At the airport
17. joulukuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Two flights down and one to go. We have a three hour layover in JFK and have taken advantage of the new Admirals Club. It's nice, but in my snotty opinion, the Iberia lounge in Madrid is still farLue lisää
Cold, sunny, and Christmas-y
18. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
I guess American Airlines figures that when they are taking you to Italy, they can serve you the worst food imaginable and it won't dampen your spirits. I've had a lot of bad meals on a plane, butLue lisää
Museums and Palaces
19. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Today was quite a wonderful day. Weather was cold but sunny and we did a lot of walking. One gorgeous art museum, one 15th century castle and a lot of detours down pretty residential streets made forLue lisää
Mostly churches and one more art museum
20. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Another chilly, ok cold, day. But sunny all day till the sun set. I won’t bore you with the details of the 4th century San Lorenzo and the Romanesque Sant Ambrogio churches, but one had 16 romanLue lisää
Great dinner
20. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Just to say that Il Tavolino was our favorite restaurant in Milan. Although it seemed that all the English speaking customers got put off in the same room (coincidence maybe?) we had a deliciousLue lisää
Arrived in Bologna
21. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Took a fast train to Bologna and we were checked into out apartment by 2. We spent the afternoon getting our bearings and doing some grocery shopping — not that we plan to cook much! What aLue lisää
Mosaics everywhere in Ravenna
22. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
About an hour by train from Bologna, Ravenna has more churches in its historic core than I think I have ever seen. We concentrated on the early Christian ones (4th- 6th centuries) though there wereLue lisää
Day in Bologna
23. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
Today was another beautiful day in Bologna. We climbed the 498 stairs to the top of the tallest of the Two Towers, with gorgeous views below. We then went to the Medieval Museum that had some amazingLue lisää
Day trip to Ferrara
24. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Another nice sunny day with temps getting above freezing, hooray! We took a morning train to Ferrara, where the main attractions are the 14th century castle, a medieval quarter-Jewish ghetto, and aLue lisää
Christmas Day in Bologna
25. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Our day can be summed up in three words -- walking, eating, and churches. We had a reservation in a fancy place (the menu had been vetted by our foodie friends Tina and John and they told us to go forLue lisää
Day trip to Parma
26. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ 🌫 4 °C
Today as we walked to the Bologna Train Station, it was misty and chilly. Same when we got off the train in Parma. No sun today, but hardly any precipitation either, so we are not complaining.Lue lisää
Last full day in Bologna
27. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
This morning we started in the Resistance Museum, a pretty somber place dealing with Italian fascism and WWII. Lots of information and pictures, with even an interesting room about ItalianLue lisää
Modena Museum Moratorium
28. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
We decided to have a low key strolling the streets kind of day, which we stuck to even though there were showers off and on, and the pull of the art museum with its Velazquez painting was tempting.Lue lisää
Arrived in Venice
29. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
We arrived around noon on the train from Bologna and decided to take the vaporetto to our hotel instead of trying to navigate all those bridges and stone streets with the carry-ons. I think anyone whoLue lisää
San Marco
30. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 0 °C
Our first full day in Venice, we decided to bite the bullet and shell out the 120 euros for a vaporetto pass for the two of us. This way we can hop on and off whenever we make our way to the GrandLue lisää
Happy New Year from Venice!!
31. joulukuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
Today was absolutely my favorite kind of tourist day. The sun was shining in the morning and the vaporetto was not at all crowded, so we had a Grand Canal ride with great weather and great views. ThenLue lisää
Rain on New Year's Day
1. tammikuuta 2018, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Despite our best efforts, Joe has come down with a little cold. He decided to go back to bed after breakfast, giving me two hours to walk around our neighborhood and get a little exercise. I made itLue lisää
Island hopping, Venetian style
2. tammikuuta 2018, Italia ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
I think we got our 120 euros worth on the vaporetto today alone! From 9 till 5 (for Joe) and almost 7 (for me) we were hopping on and off. We visited three outlying islands and saw two drop deadLue lisää
Last vaporetto rides on the Grand Canal
3. tammikuuta 2018, Italia ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
For our last day, we decided to visit a couple of museums and churches in different parts of town. That means we spent our last day doing pretty much what we have done on the other days -- riding onLue lisää










































































































