A Farewell to a Shepherd — and Reflections from Rome Watching the funeral for Pope Francis this morning brought back vivid memories of our time in Rome during our 2016 train adventure around Europe.We were staying in an Airbnb just a short walk from the Colosseum. One morning, while wandering […]
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Europe, Reflections
Exploring Lisbon’s Alfama District with Salvador, Our Tuk-Tuk Guide After a more relaxed downhill stroll compared to the previous days, we arrived at the base of Lisbon’s historic Alfama District, just below our apartment. Determined to see the city in a fun, unique way, we decided to hop on one
Dateline: November 28, 2024 – Tour Lisbon By Tuk Tuk Read More »
2024 Travel, Europe
After a great night’s sleep, we were ready for our tour to Sintra, a charming village about a 40-minute drive from our apartment in Lisbon. John, Janice, and Kieran met the tour operator and, along with four others, set off in a spacious SUV toward the Pena Palace. Stories from
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2024 Travel, Europe, Wine
Sorrento We took a morning train from Florence thru Rome to Naples to change train lines to Sorrento. The Italian first class trains are like flying first class on a major airline, very comfortable and free WIFI! We found the station for the Circumvesuviana Railway Company that operates the services
Dateline June 11, 2016 – Sorrento, Pompeii and Rome Italy Read More »
2016 Travel, Europe, Italy
We know many of our friends and relatives have been to Italy, this is our first trip and it has been amazing. First we need to say, which we were told by many, order the “house red wine”, it is always excellent! Venice Our next stop on our journey was
Dateline June 6, 2016 – Venice and Florence Read More »
2016 Travel, Europe, Italy
Vienna We caught the morning train from Budapest to Vienna and arrived in Vienna Centrale station and looked at the directions to the flat, of course we slightly mis-interpreted the communication from our host, thinking she was coming to the metro whilst she was waiting in front of the flat. We
Dateline May 30, 2016 – Vienna, Switzerland, Milan..Hello Italy! Read More »
2016 Travel, Europe
The Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain formed the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. The term symbolized efforts by the Soviet Union to block itself and its satellite states from
Dateline May 26, 2016 – Behind the “Iron Curtain” Eastern Europe Read More »
2016 Travel, Europe
We started out from Copenhagen on the Baltic Capitals adventure. Since we decided to post Saint Petersburg as it own post, here are the other ports starting with Copenhagen. Copenhagen The Norwegian Star uses Copenhagen as its starting port for both the Baltic and Norway Fyord cruises. We were fortunate
Dateline May 17, 2016 – The Baltics Read More »
2016 Travel, Cruising, Europe
Saint Petersburg is the most northern city in the world. It enjoys an average of 35 days of sunshine per year. We were fortunate in be able to have two warm sunny days to visit this remarkable city and to enjoy being told the history and visit the many sites
Dateline May 14, 2016 – St Petersburg Russia Read More »
2016 Travel, Cruising, Europe
We headed out on Sunday from Copenhagen to our Norwegian Fyords adventure along the west coast of Norway. The next morning we awoke to poor weather again. The captain came on the speaker and said we were entering a low and would have some waves but not to be afraid,
Dateline: May 8, 2016 – Norwegian Fyords Read More »
2016 Travel, Cruising, Europe