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8月 - 11月 2023
Our 3 month sabbatical in Europe! もっと詳しく
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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日23

    Lake Como, Italy (Days 1 & 2)

    2023年8月28日, イタリア ⋅ 🌧 59 °F

    What we did:
    - We spent two and a half days in Como and stayed in the town of Menaggio.
    - We got up really early from Zermatt on day 1 and took 4 trains, a taxi, and a bus to get us to Menaggio around 4pm. Since it was a Sunday most of the busses weren’t running when we reached Lugano, so Trent sweet talked our way onto a bus and we got to Menaggio at about 4pm after a nice scenic bus ride around Lake Lugano and Lake Como. It was quite cloudy that day so we walked around Menaggio and had dinner at Pizzeria Lugano.
    - We woke up the next day (Trent’s birthday - woohoo!) to some rain and had breakfast at the B&B with an older Dutch couple that was very friendly. We stopped at the pharmacy because Steph woke up with her eye swollen shut and got some allergy medicine. We headed to the ferry stop to make it to our 12:00pm lunch reservation for Trents birthday at Veranda dei Pescatore in Varenna. The rain was drenching and we were completely soaked (shoes, clothes, everything) by the end of our 10 minute walk to the restaurant. The restaurant applauded our determination and gave us free champagne and blankets while we tried to tough it out under the awning outside. We eventually moved inside and had a wonderful first Italian meal - great food and great wine! We headed back to Menaggio and hung around the town and had a very chill dinner at a cafe before heading back to the B&B.
    - On our last day in como we had planned to rent a boat for half the day but the wind made the lake too rough for us to go out. We ended up picking up snacks for a picnic and heading over to Bellagio on the ferry. Sat on a bench on the lake and ate our lunch made of amazing Italian meats and cheeses. Walked around Bellagio and got our first Italian gelato - so good! We then decided we hadn't seen enough of a Varenna the day before, so we took the ferry over to Varenna from Bellagio. We walked around the town and stumbled upon a great hotel bar with fantastic outdoor seating and views of the lake. Definitely the highlight of the day and we spent a few hours there. Took the ferry back to Menaggio at the end of the day and wrapped up Como at our favorite pizza joint - Pizzeria Lugano!

    What we ate:
    - Pizzeria Lugano: Diavola Pizza and Mushroom Pizza night 1. Diavola was the favorite! A calzone and bolognese pasta on night 3.
    - La Veranda Dei Pescatore: Burrata and tomatoes, meet and cheese plate, lake fish risotto, and mixed grilled fish. Great bottle of red wine: Viandante.
    - Gelateria del Borgo: Steph got lemon and strawberry and Trent got lemon, strawberry, and melon.
    - Hotel Royal Victoria: Olives, chips, pretzels, nuts, with a couple of Aperol Spritzes!
    - Cafe Central - a couple of paninis, a beer, and cappuccino for dinner night two since we were so full from Trent’s birthday lunch.
    - Picked up bread, salami, prosciutto, and some cheese for a picnic on the lake in Bellagio on day 2.

    Fun facts:
    - Steph is either allergic to Como or the detergent used at the B&B. We decided she looked like Will Smith in Hitch every time she woke up in Como with her eye shut.
    - There are two pharmacies in Italy, one with a green cross that sells medicine similar to what you would find at a Walgreens in the states, and one with a Red Cross that sells botanical/home remedy type medicine.
    - Steph and Trent are pleasantly surprised by prices in Italy! Scandinavia and Swiss prices have made them appreciate the Italian prices.
    - Italy doesn’t understand the concept of time lol. Nothing runs on time (ferries, trains, busses) and this has been very frustrating for us.
    - Steph now wants to recreate an Italian patio/pergola with trellises, lanterns, and a climbing tree/plant in our backyard after being at the Royal Victoria.    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日25

