Above: Shanny with the ruins and Mt. Vesuvius in background.
We intended to travel to Greece, but we missed our train to Bari by 5 minutes. Instead of waiting around 6 hours for the next train, we opted for Pompei and Amalfi. Everyone we meet tells us we should make reservations ahead of time, but we […]
Above: Roman Colosseum with a portion of the floor reconstructed at far end of photo. All the animals and gladiators were kept in the many sections below the floor.
We had two days to get our fill of Rome. We hussled from one sight to the next to ensure we would hit everywhere: Roman Forum, Colosseum, […]
Above: Sunset in Vernazza
Five tiny villages perched upon the cliffs of the Mediteranean, no cars allowed, pastel painted buildings….imagine it…it is the Cinque Terre. We stayed in the picturesque village of Vernazza and although it has changed a lot since I was there 8 years ago…it still holds it’s charm. The mornings and evenings were […]
On our way to Rome, we stopped off in Pisa to see the infamous tower. Oh, it was definitely leaning! (and sinking!) We initially only wanted to stop for a photo opt for my niece, Alley, (She knows the tower from her show “Super Pets” or something.) but it was much cooler than we anticipated. […]
I have 2 words for Florence on this trip: hot and frenzied. Although I’ve been to this city a few times, I just could not get my directional bearing on this visit. I continually led us the wrong direction and as we circled the Duomo for the 3rd or 4th time yesterday it became almost […]
We arrived in Venice and had an interesting and memorable 2 hour joyride on the local bus trying to find our room. The language barrier got the best of us as when we asked our bus driver to tell us the name of the stop we needed to get off on or indicate to us […]
