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Alaska trip 2024

Juni - Agustus 2024
Starting out for Alaska with the teardrop camper June 1, 2024. Will drive there and back Baca selengkapnya

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  • Italia
  • Kanada
  • Amerika Serikat
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Wisatawan, Berkemah, Keluarga, Alam, Margasatwa
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  • Alaska trip 2024

    Rome finally!

    3 Februari, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

    It was an eventful last 2 days. We had a nice overnight in Chicago and then after breakfast went on to the airport. The plane to Newark was on time, and the flight was pretty comfortable. Phil is using his airline miles for better seats with more legroom, while my short legs are fine back in the cheap seats, so we are not seated together on this trip for the most part.

    At Newark, I remarked that the terminal was nicer than I remembered from when I spent a year in New Yoek on a predoctoral fellowship. We had a late lunch and then went to our gate for Rome. The boarding time came and went, and the ground crew finally announced that the backup power source was defective and would need to be replaced.

    They said it could take until 2 am. to repair it, and they had put in a request for a different aircraft. At about 6:30, they announced we would need to hike a mile or so to another gate, but that we had a new aircraft. The plane boarded at about 7:30. I was quite angry because they made me check my backpack at the gate even though there was still plenty of room on the plane for it and the other bags near the end of the boarding line. It was snowing hard so we had to wait for the plane to be deiced.

    Normally, there are 4 deicing bays, but last night only one, so we waited for 2 more hours in line to be deiced and finally took off about 10 pm. They fed us supper around midnight.

    Finally, we arrived in Rome about noon. Not a big line at passport control. Our bags were on the carousel, and we were able to walk right out to our hotel shuttle. We checked in and slept a couple of hours before showering and hand washing some underwear.

    We scoped out the train stop by our hotel and will use the train tomorrow instead of the shuttle to get back to the airport. It is cheaper and will help us get the hang of things.

    We walked around a large shopping mall and ate at an Italian place in the food court. There was also KFC and Burger King. The waitress identified us immediately as English speaking tourists. She ran out with an English menu of food allergens. We just had big salads, and they also served us bread.

    We walked around the mall and then went back to the hotel to sleep off a bit more jet lag. After breakfast tomorrow, we'll begin our train journey to Pompeii.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Made it to Pompeii

    4–7 Feb, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

    Another travel day for us. We had a very good night at the B&B Fiera 2 near the Rome Airport. It was a pretty good breakfast buffet with yogurt, eggs, meats, cheeses, fruit, cereal, and lots of different breads and pastries. We both slept very well. The mattress and pillows were very comfortable.

    We went over to the train station right next to the hotel and took the train back to the airport to begin our travel to Pompeii. The system is not complicated, and it saved us a little money over taking the hotel shuttle.

    We had to make two connections today to change trains. From the airport into the big Roma Termini (main Rome station), we had 22 minutes to find our train for Naples. Then, at Naples, we had 13 minutes to make the train to Pompeii. We had a few tense moments trying to figure out where the track was for the last connection but made it with time to spare.

    Our AIRBNB is in a quiet neighborhood. The owner's grandmother let us in. We have a small kitchen and a studio with easy chairs, a dining table, and a queen bed. The bathroom is spacious, and it is only a 10 minute walk from the Pompei Archeological Park.

    After we arrived and settled in, we made a trip to the grocery store. The grandmother here sells vegetables and fruits from her garden so we bought some broccoli directly from her. We came back from the store, and we had a tapas plate before I prepared dinner since we did not have lunch.

    It was some cheese, nuts, salami, and olives. Then, a few potato chips. For supper, I prepared some linguini with meat sauce and the broccoli.

    Tomorrow, we will start at the Archeological Park. We are planning at least 2 days there before moving on to our next location, Cinque Terra.    Baca selengkapnya

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    Pompei Archeological Park Day 1

    5 Februari, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    We were both really tired. Phil slept 10+ hours! After some coffee, yogurt, a roll, and a hard-boiled egg for breakfast, we set out for the Archeological Park. It is huge! We walked about 5 hours in the park and only saw about a quarter or less! As a result, we will go back tomorrow.

    The excavations have been ongoing for years and continue today. We saw the large amphitheater where the games were held, theatres, beautiful houses with spacious gardens, a laundry, several merchant homes, a large ornate public bath, some fast food places of the time, etc. We finally gave up for the afternoon as it began to get warm.

    We had an authentic pizza from a place translated to "The House of Flames." I had a cheese pizza, and Phil had something with bacon and sausage. We each brought a half home for tomorrow's breakfast.

    I also bought two grapefruit and two lemons from the owner's grandmother and will incorporate those into our meals.

    Tomorrow, we will go back and see more of the park    Baca selengkapnya

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    Pompeii Day 2

    6 Februari, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F

    We've had another great day. Last night, I made baked lemon chicken thighs with my fresh lemon. I also dressed a salad with lemon dressing I made from fresh lemon. It's so great to be in a place where we can buy produce on the spot.

    Today, we went back and explored more of the Archeological Park. I had wanted to go into the museum or Antiquarium, but it was closed for more archeological digs. We found the forum and city administrative offices and temples to Venus, Jupiter, Apollo, as well as temples to local rulers. The homes are really interesting, and plaster was made from limestone rocks crushed and then turned into a type of wall material (like plaster). These were then painted with various scenes (kind of like today's wallpaper). Some of the most expensive pigments came from China! Imagine that in 70 BC or so, that paint came from China?

    We went through a few ornate homes and lots of mosaic tiled floors in some homes. Lots of community fountains and some people have fountains in their homes.

    We went to a bakery and saw 4 grain mills, too. Also saw lots more of the food venues. We started naming them after fast food restaurants there were so many (Kwik Wok, Burger King, etc.)

    It was a fascinating day. We stopped at the store to get pork chops for supper. Back at our apartment, I bought 2 more lemons, two fresh oranges, and a fennel bulb, which the grandmother pulled and cut fresh for me from the garden. She also gave me a jar of homemade fig jelly, so Phil ran to the store to buy bread for breakfast. We'll have a citrus fennel salad for supper with a couple of lemon rosemary pork chops.

    Tomorrow, we take the train north to Cinque Terra. Our apt there overlooks the sea in a tiny town called Manarola.    Baca selengkapnya

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