    Sorrento, Italy

    2023年8月30日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F

    What we did:
    - Early 5am wake up to meet our first visitors! Taxi to Milan airport and bus from Naples to Sorrento - bit of a battle against motion sickness on all the windy roads but we prevailed
    - Trent and Steph checked in first with Helen and Brian arriving soon after following their flight from Malta and tour of Pompeii. Once there, everyone enjoyed catching up on the balcony over Italian wine and Maltese chocolates!
    - The group wandered through the streets of Sorrento on the way to dinner. Pitstop along the way for Aperol Spritz overlooking the marina! Living the good life
    - Fun few hours of Italian dinner and wines down at the Marina as the moon came up over the ocean.
    - Buzzed up by a few hours of drinks we ended up in absolute candy/booze onslaught in this Lemoncello shop (Limono Fabbrica) recommended by Sara. The store girls kept producing an array of free Lemoncello shots with various forms of lemon candy as chasers and “No” was simply not an option. After 15 minutes and 5+ shots each we bought a bottle and stumbled our way out of the store. Absolutely delicious, but man our heads paid for it in the morning.

    What we ate:
    - Breakfast bars and stale Naples airport baggage claim sandwhiches
    - Great dinner at Bagni Delfino! Right on the marina edge, enjoyed two bottles of local white wine, Caprese/Calimari apps, and seafood risotos/seafood platters for dinner. Thank you Brian/Helen!!

    Fun facts:
    - Ryan air does indeed stink. Just treat you like flying cattle with surcharges for in flight-oxygen
    - Sorrento is the birthplace of Limoncello. Original family recipes date back to 1900, with an international commerciallizarion of the “lemoncello” name not formalized until 1990. Made of a simple recipe of lemon peels, sugar, alcohol and water, this stuff is sacred in the area. Endless rows of similar shops deal their own take on the recipe throughtout the area.    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日26

    Capri, Italy

    2023年8月31日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    What we did:
      - Nursing our limencello hangovers we caught our ferry from Sorrento to Capri.  25/30mph winds had the ferry rocking as we wedged ourselves into seats in the bowels of the boat, amongst hoards of eastern european cruise ship groups. Thankfully it was only 20 minutes, but swimming might have been preferable
    - Morale picked up as we hit land and evaded the crowds in the winding streets of Capri to a quieter coffee shop. Cappacinos and croissants are good for the soul
    - We took a bus along the cliff roads to Anacapri and then took a single person chair lift up to the top of the mountain to enjoy expansive views across Capri and the ocean. The combo of cliff roads, fearless bus drivers, maniac bikers and heights on the chairlift really put Helen’s fears and emotions through the ringer - big champ though!
    - After the chairlift we grabbed a quick bite to eat and walked on a tour/hike around the entirety of the island and enjoyed gorgeous views! Good call on finding the hike, Brian! Stopped at an amazing hotel balcony for drinks/apps overlooking the sea and just chilled out for a few hours. Away from the chaos of tourists by the ports, we finally understood the hype around Capri!
    - After walking around a bit longer we caught the ferry back to Sorrento, regrouped and enjoyed delicious pizzas at a local hotspot! Exhausted from the prior few days we called it a night after dinner.  Another great day!

    What we ate:
    - Eastern European tourist armpits
    - Coffee and cappuccinos at Caffe Manari
    - Good prosciutto and turkey sammies at a street takeaway place for lunch
    - Aperol Spritz and bruschetta/calamari apps at the five star hotel La Scalinatella
    - Delicious pizzas at the local Pizzeria da Franco, with the group trying four of the staples (salami, prosciutto, caprese and mozzarella/arugula). Voted best pizza place in Sorrento. Had to get pizza near the birthplace!

