Howling the day away Sunday...

It was quite a howler of a wind yesterday; however, reading today in the Telegraph that the UK was getting gusts up to 160 K....wow!

It was nice to get away from the howling wind and meet Ian for brunch at J.J. Morgan's.  Ian goes there every Sunday and it really is a good value.

(Not my photo...)


Then we met Ken and Susan in the later afternoon and had a great chat about travelling in Italy and France.  Ken is the brother of the folks coming to rent our Victoria house for a month.  The four of them travelled in Italy together recently.  So,  a few photos of Italy to brighten the day...last bit of cleaning drudgery before leaving tomorrow.  Not my photos as our Italy trip was pre-digital camera although I did buy a little keychaine one in Paris that trip.  Don't have those photos on my computer anymore.

 Siena...how wonderful and we had a wonderful view over the Tuscan hills from our room.

 We didn't actually plan to get to Venice on that trip but got talking to an Italian and he insisted we couldn't come to Italy without going to Venice.  He was right!  Even though it was cold, rained the whole time, and St. Mark's was flooding...you can't spoil Venice....