Cool art installation
9 listopada 2024, Watykan ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Francesca was amazing and not shy at all about asking the docents if we could take shortcuts. She had no problem demonstrating the movement of this beautiful sculpture!
The Vatican, Parte Seconda
9 listopada 2024, Watykan ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Food and wine tour with Francesca Romani
9 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After our Vatican tour, I went on a delicious tour through the Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto. Great food everywhere, and Francesca is a food pusher! There was no need for dinner that night! I can't Czytaj więcej
The Jewish Ghetto
9 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
There was delicious food in the Jewish ghetto but also sober reminders in gold cobblestones of those who lost their lives to Hitler based on only their religion and culture. Sadly, humanity has a very Czytaj więcej
Rome/Foligno/Sant Angelo in Pontano
10 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
This is the visit I have most been looking forward to, and it has exceeded my expectations! John and Tara met me in Foligno at the train station and immediately treated me to caffe and a delicious Czytaj więcej
Parco Della Pace
11 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Again, there is a theme. Europe experienced the worst of World War 2 and Italy, in particular with Mussolini...who does he remind you of? This park had 3,000 to 4,000 prisoners living in less than a Czytaj więcej
Porto San Giorgio and The Adriatic Sea!
11 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
My beloved tour guides, John and Tara, suggested I visit the Adriatic Sea, so after Parco della Pace, we had another field trip to Porto San Giorgio. It was once again an absolutely perfect day with Czytaj więcej
The Frassasi Caves
12 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
These caves were discovered in the early 70s by a group of 16 year old boys. They are the largest caves in Europe and they were amazing!
Cortona in Tuscany
13 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We had a beautiful drive through Tuscany to get to Cortona. They filmed parts of Under the Tuscan Sun here and you can see why. I bought beautiful hand painted ceramics from the artist herself. Later, Czytaj więcej
Even More Cortona!
13 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Villa Grazioli in Grotta Ferrata
13 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This is our hotel for the next 2 nights! Just a few km outside of Rome, but worlds apart. We got here at sunset and we are all in awe. Here is some history: Czytaj więcej
You seem to live just slightly better than we do when we travel. Haha. [Dave]
PodróżnikOmg, the tour was 3 and 4 star hotels, and this villa was amazing!
PodróżnikAnd super reasonably priced!!!! Actually cheaper than most hotels, comfortable, quiet and a great restaurant! We always go during the week...
Inside and outside at Villa Grazioli
13 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
A beautiful villa bought and sold by several cardinals, one of them a Borghesi. 🙄 What a vow of poverty they made.
Castel Gandolfo
14 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
This was such a cool artsy town. We bought a lot of fun things and roamed the town for a few hours before the big highlight...
More Castel Gandolfo
14 listopada 2024, Watykan ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The art and sculpture is everywhere!
Francesca, part 2!!!!
14 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
We had the most amazing feast (it was supposed to be light apertivo...) Francesca had something else in mind. It really does pay to know a local food and wine guide. The restaurant itself was an Czytaj więcej
Julie's Last Supper
14 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
When life gives you lemons go to Turkey!
15 listopada 2024, Włochy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Well, my trip has hit a glitch, but I am rolling with it. I got to the airport almost 3 hrs early and missed my flight. I read the screen wrong, waited at the wrong gate for 2 hours and did not hear Czytaj więcej
The neverending travel day(s)
16 listopada 2024, Turcja ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
I have now been up for 25 hours. Rome airport for 10 hours, 3 hrs in the air, Istanbul airport for 7 or 8. It is VERY different here! There are no x-ray machines for security, so they hand check Czytaj więcej
PodróżnikIt has been a really awesome experience. My goal is to do one big thing every year that scares me, and traveling alone was one. The tour helped ease me into it, but the 4 days in Milan and 2 extra days in Rome count. The stay out in the country with John and Tara was a real highlight, for sure. Everyone should have friends like them in their life. I am a lucky woman!
The end of a 48-hour travel adventure!
16 listopada 2024, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Not only am I almost home, but I walked right past Tig Notaro on my way to the gate!
Day 5 Lydgate Beach, Lihue
20 czerwca 2025, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Our first real day of sunning on the beach, and yes, we got fried! The day was gorgeous and so was the beach!