    Fun facts:
    - The group has decided Italy is a 2nd/3rd world country (sorry not sorry). Naples makes Mexico look glamorous and lots of outdated infrastructure/processes that leads to chaos everywhere. But man does the food and views make up for it!
    - Capri is only 4 square miles big, which puts Dupage county 90x bigger.  Despite that it sees 3 million tourists a year, with up to 20,000 arrivals a day in the summer. This island rakes cash $$$$
    - Trent wants (needs?) a yacht someday. Every badass accountant has a yacht- it’ll happen
     - Apparently celebs just park on their yachts all day and only come on land for dinner once the ferries shepard us peasant tourists back off the island.
    - Pizza was founded by poor people in Naples in the 1700/1800s!  Snippet from History.com - “These Neapolitans required inexpensive food that could be consumed quickly. Pizza—flatbreads with various toppings, eaten for any meal and sold by street vendors or informal restaurants—met this need. Judgmental Italian authors often called their eating habits ‘disgusting, Helstosky notes. These early pizzas consumed by Naples’ poor featured the tasty garnishes beloved today, such as tomatoes, cheese, oil, anchovies and garlic.”  
    - Arugula is called Rocket Lettuce in Italy. Brian has confirmed that he does not like “leaves on his pizza”    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日27

    Amalfi & Ravello, Italy

    2023年9月1日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    What we did:
    - Woke up to catch an 8:15am ferry. The ferry stop was at the bottom of lots of stairs so Trent pulled out his super human strength to carry all of our bags down multiple flights of stairs (go trent). UPDATE 11/1 - Brian carried his own bags. Grabbed takeaway breakfast and found a prime spot on the top of the ferry to see all of the views. Great weather as we passed Sorrento, Capri, Positano, and Praiano to get to Amalfi.
    - Once we arrived, we put our bags in temporary storage with a very nice Italian shop owner and hired a taxi to take us up to Ravello. Found a nice wine bar for lunch that we stuffed ourselves with wonderful italian dishes and wine! Walked around Ravello and visited Villa Ruffalo to walk through the estate's gardens. Found a great gelato spot for a quick afternoon snack before trekking down Ravello back to Amalfi.
    - The path was not well marked in the beginning but we found our way down the “gentle sloping path” per Brian’s description. However, majority of the hike was stairs and had our legs shaking at the end. It was fun to go through lemon orchards, grape trees, and lots of gardens and Italian yards throughout! When we reached the bottom we discovered Amalfi was celebrating some sort Byzantine holiday and we were unable to take the bus back to our Airbnb. We split a cab with another couple and checked into our wonderful Airbnb! Lots of good views and patios for us to hangout on.
    - Trent and Steph hiked up to the local market for some groceries and wine (from which we discovered we did not actually have a working wine opener) and hung out until dinner.
    - Found a local dining spot called GAS Bar, which ended up being a point of reference for all of our travels from there on out, and walked along the road 10 minutes to get to the bar (this really freaked out Helen and Brian). We had a quick dinner overlooking the Mediterranean at GAS bar and made the dangerous trek back up in the dark with our cell phone flashlights to warn passing cars of or presence (and which one of the locals mocked us for using our flashlights). Proceeded then to get locked out of our Airbnb due to a faulty lock and climb through the windows to finally go to bed for the day! Note: the door was fixed the next day and we could enter the premises through the front door for the rest of the stay!

    What we ate:
    - Sorrento ferry snacks: coffees, croissants, sandwiches
    - Babel wine bar bistro & art: Recommended red wine (a huge hit with the group! see picture), the special ham ravioli, the special lemon pasta, mixed salad with goat cheese, lemon, orange, and chestnut honey, and of course a caprese salad!
    - Baffone Gelateria Artigianale: lemon, strawberry, and coffee were some of the flavors chosen!
    - GAS bar: Pohlman’s all ordered spaghetti carbonara and Steph got lasagna.

    Fun facts:
    - Trent and Steph feel validated refusing to take on the trek of hiking up to Ravello after traversing the many stairs down from Ravello to Amalfi.
    - The donkey is symbol of luck and good fortune amongst the locals of the Amalfi coast.    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    1
    日28

    Amalfi, Italy (Day 2)

