Here we go (at SMF)!
2017年9月8日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Chicago to Dublin
2017年9月8日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Ready to board at O'Hare on Friday.
Dublin airport
2017年9月9日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Trying to figure out how to drive the vw diesel we rented. It has stop/start technology. And the steering wheel is on the wrong side! So far, Linda's cowering under the passenger seat is dissipating.
The Irish Sea off Whitehead
2017年9月9日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Beautiful day north of Belfast.
Blackhead Lighthouse in Northern Ireland
2017年9月9日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
First day, out for a hike with Kelley and Paul.
Paul and Kelley and visitors
2017年9月9日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Hiking at the Irish Sea near their home in Whitehead.
Carrickfergus Castle
2017年9月10日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Kelley was a tour guide at this historic (built in the 12th century) castle/fort at one time Lots of history into the 20th century. We had a personal tour. Original cannon on display. There's even aもっと詳しく
Carrickfergus B&B
2017年9月10日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Beautiful rainbow and some random shots in Carrickfergus. Blustery day!
Giant's Causeway
2017年9月11日, 北アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We took a drive along the northern Irish coast.with Kelley and Paul. Despite some nasty spots of icy weather, we had a great time exploring.
The Giant's Causeway is a naturally occuring area ofもっと詳しく
Last Day in Belfast
2017年9月12日, アイルランド ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We left for Dublin this afternoon after lunch with Kelley and Paul and a visit to the Queens University campus and Ulster Museum in Belfast. Beautiful downtown campus with lots of "kids" and noもっと詳しく
Venice
2017年9月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We arrived in Venice today after a smooth Aer Lingus flight. We have a "darling" apartment (per Linda) overlooking a canal and bridge in the first picture. She's right, it is darling!
Second Day in Venice
2017年9月14日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We toured the Doge's Palace and St Mark's cathedral this morning and had a boat tour of the city this evening. First shot is of a canal off the Grand Canal at sunset.
Second shows the neighborhood inもっと詳しく
Venice' 3rd day
2017年9月15日, Darsena Arsenale Vecchio ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had a free day in Venice today. We found the Palace Grassi (Linda's maiden name)! There was an art exhibition being held there today.
We also saw a view which is reminiscent of the painting in ourもっと詳しく
Leaving Venice for Asolo
2017年9月16日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After some morning hot chocolate and croissants we left Venice to drive to Asolo. Asolo is known as the city of a hundred horizons due to its mountainous setting. We walked up to the village thisもっと詳しく
Asolo and surrounding wine country
2017年9月17日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We took a tour of the wine country near Asolo today. We highly recommend this area for all of you travelers. The day was perfect with blue sky and billowy clouds. This area is best known as the homeもっと詳しく
Gray day at Lake Garda
2017年9月18日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Linda's Nonno was born in a town near Lake Garda in northern Italy, so we made sure to stay in the area for the day. Sorry to say that we had a wet gray day to ride the ferry to Sirmione fromもっと詳しく
On to Tuscany!
2017年9月19日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We started our day in Rivotella, the town where Linda's maternal grandfather was born. Linda took a photo of gray Lake Garda. We then took a long drive to Creti in Tuscany, where we will stay for fourもっと詳しく
Touring Tuscany
2017年9月20日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
On Wednesday we took a private scenery/wine/cheese tour of the immediate Tuscan area. Beautiful rolling hills, somewhat reminiscent of California. It's a bit drier than Asolo where everything wasもっと詳しく
Cortona
2017年9月21日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Cortona is the walled city made famous by the book and movie "Under the Tuscan Sun" (with the ever homely Diane Lane). We didn't see Diane, but did stroll the streets and had an opportunity to hike upもっと詳しく
Cooking in Tuscany
2017年9月22日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
A bit of a lazy day Friday. Linda and I took a hands-on cooking class under the direction of our host Barbara and her mother at Villa Rosa Dei Venti in Creti. We made tiramisu and pasta noodles fromもっと詳しく
First day in Florence
2017年9月23日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
Today we drove to the Chiusi train station, dropped off the car and took the train to Florence. We arrived in mid-afternoon and immediately took off for the Uffizi Gallery where we spent a few hoursもっと詳しく
Tour of Florence
2017年9月24日, イタリア ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
So, I met this cute girl named Sparky on the Ponte Vecchio, and we decided to hang out and tour some sights in Florence. (The Ponte Vecchio is the most significant bridge crossing the Arno.) It was aもっと詳しく
Lucca
2017年9月25日, イタリア ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We took a ride from Florence to Lucca, a very pleasant village about 80 minutes West by train. This is the birthplace of Giacomo Puccini, my favorite operatic composer. We toured the Puccini museumもっと詳しく
Florence to Rome
2017年9月26日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We took the speed train to Rome this morning, arriving in early afternoon. The trains travel at a speed of over 200 mph, but it never felt like it. On the other hand, the taxi ride to our hotel wasもっと詳しく
Rome now and in the past
2017年9月27日, イタリア ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Yup, that's the Pope! We got up early to get to Saint Peter's Square for a papal audience today. We followed the advice of the priest who handled the tickets and got into a position for a close upもっと詳しく




































































































































旅行者Can't wait!!!!😁
旅行者I know I'm too late, but BON VOYAGE. Thank you for including me in the link. I LOVE living through other peoples' travels. Take good care. Xox
旅行者Have fun Kiddos. Linda even your suitcase is navy!