Hello Rome

We are staying in a cute little studio apartment on Trevi Fountain. The fountain is getting some work on it but that doesn’t stop hordes of people crowding around it…

Florence – Day 1

Today (so far), we did Rick Steve’s self-guided Renaissance walk in the heart of Florence then explored south of the Arno River in Pitti Piazza, Giardino di Boboli (the palace…

Hello, Florence

Today we woke in Venice, side tripped to Greve in Chianti, and will sleep in Florence.  This morning in Venice, Tom enjoyed a 5 mile run in the muggy air,…