    2023年9月2日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F

    What we did:
    - BOAT DAY! And the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Before the boat we stopped at a cafe and Steph/Helen got Affogatos to really start the day right. The group stumbled through a chaotic Italian grocery store to buy beers, Aperol mix, snacks, and ice for the boat. The cashier was playing the pirates of the caribbean theme song to really set the tone as we dodged old angry italian women.
    - Captain Sergio met us at the Amalfi port for our 10-5:30pm boat day. Once on board we started loading beers in the cooler and he goes “how long are you guys staying?!” He only drinks beer after playing futbol so I think we floored him a bit. Americans drinking habits > Italians.
    - Sergio was the man. He took us at a leisurely pace all up and down the shoreline from Amalfi to Maiori/Minori and down to Praiano/Positano so we really got to see the whole coast. He was great at giving fun facts and pointing out key landmarks along the way.
    - We stopped twice to swim and the group had a blast diving off the boat and exploring the beaches (once at Minori and the other outside of Positano). Crystal clear blueish/green water with so much salt you barely have to swim - glorious! And no sketchy ocean creatures to be seen
    - Halfway through we pulled up to a boat access only restaurant that was absolutely bumping. Great vibes as enjoyed our lunch. After Brian absolutely butchered the pronunciation of the Italian menu, the waiter had a blast messing with him the rest of the meal much to the groups amusement.
    - After the boat we picked up grocery store dinner (see below) again fighting the tides of angry italian women. We enjoyed a chill dinner on our patio rooftop watching the sunset/moon ride over the ocean.
    - Probably best day of the trip so far!

    What we ate:
    - Steph and Trent made coffee and scrambled eggs at the apartment
    - Affogato at Bar Francesce in Amalfi main square
    - Waterfront lunch at Ristorante da Teresa (Seafood pasta and local peach wine for all)
    - Grocery store prosciutto, salami, italian cheese and homemade caprese salad

    Fun facts:
    - Sophia Loren owns one of the biggest houses on the coast, which includes her own personal helipad. Steph/Trent had seen a helicopter go in there earlier in the week
    - The super yachts rent for around $160k a week…
    - Our captain Sergio is a lawyer, but that’s such a tough business here given the state of Italian economy that it’s far more lucrative to do boat tours. Amalfi boating > legal briefs    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日29

    Amalfi (Day 3) & Positano, Italy

    2023年9月3日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F

    What we did:
    - Last day with Helen and Brian!
    - Early 6:30am wake up to hike the “Path of the Gods”. Easy bus ride up to Agerolo to do our 3hr hike. Pregame snack of Italian pastries to get our minds right.
    - Gorgeous day and great views from the hike! About 3 hours winding along the cliffs overlooking Priano, Positano, and the Mediterranean. Helen deserves a big shoutout for conquering her fears on some sheer cliffs. Her knees never touched the ground so she didn’t technically crawl a few parts, but it was close! Trent somehow was totally good (Switzerland may have him permanently numb, or he just had to put on a good face for the parents). Great Granitas to celebrate the accomplishment!
    - After the hike the intent was to take a bus from Positano back to our apartment, but there must have been some massive cliff accident that had all traffic stopped. We watched a helicopter drop medics in, so praying for whoever was involved! Italian media doesn't really publish accidents there, likely for the sole purpose of not freaking out the tourists.. definitely a bit validating for Helen’s roadside fears though.
    - The hour following the hike was a bit chaotic as we went on what can only be classified as an absolute 30 minute death march down to the Positano pier to catch the only ferry that would allow us to make our dinner reservation. We put on a clinic in speed walking as we weaved around tourists actually enjoying one of the prettier towns in the world. Once at the pier we found ourselves in what felt like an apocalyptic evacuation as hundreds (thousands?) of people fought to get onto the ferry (since the roads were closed). Somehow we all managed to find a lane onto the ferry and watched as hundreds remained behind. Families and couples were split up, sounds dramatic but it was bedlam! The group enjoyed the scenic coastline in silence as we decompressed.
    - The group showered, had some pregame beers/wine and grabbed a bus and ferry back to Positano for dinner. Very peaceful this time around! Fun to see the coast from the ferry as we pointed out all the places we had either boated or hiked throughout the week.
    - Nice walk through town, with Steph still admiring the Italian pergolas and designing our future backyard like an Italian courtyard.
    - Dinner to celebrate Brian’s 60th birthday! Rooftop view overlooking Positano and the ocean. Gorgeous sunset over the city followed by the cool view of the mountain-side city lighting up. Great time of conversation and recapping the trip, capped off by the waiter getting the entire restaurant to sing happy birthday to Brian… much to his embarrassment.
    - Took Limoncello shots and enjoyed a couple of nightcap drinks at the restaurant bar after dinner. Brian with the quote of the trip “I hate to tell you guys a sad story….but my pee was orange today”. Steph/Helen/Trent in tears laughing 😂
    - Expensive cab home with a driver that insisted on showing us pictures of his granddaughter (and his sons painted toe nails) most of the trip instead of actually watching the cliff-side road. He might have broken Helen with fear
    - End of an awesome time with Helen/Brian! Very fortunate they were able to visit. Memories for a lifetime!

