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Day 14: Capena

The house is totally empty now except for things I’m leaving for the buyers and my bed, which will be taken away on Tuesday. I left quite a big selection of random items out in the square last night and by this morning they’d all disappeared I needn’t have worried about disposing of a selectionContinue reading “Day 14: Capena”

Day 13 – Capena

Things seem to be working themselves out here in Capena. We are due to sign on the dotted line next Tuesday and I’ll be the proud non-owner of Casa Galilei. It’s been a roller-coaster ride of paying surveyors and the town hall to rectify previous planning permission errors, house clearing, watching people dismantle furniture andContinue reading “Day 13 – Capena”

Day 9: Capena

Talk about hitting the ground running, I’ve been here under a day and the house clearance in preparation for the sale of my big house is going well. My cleaner has already taken practically everything that wasn’t nailed down. I spread the word that I was giving everything away yesterday. People are already getting quiteContinue reading “Day 9: Capena”

Day 8: Trieste to Rome

Started the warm, sunny day with a trip to allegedly the best gelateria in Trieste to meet my client. It wasn’t the right time of day for gelato, but I couldn’t resist sampling the wares at Gelateria Zampolli. After that it was a quick trot to the station to catch the intercity train to VeniceContinue reading “Day 8: Trieste to Rome”

Day 7: Graz-Ljubljana-Trieste

I had a really welcome riverside walk with Lottie off the lead this morning. Even though I was in the city centre, the birds were twittering and you could see snow-capped peaks close by. I came across Mur Insel, a beautifully-designed performance/exhibition space on an island in the middle of the river. Like everything elseContinue reading “Day 7: Graz-Ljubljana-Trieste”