Rome & Tuscan Countryside!
24 марта 2019 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Starting to gather my things together. 6 days until I depart for Rome via London. Going in a day early so I can get ready for the upcoming week. Glad to have this opportunity to tour Rome for a fewЧитать далее
Packed and ready to go
29 марта 2019 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Last minute things together, copies of itinerary for Peggy, little bit of US cash, some Euros and even some English pounds (transfer in LHR on my way to Rome) may need a coffee at 8a. Jerry is readyЧитать далее
Путешественникso excited for you to embark on this adventure and tell us all about it when you get back.!
Now to wait
30 марта 2019 г., Соединенные Штаты ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Head into Charlotte early to enjoy this beautiful day with my sister Peggy. She can't join me on this trip but hopefully the next one.
CLT airport was easier to get to then other times and then I getЧитать далее
Roma
31 марта 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Arrived to a beautiful sunny day! After 55 minutes waiting to clear the passport screening, went to get my suitcase I had checked it in CLT, less to keep up with, I had a moment of panic when it wasЧитать далее
Hotel Victoria
1 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
No April fools day here, greet this morning to another beautiful sunny day. Moved to the Hotel Victoria and meet a few of the other agents. Took a stroll around this side of the city, made it to theЧитать далее
Rome and dinner at San Marco
1 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Best way to end the day; pizza and vino after a quick circle around the city. Off to bed, early wakeup call so we can beat the crowd and have an early entrance into the Vatican.
More pictures
1 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
So many pictures, so little space. Penguins only allows 6 pictures at a time. Here's a few more.
ПутешественникIf you pay the yearly subscription, they will give you 10 per footprint plus 2 videos of up to 60 secs each. Only $20 per year
Vatican
2 апреля 2019 г., Ватикан ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Jerry made it in also!
From the Vatican to Tuscany
2 апреля 2019 г., Ватикан ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Early wake up and breakfast then off to do the Vatican museums, St. Peter's basilica and Colosseum. Definitely must do Vatican city with a skip the line pass, early admission too. Not very crowdedЧитать далее
Last post for today... Tuscany
2 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Seemed like a long drive but now in Tuscany for 6 nights. Great hotel near the town square, explored enough to get a nice dinner and a few glasses of Prosecco. Once my phone and tablet sync I'll postЧитать далее
Food and Views
3 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Wonderful dinner last night in beautiful Montecatini. Cloudy today with a chance of PASTA!
Fresh market and pasta making
3 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Montecatini morning was cloudy, rained a bit on our way to the fresh market in Florence. Met Chef Libero and Rosa. We broke into groups of 5 or 6 and were given a list of a few items needed for ourЧитать далее
Pasta and wine
3 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
If you're going to make me work for my lunch, then you better provide wine and Prosecco!
Cinque Terre
4 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Pictures, postcards, stories cannot full explain the beauty of this area. The vineyards terraced on the hill side, the colorful homes and storefronts, the coastline and force of the Mediterranean.....Читать далее
That's how I felt. Never felt like the pictures (which were beautiful) did justice to the spectatulr experienc we had! I felt that way about the Vatican in particular.
Pisa and Vinci
5 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Rain has moved out and we are given blue skies for today's adventures: Pisa - yes, where the tower is still leaning, tho some angles not so much. Then down the Countryside to Vinci, birthplace ofЧитать далее
Regional meal in Montecarlo (Italy)
5 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Another amazing experience, Regional dinner at a family estate: vineyard & olive grove.
After a walk to the vineyard and an explanation of the olive press, we headed into dinner: bread, meats andЧитать далее
San Gimignano
6 апреля 2019 г., North Atlantic Ocean ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Morning edition- San Gimignano beautiful view from the roadside stop: vineyard, church, and friends. When we arrived we took a stroll to the center of this quaint village. World famous gelato was aЧитать далее
Be My Guest
6 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
A great opportunity to dive into the Countryside and be the guests of the Lenzi family for a tour, meal and tasting of their estate wines. Magnificent! Husband and wife, along with their daughter, whoЧитать далее
Siena
6 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Last stop before heading back to Montecatini. Time for walking, Prosecco, and snuck into the Basilica of St. Dominic.
Florence, Italy
7 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Today we had a full day in Florence. Walking tour, lots of statues and churches then a little lunch & shopping; all between rain showers and rainbows.
More of Florence
7 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
It's been a great day!
ПутешественникWith that new piece of Luggage - I better be getting something more than a T-shirt
Then there was dinner
7 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Enjoyed an incredible meal with Libero and his son at Villa Machiavelli. Started with a Limoncello-Prosecco followed by a tour of their old cellar and beautiful garden. Upstairs to a private diningЧитать далее
Oh the food and wine
7 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Amazing wine pairing throughout our meal!
All roads lead to Rome...
8 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Pulled out of Montecatini this morning and headed back to Rome where we will spend one night before flying home. We were dropped off for a brief walking trip to the parthenon & trevi fountain. Then aЧитать далее
ПутешественникNov. was an amazing experience. We went to Fabio's but didn't get to make pasta there. Showed Fabio my pictures from our visit
Farewell dinner
8 апреля 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Another awesome 'Be My Guest' experience, dinner at Chef Fabio's home on Tiberina Island.
Greeted by Chef Fabio with Prosecco and cheese pinwheels in the lower level then to the upper loft area whereЧитать далее