    What we ate
    - Coffee and eggs at airbnb again
    - Pastries at Panaificio in Agerola
    - Snack lunch of granola bars and chips.
    - Helen had a healthy dose of fear all day long
    - Dinner at Adamo ed Eva in Positano. Apps of Fried Prawns on a bed of avocado, fried zucchini flowers, and super fresh Caprese salad. Dinner of seafood pasta for Helen/Trent/Brian and truffle pasta for Steph. Delicious!

    Fun facts:
    - We discovered that Trent is less scared of heights when he is around someone that is even more terrified of heights (i.e. Helen)    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    1
    日31

    Taormina - Sicily, Italy (Days 1 & 2)

    2023年9月5日, イタリア ⋅ 🌬 79 °F

    What we did:
    - We arrived in Taormina mid day after traveling via train, ferry, and bus from Salerno. We were pretty tired after days of partying, eating, hiking, and sightseeing with the Pohlman parents! We spent the rest of the day lounging on beach chairs at Mendolia Beach Club on Isola Bella beach. Our hotel, Mendolia hotel, gave us free access to the beach club our entire stay which we put to good use! We then scouted out a small cafe for as healthy a meal we could find in Italy, salads and pizza, at AguadeMar Ristobar. We hit an early bedtime, only to be thankfully woken up by a phone call from Joe (shout-out Joe Korn) that Trent was going to miss his 12:30am fantasy draft. (Note: Trent was voted having drafted one of the best teams for fantasy; cue Steph’s eye roll). Trent finished up at 3:30am
    - Woke up on our second day after sleeping in very late for another day of beach lounging! Grabbed a wildly mixed meal from (see below) Ai paladini lounge bar and hit the beach. Spent the day reading on the beach and telling old soliciting Asian women that we did not want messages. (Note that this statement is not racist, just factual). Took the gondola up to the city center of Taormina to find a very vibrant city full of lots of tourists, music, and tons of restaurants! Had dinner out in the city alley at Gambero Rossi. Capped the night with our first Sicilian cannoli at Labratoria Pasticceria Roberto. Trent had his 2nd fantasy draft from 1:30-3:30am.. (cue another Steph eye roll)
    - On our last day in Sicily the weather told us that we were supposed to experience constant drenching rain and flooding. We determined this to be a good day to do some further exploration of the city instead of the beach day. It only ended up drizzling a bit which totally worked for us! Essentially we had ourselves a food and drink tour of Taormina. We started by getting coffees and fruit at Caffe Forastiero. We then walked down the Main Street of Corso Umberto and checked out the big squares, the shops, the duomo, and an old excavated church. Had one of the most delicious lunches at Trattoria Tiramisu that may be the genesis of Trent liking pasta! We did some more walking around and tried to go to the Teatro Antico de Taormina. Hours of waiting due to the cruise ships that came in, so we decided to forgo the theatre and hit a wine bar instead to get out of the rain. Waiter at Al Grappolo d’Uva was great and had us try a great Portuguese red wine and a dry Nero D’avola from Sicily that we both really enjoyed. Capped off the night with trying one of the best granita spots at Bam Bar, and arancini from a popular spot called Rosticceria Da Cristina. Stopped at a bakery for a takeaway cannoli at Pasticceria Taormina D’Amore and hit the the hay for an early wake up to get to Cinque Terre.

