Photobomb
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
I got photobombed by a Roman seagull and I didn’t mind one bit!
Piazza Pizza
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
I know, I know… Naples has the best pizza, but when in Rome? Why not, I say!
Larry and I agreed that this wood fired pizza is slightly, just slightly, better than the pizza he makes in our backyardもっと詳しく
Pinching myself!
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Larry caught me daydreaming at a cafe in Rome’s Piazza Navona. When he asked what I was thinking, I explained how grateful I feel. For many years such a reality as this, people watching at aもっと詳しく
Chestnuts
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Chestnuts roasting over an open fire have a very distinct odor. I love to eat them, but Larry is not a fan, so we skipped them this time. Have you ever had chestnuts?
Piazza Navona Fountains
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
There are three fountains in Piazza Navona and I love them all!
And they offer another example of two legged mermaids!
Charlie
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
This street performer on his lunch break reminds me of how the real Charlie Chaplin once entered a lookalike contest only to come in third place! Apparently, few people realized he had bright blueもっと詳しく
Door Knocker
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
There’s so much craftsmanship per square foot in Europe. It’s easy to overlook things, such as this ornate door knocker that’s directly across the street from Trajan’s column in Rome.
Trevi Fountain
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
There’s an old tradition that claims if you toss a coin into Trevi Fountain by tossing it over your shoulder, that you are guaranteed to return to Rome.
Must confess that I didn’t do this lastもっと詳しく
Coins in the Fountain?
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Somehow we made it back to Rome’s Trevi Fountain even though we didn’t toss a coin in last time. This is a good place to stop for gelato and espresso, cuz all that rushing water can give yourもっと詳しく
Triumphant Arch
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Emperor Constantine erected a triumphant arch beside the Coliseum. As you can see, it’s covered with ornate carvings.
Coliseum Selfie
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Brace yourself for a selfie barrage! (We used to carry a selfie stick, but Larry’s long arms are much more convenient. But I forget to post the photos he takes sometimes, so I’m catching up.)
Roman Coliseum
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
One of the first stops on our walking tour of Rome today was its coliseum, which is THE coliseum, really.
Its name comes from the statue of Apollo you see in the photo that our guide, Antonella, isもっと詳しく
Pringles Around the World
2023年1月13日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
As a world traveler, I’ve come to expect Pringles to show up in every time zone. Here was have some Italian Pringles. Fittingly, they are pizza flavored!
Marseilles Sunset
2023年1月12日, Western Mediterranean ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
The sunset in Marseilles was glorious, too! More electric pastels as a fun day comes to an end.
Around Town
2023年1月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
This hodgepodge collection of photos are things that caught my eye today while wandering through Old Town Aix en Provence.
I see so many magnificent door knockers in Europe, so you can expect to seeもっと詳しく
Special Pastry
2023年1月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
In Marseille, they have a special boat-shaped pastry that’s infused with orange flavors. It’s called a navette, and we always try it when visit the city.
Here in Aix en Provence, they also haveもっと詳しく
Provence selfie
2023年1月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
Here we are in Aix en Provence! (Pretty soon it will be too hot to wear my new hat, so I’m wearing it while I can.)
Cathedral Cops
2023年1月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
We weren’t able to go inside the cathedral in Aix en Provence. Surprise, surprise!
Our guide said a “special meeting” was taking place inside. We certainly noticed a confluence of copsもっと詳しく
Mermaid Legs
2023年1月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F
I never noticed how common two legged mermaids were in the old days until we visited Copenhagen last summer and I saw the original Little Mermaid sculpture. She has two legs, not one as modernもっと詳しく
A Theme Emerges
2023年1月12日, フランス ⋅ ☁️ 45 °F
We toured Aix-en-Provence today. I’d never been before.
We passed Paul Cezanne’s birth house on the way into town. It’s closed to the public, though, so we couldn’t go insider.
We walkedもっと詳しく
It’s on!
2023年1月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Even though we’ve been aboard the ship for nearly a week, the world cruise officially starts now, it seems. When we returned to the ship today, they’d rolled out this special carpet!
Baby Pasta
2023年1月11日, イタリア ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
In Italy, they sell small pasta for babies. The ones shown here are suitable for bambini 10 months or older!
Savona Sunrise
2023年1月11日, Ligurian Sea ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Larry and I are still supremely jet lagged. Last night, I fell asleep at 9 and woke at 3am. I blame the vestiges of grief.
This morning’s sunrise in Savona, Italy was a vibrant entrance intoもっと詳しく
Marseille Sunrise
2023年1月10日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
As I snapped this sunrise, a woman walked up beside me and exclaimed, “Magnifique!”
The city you see in the distance is Marseille. I can hardly wait to see what marvels today will bring!
Pompeii Museum
2023年1月10日, イタリア ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Here’s a glimpse of the museum at Pompeii. I’m not sure how long it’s been here, but it wasn’t here when I visited back in 2011.
The ash petrified horse is a recent discovery. I was alsoもっと詳しく
Laundry Basins in Pompeii
2023年1月10日, イタリア ⋅ 🌧 52 °F
Pretty sure both of these are laundry basins, although I fell behind the group at this point and didn’t hear the full explanation! Interesting that both feature women’s mouths for the water toもっと詳しく
























































































