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Leaving Italy

This heading should say Perugia, our next stop for a couple of nights. 

Perugia is rather too far for a day trip and so we had intended to spend a couple of nights there before flying out, leaving Italy for places elsewhere. 

But this is where our plans came unstuck.  Wendy's mother was hospitalised.  She's almost 90.  An alarming message was received.  Airlines were called.  How quickly could she return?  Perugia was out of the question.  I spent an extra night in Florence then flew to Berlin.

Wendy had already left for Sydney.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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