    What we ate:
    - Mendolia beach club: bad beach burgers out of necessity and starvation from our travels from Salerno.
    - AgauaMar Ristobar: 2 Greek salads and split a small Tri-color pizza (tomatoes, arugula, prosciutto)
    - Ai paladini lounge bar: a ham omelet, a Taormina salad, a Ragu arancini, two cappuccinos, and a lemon granita to share
    - Gambero Rossi: Prosciutto wrapped melon which might be our favorite Italian appetizer. Steph got some sort of eggplant red sauce pasta which was tasty and Trent got the catch of the day which they nicely filleted for him when they saw our faces from the full fish that was initially delivered.
    - Labratoria Pasticceria Roberto: 2 large Sicilian cannolis!
    - Cafe Forastiero: Trent got a cappuccino (he’s really starting to dig cappuccinos) and a fruit bowl. Steph tried the cafe’s popular Forastiero iced coffee with granita caffe (basically a coffee with coffee granita).
    - Trattoria Tiramisu: Cappuccino, mussels in pepper sauce, Tuna in pesto, and the most amazing spicy vodka pasta with ham (La Pennette Di Mimmo). We will be dreaming about this pasta until further notice.
    - Al Grappolo d’Uva: wine, wine, wine…
    - Bam Bar - Trent got Lemon and Strawberry granita and Steph got Lemon and a raspberry. Split a brioche bun to balance the sweet/sour of the granita.
    - Rosticceria Da Cristina: we split 2 arancinis - Buro and 3 cheese with red sauce
    - Pasticceria Taormina D’Amore: a Sicilian cannoli for takeaway

    Fun facts:
    - White Lotus season 2 took place and was filmed in Taormina. However all of the shooting locations of the hotel were spread out amongst multiple different beaches and hotels to look like one hotel.
    - Trent got scolded for ordering a cappuccino before our meal. The waiter told us not to tell anyone that he allowed Trent to order a cappuccino with our starter which was a dish of mussels.
    - Granita is a popular flavored ice dish offered everywhere in Sicily. It’s different than Italian ice because it’s less consistent, more icy, and less smooth than Italian ice. Lemon is the most popular and our favorite flavor!
    - The Swiss are far better engineers of gondolas than the Sicilians. Why would you only put 4 cars on the gondola only capable of transporting a maximum of 20 people every other 15 mins? We are confounded.
    - Sicily is the home of cannolis and arancini. We had a lot of these while we were here.
    - Etna wine is bad. Sorry Mt. Etna.    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日33

    Cinque Terre (Days 1 & 2)

