All is good! I left Brisbane on Monday night, Queensland time & arrived in Abu Dhabi early Tuesday morning, UAE time. I had two days staying with Dan, went to a home furnishings show, typical me. (Jan, do you remember me dragging you around those when you were young?) We visited the gorgeous white Mosque there, dressed in appropriate clothing. The building is lovely indeed with some great details. The pictures on fb show the light fixture/hanging as you walk toward the entrance which is the better of two. The one inside the mosque is a bit garish, but the details on the walls are lovely. So a marvellously impressive building. We went swimming, yay, & sightseeing, an enjoyable visit.
(Who wants to go to Montego Bay in Jamaica next April?) Hint to family!
Thursday, I flew to Athens, Greece, & stayed one night in a hostel near the Acropolis. Wifi was unreliable & later in the evening there was a power cut, lol. So I didn't put much on fb or write in my blog. It was amazing being there in Athens, wandering around trying not to be a tourist 'cos I'll do that in August. I got talking to an American woman while having tea, she was nice, then went back to the hostel where I was talking with two of the others in the dorm, one Taiwanese, the other I'm not sure where from. Then the power cut out so that was that, went to sleep.
Friday, after a little adventure with a missing bus, I flew to Milano, Italy, & found my way to my hotel. I now have an Italian SIM card & my new no is +39 38840 90539, just for texts of course. I'll sightsee here also when I come back in early August. So I'm settled in, chores done, tea had, powering up the devices ready for tomorrow.
Tomorrow I travel by train & bus to Dovadola & the starting point of the Cammino di Assisi. Much trepidation!
My entries on fb, GCC, & this blog may be rather erratic due to the basic facilities on the pilgrimage but I'll do what I can.
As always I am loving Daylight Saving Time, such a good thing.
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