After waiting just about 40 minutes for our train’s platform number to show on the electronic board in Termini Station, we had 17 minutes to…
Rome to Athens 9/15-10/1/2023. Episode 1 – Rome
Saturday – 9/16 We arrived in Italy on Saturday morning about 10:15 ( six hours ahead of EDT) and made our way through Border Security…
May 2023 Italy Mon-Thurs 5/8-11 Assisi (Final)
As we neared the end of our stay in Italy, we spent three nights at the Istituto Beatina Angelina, a Monastery and guest house directly…
May 2023 Italy Monday 5/8 A Chocolate Breakfast
In the wee hours of Sunday morning I was looking online at things around Perugia and stumbled across a new one – the Chocohotel. Perugia…
May 2023 Italy Sunday 5/7 Spello and Hannibal
Sunday morning we had a late breakfast of fresh chicken eggs, compliments of Carlo and Gex’s chickens, leftover ham from the veal and ham dish…
May 2023 Italy – Saturday May 6 Arezzo Antique Market and Cortona
Going to any of the walled medieval towns is an adventure in travel. If you drive there, you have to negotiate the roads which can…
May 2023 Italy – Friday 5/5 Lago Trasimeno and Castiglione del Lago
Friday was a “free day” on our schedule. We rested in our house for the morning, enjoying the coolness and beauty of the surroundings. There…
May 2023 Italy – Thur 5/4 Scenic Drive
Thursday was the day we chose to take an exceptionally scenic drive from Tuoro to and around the Tuscan towns of Montepulciano, Pienza, Quirico d’Orcia,…
May 2023 Italy – Wed p.m.-5/3 Change of Venue
We made it back to the hotel in Siena on Wednesday in time to check out by our 4:00 p.m. deadline and pack up the…
May 2023 Italy Wed May 3, Old Town Siena
When you read about Tuscany, one of the towns you will nearly always see is Siena. It, like many in this central part of Italy,…
May Italy- Tue May 2, Driving, Volterra and Alabaster
Monday had been another holiday in Italy, known as “Worker’s Day”, somewhat similar to the U.S. Labor Day, so we had to wait until Tuesday…
May 2023 Italy Mon 5/1 Siena
After a chilly night in our cute Airbnb in Rome, we were eating breakfast and decided that since it was still raining outside and was…
April 2023 Italy Sun 4/30 Last stops and “Trouble”
Sunday became a combo of rest and day to visit a few last stops. Normally we would have streamed our home church service but being…
April 2023 Italy Sat 4/29 Lateran, San Clemente, and Nero
On trips like these we spend many hours planning. We draft a spreadsheet itinerary and print paper copies of tickets for anything that we book…
April 2023 Italy, Fri 4/28 Pantheon, Welcome to Rome, the Castle, Ducks, and Fashion
After not wanting to wait in the long line to enter the Pantheon yesterday, we got an early start this morning and arrived just after…
April 2023 Italy Thur 4/27 HOHO Bus, Circus Maximus to almost Pantheon
Thursday morning was another bright and beautiful day, morning weather in the high 50’s rising to a cool in the shade/warm in the sun 72.…
April 2023 Italy, Wed 4/26 Rome St. Paul, Vespa Ride
Wednesday morning started with an early breakfast in our room. We ordered from a menu that we hung on the outside of our door the…
April 2023 Italy, Tues 4/25 Rome – Water and Parks
Liberation Day! Today is a major public holiday in Rome, so we planned a light schedule with only one timed requirement and the rest away…
April 2023 Italy Mon, 4/24 ROME!!
ITALY! Woohoo! With this being our second trip here and both of us managing physical challenges – especially Genny’s foot surgery, we have a modified…
April 2023 Cruise – Sat. 4/22- Sun 4/23 Cartagena, Spain and Final Sea Day
Saturday morning we arrived at our last stopover in the city of Cartagena (pronounced Car-ta-hey-na). It is on the southeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, founded…