Waking up in a miserable bed is never a pleasure but doing it in Itally makes you forget it very easy. The evening before we had gone to a little restaurant close to our hotel. We had an excellent diner and a fun evening. We had not been able to get a double room so we had separate rooms - this pleased my son a lot who found out that he could watch football all night.

We had a good breakfast even though the hotel had seen its best days. We left fairly early because we wanted to see some more of the city before leaving towards Slovakia. The temp was already in the morning 26 degrees - it was gonna be a very hot day.

I have now stayed twice in this hotel and it is following a trip that starts from bad to worse. The people there are sweet and nice but the hotel is getting more and more used. A good thing though - is that you even can get a room if you arrive very late. We were told this time that the owners was planning some improvements - lets hope for that. The lobby and the surroundings are not bad, but the room have seen their best days and the beds are really tired. Good luck with prospects on this hotel - it is needed:D Hotel Carletto Via Bibano 42 31100 Treviso Italia Phone: 0422 42614 www.hotelcarletto.com hcarletto@hotelcarletto.com

After the outlet we headed for Milano - not to stay but just for direction. The sun was really hitting us - 40 degrees and so was the traffic - we were in a tailback before Milano and it lasted beyond Bergamo. Thank God for airco:D

We drove towards Treviso - which is a perfect city.

Treviso is a city very close to Venice. It is a city that need to be discovered on foot. There is something to see everywhere; small nice shops, old beautiful houses, water everywhere and so on. The charm of the city can be seen walking under the arcades of its major streets or in the multiple alleys that wind around the midieval part, or by walking along the canals that crosses the city.  Treviso is a city you dont want to visit once - you wanna go back and this is not the last time for me.  

Treviso is a very lively and in a sence also a very Italian city. The city loves feasting - there is always something to do. The city is full of people all day and from the late afternoon the streets and squares are filled. Then you have this fantastic atmosphere you always sence when in Italy. Discussions, laughter and relaxation - it is just great.

We left Dublin at 6am, absolutley shattered, we normally don't get up that early! Treviso airport is literally just a shed. We got out of the plane and had to queue for passport control. Through the window we could see baggage claim, 1 belt and hundreds of people gathering around to find their luggage, haha. We found that very amusing and we were glad that we only had carry on luggage. We didn't spend any time in Treviso although I heard it's supposed to be very nice. We were so tired, I just wanted to get to the hotel for a little snooze.