    2023年9月7日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    What we did:
    - We arrived at Manarola (the town in which we were staying) at midday after taking a taxi at 6am from our hotel in Taormina, then a flight from Catania to Pisa, and then three trains to get to Manarola. We had reserved a hostel for our stay, but once we checked into the the hostel they informed us that they upgraded us to an apartment. It was awesome! Big apartment with great views of the Main Street and harbor of Manarola, with a washing machine to boot! Safe to say this was one of our favorite lodging situations of the trip thus far!
    - After some brief research, we took off on the hike from Manarola to Corniglia (roughly 2 hours). Halfway through the hike, after climbing through backyards, steep inclines, vines, lots of bugs, rundown paths, no views, and not seeing a single person within the first hour and a half, we discovered we may have taken the wrong route. Not to worry though, we met up with the “right” path and proceeded tn have amazing views of vineyards and the Mediterranean on the remainder of the hike down to Corniglia.
    - After strolling through Corniglia, Trent found an awesome ocean front bar for us to grab a drink at. It was VERY hot that day, temps are 95 degrees, no clouds, and little wind coupled with a good amount of hiking had us really looking forward to this drink. Bar was awesome but there was little shade and lots of sun, so we couldn’t stay too long or we may have left larger puddles of sweat than we already had.
    - Took the bus and train back to Manarola and watched the sunset from our balcony. We then went to a fun pizzeria that Doug and Sally had gone to during their visit, and headed home for an early bedtime!
    - Woke up on day two ready to hike the Blue Trail from Corniglia through Vernazza to Monterosso. Grabbed a quick breakfast from the takeout version of our same pizzeria restaurant from the night before. Hopped on the train to Corniglia and started our hike! Had great views of each of the towns, mountains, and sea this day. Stopped midway between Corniglia and Vernazza at a bar that is located at the highest point of the Blue Trail. Trent grabbed us some smoothies and we had amazing views of a very sparkly Mediterranean Sea!
    - We continued our hike down to Vernazza and walked around the town a bit before grabbing poke bowls to go. We were a bit tired of Italian sandwiches and big Italian meals so decided to switch it up a bit and get poke bowls for lunch and eat them near the Vernazza harbor.
    - We then proceeded to continue our hike from Vernazza to Monterosso. Great hike but not for the faint of heart if you’re not up for some stairs and inclines! Reached Monterosso and grabbed some gelato before jumping on the ferry to take us back to Manarola. Had some good views of the coastline and each of the towns that make up Cinque Terre!
    - We stopped back at the apartment to change and then hit a good swimming spot near Manarola. The very refreshing, salty, and clear Mediterranean Sea strikes again as great for swimming!
    - Trent then picked us up some pizza from the pizzeria that we grabbed dinner at the night before and breakfast that morning, yes very unoriginal but all good. We had pizza and white wine while we watched the sunset from our balcony and people watched until it was dark. Hit the hay early to get up for an early morning train to Nice.

    What we ate:
    - Airport breakfast: Steph really wanted McDonald’s but it was in the international terminal so had to settle with a Sicilian food - prosciutto sandwich and arancini (Steph was sad because they gave her the wrong type of arancini).
    - McDonald’s at train station for lunch (no other explanation needed…)
    - Marina di Corniglia: Aperol Spritzes and some nuts, olives, and pretzel snackies!
    - Il Porticciolo Dinner: 2 side salads, Trent got a white fish plate and Steph got the Salsiciccia pizza (pesto, sausage, mozzarella, and tomato sauce) and split a bottle of Montelccino red wine. Pizza won this dinner!
    - Il Porticciolo Takeout Breakfast: 2 cappuccinos, one ham sandwich for Trent, and a berry croissant and donut for Steph.
    - Bar Il Gabbiano: two fruit smoothies as a hiking break
    - Organic Poke Vernazza: poke bowls with salmon, tuna, avocado, and mango!
    - Gelateria La Scogliera: strawberry, lemon, and blackberry gelato. Voted out least favorite gelato of the trip, but still very good!
    - Il Porticciolo Takeout Dinner: Prosciutto and Burrata pizza, and Gorgonzola, walnut, truffle pizza. Local bottle of white wine.

    Fun facts:
    - Cinque Terre is a UNESCO protected site.
    - Part of the blue trail (which goes through all 5 towns) was impacted by several landslides over 10 years ago. This was supposed to be fixed by 2023, but as of now you cannot complete the whole blue trail due to closures between Corniglia and Manarola, and Manarola and Riomaggiore and must take “detours” to hike through most of the towns.
    - This may be our favorite Italian destination…    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日35

    Nice, France (Day 1)

    2023年9月9日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    What we did:
    ⁃ Early wake up to train to Nice and meet Jenna and Joe! Vibes are high as we enjoy coffees along the open-air seaside train station. 6 hours later (two longer stops) we are in Nice.
    ⁃ Best Airbnb yet with all windows, new clean amenities and views across Nice. We grab some wine and snacks and then Trent knocks out a quick jog while waiting for Jenna/Joe to land from their red eye (Chi > Munich > Nice)
    - Much excitement when they arrive! Been talking about it for so long that it’s crazy this segment of the trip is finally happening. We all get ready and catch up over wine and snacks! After injecting the weary red-eyers with caffeine and some alcohol, we are all ready to head out.
    - We wander around town for a bit while Jenna/Steph pop into a few stores. Trent and Joe were content to hang on the sidewalk talking football until some lady starts violently erupting with bright pink puke right next to them. The girls found the pair sufficiently terrified and cowering in the corner of Zara. Time for drinks!
    - Enjoyed a few hours of drinks and charcuterie on the Meridian hotel rooftop with views overlooking the entire Nice oceanfront strip. Vibes >>>
    - The group explored Oldtown Nice on the way to our rooftop dinner. This town is absolutely bumping! After a great time at dinner we grab Jenna/Joe’s first gelato of many on this trip and call it a night.
    - Great first day! And again so happy and fortunate our family members have made the effort to come on over

