Travelog for: Bernie

Guess what, mum, there're bananas in our street!!!

Dear mum,
today we went to the basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura. This basilica with it's inner courtyard had been built up above the grave of the apostel Paul. Have a look at this great church!
Back home we sat together in front of our house and enjoyed the sunny evening.
Yours Bernie

Dear mum
today we walked through Rome for visiting the very famous Spanish stairs (the stairs for the loving people  ) Our way leeded us through the via delle Conziliazione and through typical narrow streets.
The Spanish steps looked great but there were so many people that you couldn't see much of it.
In the afternoon we went to the basilica St. Peter for entering the tower. Wow! What a sight!!!
After this long day we were very happy but tired and glad to be back in our street cliva delle muro vaticano.
Yours Bernie

Today we visited the old piramide, built up more than 2000 years ago.
Next to the piramide there is the old graveyard of the non-catholic people behind a very tall wall.
That's for today.

Dear mum,
today we took another walk through Rome.
We saw some typical houses, some lemon trees, climbed some old steps and saw an observatory from a long way away. Through the trees we could throw a glance at Rome.
Back on the St. Peter's place we enjoyed the basilica in the evening light.
Yours Bernie

Today we visited the famous park Villa Borghese, a large recreation area in the middle of this big city. At the weekend the park is full of Roman families but on Monday it was really empty.
Next to the entrance there was a nice fountain. In the park there was a lake with little rowing boats and of course we rowed  Look at the turtels in the background! After rowing we discovered a nice bike but unfortunately hostparents wanted to walk through the park. We saw many old trees, a fountain and we met Goethe  We visited a nice garden, a Sphinx and a sculpture of a very sweet boy...I know it's our honeymoon but Wavy Gravy was enthusiastic about the other sculpture, too...
On the way back home we saw a typical 'refreshment-car'.
Good night!

Hi mum,
today we visited Trastevere, a very nice district with the real Roman flair. The pictures speak for themselves...
We walked uphills to the Piazzale Giuseppe Garibaldi and had a fantastic view of the city!
And on the way back we discovered a funny cake 
Yours Bernie

Hi mum,
today we walked through typical old streets to the Campo de Fiori with it's famous statue of the monk and philosopher Giordano Bruno who had been killed as a heretic in 1600.
Then we visited the Isola Tiberina (the island in the middle of river Tevere) and walked back home along the river.
Yours Bernie

Dear mum,
today it was Wavy Gravy's birthday, so he could decide where we wanted to go: the botanical garden. Great idea!
What a garden!!! We visited the palms, the garden for blind people, the rose garden, wild orchids, the ferns, the bamboos, the Japanese garden, the mediterranean wood, the gymnosperms, mediterranean plants, monumental trees,  the medicinical plants and a house full of cactusses. Can you find out what is what? 
It was a great day!
Yours Bernie

Dear mum,
today it's been our last day in Rome.
In the morning we visited our last church (Maria Maggiore) and then hostmum had a surprise for us: Wavy-Gravy-birthday-icecream! Yummy
Before we went to the train station we met hundreds of Pinocchios...nice to meet you!
And then we got on train. A last look to Rome...it was a great honeymoon! Byebye and good night!
Yours Bernie

Back in Munich: cold and rainy 

Back home! And we opened our luggage and let the sun out we'd brought with us from Rome 

Today a small parcel arrived. We were very curious: who could be in?
When Lille came into light we were very happy  and hugged her. She showed us the small presents she brought with her from Stuttgart and her phenomenal hat.

Hi Bernie

Looks like you are having a wonderful honeymoon!
Happy birthday wishes to Wavy Gravy.
Love and hugs
Mum
xxooxx

Dear mum,
today another small parcel arrived! And a nice cow crawled out of it. "Hi, I'm Paulina", she said, "and this is my first journey as a TV." We all introduced ourselves and hugged her. Then she showed us the nice postcard and the sweets she's brought with her. For the rest of the day we sat together talking about TV-life and this and that...
Yours Bernie