Travels

It’s an early start to meet our early entry tour at 7:15am. I chose the shortest tour that gets you right into the Sistine Chapel. Sat for quite a long…

What a busy city. Getting from the Termini metro to the Trevi Station stop was easy. Navigating the street with full backpacks (and two hurt ankles) was not super fun.…

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…

On our last morning in Florence, we visited Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze (where Michelangelo’s statue of David resides for those of you just tuning in). We lucked out again having…

Where we are staying tonight. I may have fallen in love. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone

Galileo rolls eyes as Micheli texts his friends  The Selfie

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…

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,…