And we are off - arrivederci YYC!
April 21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Practicing photo taking
April 21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
YUL
April 21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Pods! (I am SO LUCKY)
April 21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
The big (somewhat boring) reveal for CD
April 21, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Spied on the drive into Rome
April 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
902 ppl live in Vatican City, and they all work there
Gelato, caffe, graffiti & garbage
April 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
So far, on our first foray from the hotel, we’ve seen gelato shops on nearly every corner as well as garbage, garbage and more garbage. Not the cleanest or most tidy city, Rome. Everything has beenRead more
More Day 1 - Cobblestones and pizza
April 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
In not the right order, a bridge over the Tiber (Tevere) River, the Pantheon and the steady stream leading to the Panteon, an italian bum, the Piazza Navona, the Tempo di Argentina- excavation site ofRead more
4 hour walking tour
April 23, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We had a private guide, neither of us can remember her name! We think it might be Louisa. She was incredibly knowledgeable, but once Richard encouraged her to talk about Cesar and history and theRead more
Aroma by the Colosseum
April 23, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
A day out with Alessandro of Liv Tours
April 24, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Finding poppies, more pizza, colosseum and Vatican City =
15,000 steps and info overload. No photos allowed in the Sistine Chapel 🤷♀️
TGV, Pompeii (WOW), Sorrento and pizza
April 25, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Leaving Rome bright and early, we caught the TGV to Naples (1 hour 15 min), and then were driven to Pompeii. Had a two hour tour with Maria, and all the cannibals (her description of the locals whoRead more
Sorrento and driving the Amalfi coast
April 27, 2024 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
We met our driver Francesco and guide Rosa outside the hotel at 8:30 AM to drive from Sorrento to Positano, Amalfi, and ending up at Ravello. This drive from start to finish should have taken aboutRead more
Morning Coffee in Venice…and then Aperol
April 29, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Palazzo Sant Angelo on the Grand Canal. We are learning about the sunken piles of posts that hold up all these buildings (we hope).
Donuts for breakfast (I did not succumb)
Touristy but awesome
April 29, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A private gondola tour was a highlight of our trip to Venice…. but the entertainment factor at Piazza San Marco was pretty high with the seagulls attacking peoples bowls of chips and knocking overRead more
Breakfast spot - with a well!
April 30, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The large planter is actually an unused well from olde times.
Arrivederci FCO - last pizza !
May 1, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We wandered over a bridge to Travestere and found a table at Tonnarello. More pizza, more spritzes and more adult I Spy (I am the Queen on this game). Last night in Italy, heading home to ❄️😭
The lights of Calgary
May 1, 2024 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Nearly 24 hours after leaving Rome, the lights and snow greet us. As well as a special guest!

























































































TravelerWe want the pod!
TravelerPatience, child, patience
TravelerLike two peas … that’s great