Wednesday revealed itself to be another beautiful, crisp winter day. Clear skies and sunshine, with highs around 9-10 degrees (and lows around 0 – eek!), great for seeing the sights….
When in Amsterdam…? Italy 2023, Day 02
An excellent night’s sleep and bountiful in-room “Continental” breakfast found us ruminating about the day stretching out before us. All of the artistic and architectural treasures from ancient Rome on…
Just Like Pasta e Fasule: Italy 2023, Day 01
So, as our last post explained, the trip we had planned to take toward the end of January just kind of fizzled out. Boo. Thus, our actual kick-off to TravelFest…
Pivoting on Our Plans
All the time we were describing our itinerary through Italy we were careful to say that we were deliberately leaving room to make changes. What’s the saying? Be careful what…
(Sad) Travel Day!
(April 24, 2014) We woke up this morning to a strong sense of ‘this vacation is over.’ Three weeks is a long lovely time, but now we’re just into the…
Actually, Rome!
(April 5, 2014) This was the one day we *had* to wake up early, and we deliberately planned it for the first day of the trip, figuring that jet lag…
I’m told all roads lead to Rome
Up too early, but no problems getting to the airport and onto the first leg of our trip. J. and I are packing one carryon and a messenger bag. We’ve…
