After a hectic December we’re back in our burrow in Ameglia slowly readjusting to the pace of life down here.   The weather continues to be bewilderingly changeable.   On our way back from Milan (where we had stopped over after flying back from Cologne) it was warm bright and sunny.   From Genova we sat in the buffet car of the train to La Spezia.   It had everything a buffet car should – an Espresso machine and benches and bar stools set in front of panoramic windows and for local colour a group of spotty young men childishly taking the piss out of every woman that walked past.   My guess was that they were new navy recruits destined for the base at La Spezia - they certainly had the emotional maturity for it.   Anyway, we settled back with a coffee and a salami sandwich each and spent the journey watching a high-speed replay of our trip from Genova to La Spezia in La Fulica in October.   The golden sunshine made the coast look far ...