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Date: June 20, 2026 07:11AM

Obviously from Melbourne I'm not used to the same constant temperatures as Darwin; but the heat in Europe hits differently.

Nothing is air conditioned to start with. Restaurants might have a fan but that's about it. The ferry I took yesterday was the same. Most shops you go into, etc. so there's nowhere to escape it even just for a moment.

And because you want to make the most of your time you get out and about in it when normally I wouldn't. So 5h or whatever it was yesterday in 36 just felt like 10 hours in 40+. And there was no air movement. Little to no breeze.

Might head to Verona today but that might even be worse as it's not by the lake. I did consider going to the Dolomites because it's cooler up the mountain..

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Date: June 20, 2026 07:28AM

The other thing with Europe is, everywhere is built from stone which radiates the heat.

There are central gardens etc but otherwise it's just paving and brick walls.