A year has come and gone.  So far we have visited 11 countries and what seems like innumerable number  cities and perhaps even more restaurants and shops.  We walked what seems like hundreds of kilometres on old cobble stones, consumed pounds and pounds of gelato and drunk gallons of espresso and wine.  The blog has had over 22,000 visits, we had four train journeys 2 airplane trips and one very expansive cab ride. We have driven about 25,000 km by car, both our Alfa and the Volvo we had from Volker…… and there is so much more to come, so stay tuned, visit often, share your thoughts and enjoy.