Rob's World

Wow... Is it summer already? Snacking on banana bread after another great spin in the fantastic winter sunshine

Fango the Weimaraner (think that's what he is). Full of energy, that's for sure! Lucky his garden is a vineyard! grin

Lunch in St Emilion. The bar was crowded with people swirling, sniffing & slurping their wine. Serious business here!

... and look. A bar. OK, OK... you've twisted my arm

Another café stop in Florence. Another beer, another coffee & another tiramisu. Yum!

Canal-side dinner. Italian dishes look a bit Spartan, huh? It's that 1st/2nd course thing. Lucky they have desert!

Well, we don't go out for lunch often so might as well do it right Food with a view at Hotel Florence, Bellagio

This morning's ride was round a misty Lake Como. Menaggio to Bellagio. Shots on the ferry back home. Nice way to end.

Being fitted with custom insoles. The 'mould' is a bag of silica particles connected to a vacuum pump. Yes, I asked.

Dinner at Hotel Oberland. I have slab of pork wrapped in bacon on rösti, all topped with herb butter stuff. Yum!

Pffft... they said it would be crowded & cold. Doesn't seem that bad at all! Now, riders should be through any...

More duck as dinner for me. Foie gras (as we are so close to Thiviers) & veal for Pratiwi. Plus huge deserts. Yum!

What a day, I might have lost a few fluids so time to re-hydrate! Imagine if it was actually hot & sunny!? grin

Wasn't going to go riding this arvo (it's a bit windy & want to watch the Giro). But now thinking I perhaps should

Lunch in one of the many lovely little squares you find in Nîmes. That you find all over Europe for that matter

Rob & Simon Gerrans, Aussie road race champion. Doing it tough after a crash but still time for fans @simongerrans

Spot the difference today? Someone's on a rest day and someone else deserves a beer after his energetic morning

Dinner of duck & lamb in a very nice cost restaurant. Yuuuuum

Back at the Sheraton Senggigi & time for dinner with a well deserved beer... after a very much appreciated shower.

Broken clippers at home meant this barbershop visit had to be squeezed in. $1 with real cut throat clean up. Bargain!