    What we ate:
    - Train station sandwiches for breakfast/lunch
    - Tapas dinner at Bocca Nissa of Hummus, fried zucchini, croquettes, and paella. Great vibes! Decent food
    - Amorino Gelato

    Fun facts:
    - Joe and Trent don’t like french girls puking
    - The Men’s world championship for the IronMan was being held there that day so the place was crawling with overambitious psycho-athletes
    - Nice airport, serving the Riviera and Monaco, has the 4th most private jets come through each year of any airport in the world. The French Riviera is truly the rich and famous' playground.
    - Monaco grand prix and cannes film festival are held in the same two week period each year    もっと詳しく

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  • 旅行者Europe 2023
    日36

    Nice, France (Day 2) - Saint Tropez

    2023年9月10日, フランス ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    What we did
    - Time for Saint Tropez beach club day ayyooooooo!! Are we boujee?
    - Nice to Saint Tropez is about 2-2.5hours transportation no matter how you do it, despite being geographically pretty close, due to the lack of direct transit. We opted to take an hour train to Saint Raphael and used Bolt (uber competitor) for the last hour of the trip.
    - We enjoyed coffees at an ocean front cafe in Saint Tropez and then walked to the beach and chugged some of the beers we brought with. 10am beach beers hit different, especially in the French Riviera!
    - We chose Moorea beach club which touted a relaxing day atmosphere and “wild party scene with dancing on the tables” in the evening. This one was a middle ground from the super expensive celeb clubs (Club 55) and the 18-22yr old college club (Nikki beach). When we showed up it was over 50% gray hairs at the club so we were stoked to see if they’d be twerking on the tables later on..
    - Absolutely awesome day hanging and relaxing at our ocean front chairs drinking beers, champagne and aperols. None of the gray hairs (or anyone) ended up table dancing as it was a Sunday later in off season, but we had a great time just hanging out. Super cool vibes in the club and great chill day.
    - Took a two hour Bolt ride home, showered and then went in search of a bar with American football! Little did we know Nice was hosting the world rugby championships so the Chicago Bears were not on TV (spared us the pain I guess) so we ended up in an English pub showing Wales vs. Fiji. Pretty electric atmosphere as the Welshmen in the bar chanted their songs.
    - We stayed until 1:30am drinking beers and teaching Steph/Jenna how to play Euchre (a new favorite for the rest of the trip). After the Welsh rugby win, a French/English cover band came in and jammed out for the mosh pit of celebrating Welsh dudes. Lotta dudes and a lotta sweat. Us Americans in the corner quietly playing cards fit in great.

    What we ate:
    - Cafe de Bains in Saint Raphael for cappuccinos and croissants. Just needed some cigarettes to cap off our French breakfast.
    - Tono Pampelonne for lunch of delicious Doner Kebabs on the Saint Tropez beach
    - Waynes English pub for dinner and beers. Jenna/Joe/Trent had burgers and Steph chose a curve ball with a delicious Thai curry

    Fun facts
    - There was a $22,000 bottle of Dom Perignon on the beach club menu. After a bit of back and forth, we settled for the $6 beers
    - If you didn’t know, the French don’t care about American football. Uncultured swines
    - The Chicago Bears are a poverty organization. Trent once again bought into the hype train only to be hung out to dry by the sorriest team in professional sports. Sports are stupid.
    - Trent is renouncing his Bears fandom in favor of the Wales National Rugby team. Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau!    もっと詳しく

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