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Updates from the road by authors David Leach, Jenny Manzer and their family
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The many pleasures of Florence
The joys of Florence! A busy few days — and very slow wifi — have kept us all from blogging. On Saturday morning, we left Rome and caught a 11:45am high-speed train to Florence, the landscapes of central Italy zipping past at us at 250 km/h, to arrive in the city’s...
Florence
In the last two days a was in Florence. In Florence I visited l’acadamia del arte, it is home to the most famous statue in the world Michelangelo's “David”. The statue depicts David from the bible. Many people argue if the statue depicts David before or after he...
Good different
One of my favourite things about travelling is having things be different, mostly good, sometimes not so good--like having to drag a heavy suitcase along cobblestone streets in 30+ degree heat. We had some experiences earlier in 2019 as a family that were stressful...
New post
Yesterday we went to the Saint Peters Basilica and the Vatican museums. Saint Peters Basilica is the biggest church in the world, it is beautiful and has lots of pretty fountains and statues outside. Each letter in the Basilica are 7 feet tall, and some of the statues...
Where in the world are we now?
Briar’s Journal
AJ’s Journal
Colloseum Trip
Today I visited the colloseum. I learnt that the colloseum could once hold up to 75 thousand people. I also learnt that the main attractions there where animal fights, public executions and most of all gladiator fights. I learnt that gladiators where mostly slaves...
David’s Journal
Day 3: A day trip outside of Rome
Ostia Antica We got moving slowly on day 2 in Rome, only leaving the apartment after noon, after a restless sleep for just about everyone, nudging a little closer to re-aligning our sleep cycles. The plan: a day trip out of the city to the Romain ruins of Ostia Antica...
Jenny’s Journal
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I’m David Leach. I teach creative nonfiction at the University of Victoria and love to travel and write. My travel features have appeared in many Canadian and international publications.