Day 58 Florence, Pisa, the Cinque Terre Oh My!
After a semi-decent night’s sleep (thanks to the fact last night was a Sunday night…the partiers at the bar went home a bit earlier and thanks to the fact we had heat)…we got ready to hit the road again! I have to say I was a bit worried that we would find our sweet little pumpkin of a car totally vandalized (think the station wagon from Vacation…Honky Lips painted on the side with the hub caps missing…you got the picture?) or maybe I was just reliving our trip to Vancouver when our car window was smashed and my purse was stolen…I could hear Rick Steves now “You should have left your glove compartment open, you should have parked under a light, you should have….” With all this running through my mind, and...
Day 57 Full Day in Florence
Before we get to the day…let’s discuss the night before! We had a miserable night! First of all, we did not have heat! We could not figure out how to turn it on! We tried calling for help, but got no answer! It was a cold night! One other fun issue was that the street we were on was noisy…it was not a main street…but there was a bar a couple of buildings down from us…that had loud music and customers until about 4 a.m. Since we were in an old building…and maybe because there was not a lot of insulation…we could hear it all! Next we tried to get on the internet…nope there was none to be had! There was supposed to be internet, we always make sure of that because Russ need’s it for his business, I need...
Day 56 Firenze Here We Come!
We decided that we were not going to try to squeeze Florence into our week in Montepulciano…so it was off to Florence for a few days! Before we left, Alex asked us if we would like to take a tour of his winery. The winery was not on the same property that the farm house was on, but was close by. There was another American family who had come to the farm Thanksgiving eve. They had two children about the same age as Reid and he was thrilled! They had spent some time playing together in the yard, and yes with the cats too! So he was super excited about the thought of spending a bit more time with his new friends! I was excited that I was going to get to go to a winery…not something that Russ traditionally will do with me…so I wanted to take...
Day 99 Another Day in Dubrovnik
We are staying in such a great place in Dubrovnik! Our apartment has this amazing view of the Old Town and of the ocean…complete with boats and islands! We have amazing sunrises and sunsets…who could ask for more? Oh and it is a 2 bedroom apartment…woohoo! So Russ and I have a little privacy…much needed on this trip! Well, you know how all good things have a catch…nothing in life is free… all those sayings?? Well it is true for us here too! Our beautiful apartment is on a high hillside above town…a hillside we have to navigate for anything we need! If you want to go to the store….dinner…a bakery…museum…bus…laundry…seriously anything…it is a 10-15 min walk down and a 20-30...
About 40 Days Behind… Now What??
Okay…so thanks to spotty internet and times on the road…and maybe a bit of laziness..I am about 40 or so days behind on my blogs…and it gets worse with each passing day! I am not sure if I should just keep trying to catch up…resulting in people thinking it might be my birthday in January…or if I just post what is going on today…but I still want to post all of my days if anything just for my own sake…so what to do? I am thinking I may post the current day…and then post as many days to catch up as I can! It may be a bit confusing…but at least I will have the memories of the trip! So sorry if this bothers you, not that anyone is reading this anyway…so maybe I am just apologizing to myself…in...
Day 55 Off to Assisi to See A Saint
I was excited to go to Assisi and see the Basilica de San Francesco up close and personal! We came armed with our Rick Steve’s Italy book and were ready to hit the town with his walking tour! Now if you have not had Rick take you on a tour, you have missed out! He literally tells you exactly where to start and guides you through points along the way…and honestly I get lost going to the bathroom, and he respects dorks like me and works with us, if you follow his tour you will hit the highlights of a town and you won’t get lost! One of the things that I did not expect to see were Roman ruins, I know I am in Italy and the Romans were here…but I guess I just don’t think of Roman ruins when I think of hill towns. There are some really...
Day 54 Turkey Day
It is here! Thanksgiving! Today is my favorite holiday…and I get to celebrate in the hills of Tuscany! This morning we were slow to rise! We took our time getting up and around! The farm that we are staying at has about 6 cats…give or take a few…that Reid loves to play with! His favorite cat is called Donut. Donut is a cute little gray striped cat that lets Reid do whatever he wants with him! Reid has taken to putting Donut in his sweatshirt and walking around with him! It is really cute to see Reid talking to him and walking around with him, like he is his furry baby doll! Today was culinary challenge day! We had to try to make Thanksgiving dinner with ingredients lacking, math problems to solve, and recipes to find. We almost had a...
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