I forgot to mention that we didn’t eat before last night’s Grand Canal cruise. We disembarked about 9:30 pm, only to find that most restaurants in Venice (and it seems Italy) close between 9 and 10. Yelp to the rescue! Continue reading
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Day 7: Venetian Islands
Today we took advantage of our 48 hour vaporetto passes and sailed to the -rano islands (Burano & Murano). Continue reading
Day 5: Laundry Day in Firenze
No museums, no churches, no tours today. Instead, we slept in, washed clothes, and shopped. While mama didn’t get a brand new bag, I found a wallet in which euros – both bills and coins – actually fit (although there are now fewer of them to carry around).
Day 3: Coliseum, Palatine Hill, Forum, & Siena
One word – AMAZING! Just the detritus left from the world’s first large-scale recyclers boggles the mind. It’s hard to imagine “downtown Rome” as it existed in the first century AD. Continue reading
It’s Go Time!
Yep it’s go time, but not to Rome – yet. Due to weather in Charlotte and other shenanigans, we now get to visit London, or at least Heathrow. Theoretically we’ll arrive in Rome around 2200 on Thursday rather than 1000 – not bad considering that we get to experience another country along the way. I wonder if airport fish-n-chips are representative?
Rolling On Two 