well and it was so hot there that for the first time in my life I thought that I would pass out because of the heat.
From Venice we went to Cortina d ´Ampezzo. It was dark and we had to go through the Dolomites. It was an expirience but I took it slow and I since I drove through the night I hardly met any cars or trucks.
We arrived in Cortina about 3 am. No people on the streets exept the police so I asked them the way to Austria and Brenner pass. The were very gentle and the explained the way. So I just took a break and then left for Innsbruck and the Brenner pass.
I arrived at the Brenner pass about 7 o´clock and we ate breakfast there. I was so tired but I told my mum that I would go until I could not drive anymore. We left Innsbruck behind and somewhere there I told my mother that I was too tired and we left the highway and the next stop was a village Wattens. There we found a B&B in the house of an elderly lady and the first thing we did was to go to bed. We slept for 4 or 5 hours . The lady was very kind and since I speak german it was no problem to talk to her. I told her the story about our journey and she was impressed.
Her house lies 850 m above sealevel and a wonderful sight. It was breathtaking. The Alpes are so grand and awesome.
We stayed there for the night and it was so calm and the air was pure, blending in with lavender and other fagrances.
The next day we left for Germany and we planned to go to our city where we lived as children and where my mum studied.
I think it was both a joyful but also a sad moment for my mum.
We left for Potsdam a couple of hours later where my good friend Kati had booked a room for us since she could not have us at home.
She is just wonderful!
The next day we went for a walk and my daughter could now see the castle of Sanc souci. It is magnificent and worth a visit if you are in Berlin. It is not that far!
After we left Potsdam we went to Denmark and avoiding the ferry we saw a lot of Denmark and soon we arrived in Sweden. The way back in Sweden was the boriest one. But we stayed at Gränna where they make "polkagris" which is a sweet and the original is from there so we stayed an bought some.
I arrived back home at about 3 o´clock in the morning.
Tired and full of memories I tried to sleep but it did not work.
Still I found myself daydreaming and I´m still in Italy, on the road or in Venice. A trip of a lifetime and one I will never forget.
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| Rome |
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| Rome-Colosseum |
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| Countyside outside Rome-Rieti |
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| House of the lady we stayed at in Wattens-Austria |
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| View from her house-The Alpes |
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