Italy
Sort by:
-
June 26, Venice Day 6
Travelled in
We meet Darrel and Nora for a final brekky together. Their airport vapo leaves our local dock-stop at 9:15 so, sadly, hugs and kisses all around but, by the time Cynthia and I get to the dock to begin our… Continue reading
-
June 25, Venice Day 5
Travelled in
We’re back on a SLSG tour today, meeting our guide to the Doge’s Palace on St. Marks Square in the garden, where we seek shade from the 90 degree, 80 percent humidity. Our group becomes 12 people and none of… Continue reading
-
June 24, Venice Day 4
Travelled in
It’s a divide and conquer day: Darrel and I board a few vapos to wander in the St. Michele island cemetery while Nora and Cynthia walkabout the city with shopping tentatively in mind. The cemetery: Sprawling, dozens of sections separated… Continue reading
-
June 23, Venice Day 3
Travelled in
After a lovely breakfast together, we vapo to St. Tomas church and meet Michael who takes us into the private home of the Pisani Moretta noble family. BIG house. First floor was used as a warehouse for the family’s traded… Continue reading
-
June 22, Venice Day 2
Travelled in
We wake and find that the U.S. Congress has acted on a Trump Executive Order requiring all overseas US citizens to undergo DNA tests before they can return to the loosely affiliated states of Donald. Just kidding. But … We… Continue reading
-
June 21, Dolomites – Venice
Travelled in
Sadly, we brekky together and leave Ortisei, which we understand from vague news reports may now be renamed Ortrumpei by an act of Congress. We pay up, load the car, and drive to Bolzano to see Otsi the Iceman. We… Continue reading
-
June 20, Dolomites Day 5
Travelled in
Friday morning — our penultimate in the Dolomites — is yet another gorgeous day. The four of us brekky together and decide to drive to Sella Pass for a morning lift — we’ve got to amortize our 6-day, 152 euro… Continue reading
-
June 19, Dolomites Day 4
Travelled in
We ablute, check our clothes drying on our balcony furniture, and meet Darrell and Nora for breaky in the dining room. A waitress both immediate and kind asks what beverage we would like and leaves to make cappuccinos, espressos and… Continue reading
-
June 18, Dolomites Day 3
Travelled in
We wake beyond thankful for yet another perfect day: sunny, a gentle zephyr wafting through the valley. Another breakfast of every ingredient you could desire. Already, we cannot thank our friends, Cliff and Nadine, enough for turning us onto Ortisei… Continue reading
-
June 17, Dolomites Day 2
Travelled in
We wake to sharp peaks etched against a misty sky with deep green spruce forests on hillsides below the crags. Beautiful day. Breakfast is self-service on tables that include several varieties of fruit, cheese, breads, eggs, bacon, muesli and a… Continue reading
-
June 16, Rome – Dolomites
Travelled in
Sarah, our house/pet sitter to be calls Cynthia at 1:45 in the morning but we get some sleep. Our taxi was waiting at 7:40 as requested. Freenow is a mobile app for calling official white taxis. Driving to the train… Continue reading
-
June 15, Rome Day 7
Travelled in
It’s our last day and David’s leg needs rest. Cynthia does a final load of laundry and heads out to see the Bridge of Angels (Sant’Angelos) and environment. Nearby is another lovely bridge – Ponte Vittorio Emanuele II, the first… Continue reading
-
June 14, Rome Day 6
Travelled in
A day of rest, mostly for David’s leg, a bit of laundry, and a stroll around Campo de’ Fiori square. It is lined on three sides with restaurants and outdoor tables and waiters importuning passers by to eat, drink, and… Continue reading
-
June 13, Rome Day 5
Travelled in
After a leisurely morning in the apartment, we get a cab and driver who screams invective at someone on his phone for our entire trip to the Villa Borghese, where we have another “skip-the-line, small-group” tour (from now on abbreviated… Continue reading
-
June 12, Rome Day 4
Travelled in
The boot is off. Long live the boot. We rise and walk to the Pantheon so we can be at the head of the already-have-tickets line. Another gorgeous but sizzling day … gonna be 94 degrees later. The piazza and… Continue reading
-
June 11, Rome Day 3
Travelled in
Alarms at 6:20 in the morning when you’re 77 are simply … required … if you want to see the Vatican Museum uncrushed by humanity short of getting a personal tour by Robert Francis Prevost. We wake and literally get… Continue reading
-
June 10, Rome Day 2
Travelled in
Dawn comes early and we sleep late … and sleep … and sleep … emerging from the apartment around two after a few hours of breakfast, consulting maps, researching history and architecture, reassembling our gear, and discovering more stuff absent… Continue reading
-
June 9 Rome Day 1
Travelled in
Long before realizing that we forgot to pack such essentials as chargers for various electronics, vitamins for various body parts, and sunglasses, we load our bags into an uber driven by a moonlighting NIH biochemist from Ethiopia who regales us… Continue reading
-
October 6-9 Taormina
Travelled in
On the 6th we took a private car from Siracusa to Taormina with a stop over in Catarina to see the WWII museum. We didn’t really give the museum it’s due. There are 4 major sections to see after viewing… Continue reading
-
October 3-5, Siracusa
Travelled in
We had two and a half days in Siracusa. While more touristy than Ragusa it has its charms. We had an apartment on the island part of town, Ortiga. It is a mix of old streets, designer shops and lots… Continue reading
Two Tramps 