How can I possible be 74? Today Brenda went on a tour and I went on a long walk around some back streets and new neighborhoods of Rome; my own food walking/food tour. It was delightful, delicious and just what I needed. I started out again with a croissant and coffee and then I setContinueContinue reading “Day 8 – Celebrating another year….”
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Day 7 Rome
My day I started with a wonderful coffee and a fantastic croissant filled with cream. I had once thought the croissant I had in France was the best croissant experience of my lifetime, but I have to say this was better or at least as good. We walked to the train station to welcome Maria’sContinueContinue reading “Day 7 Rome”
Day 6 – Sorrento to Rome
https://videopress.com/v/KSa9oQFS?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true We had another train ride again today. We are returning to Rome, where we will spend four days before heading home. We rode the local train to Naples and then upgraded to the fast train, which saved us two hours. After we checked into our room, we decided to do a whirlwind walkabout throughContinueContinue reading “Day 6 – Sorrento to Rome”
Day 5 – Pompeii
There are a lot of families traveling together. The teenagers seem bored, but I know they will remember their family trip with fond memories as the years go by. Today, I observed two teenage girls intently, looking at their phones until one noticed a flock of chickens outside the train window. They got very excitedContinueContinue reading “Day 5 – Pompeii”
Day 4 – A Favorite Day
This was just the type of day I love about traveling. We did a cooking class in an agriturismo just 20 minutes in the hills above Sorrento. It was wonderful to get out into the rural area of Campaigna seeing the groves of citrus and olive trees and vineyards of local grapes. The Agriturismo PrimaluceContinueContinue reading “Day 4 – A Favorite Day”
Day 3 – Another Travel Day
Our little “hotel”; one floor of a city building, is very charming. At the breakfast this morning we met an interesting couple from New Zealand. They are on a whirl wind European trip to several countries. Today we are going to board a bus, ferry and then another bus, to explore Almafi, Positano, and Ravello.ContinueContinue reading “Day 3 – Another Travel Day”
Day 1 and 2 in Italy
Brenda had the food scene all scoped out by the time I arrived in Rome. I think I had traveled 22 hours by the time we made it to our hotel and into bed! Finally arriving in Rome…Seattle to Heathrow, Heathrow to Rome Airport and then train to center. First stop Il Mercoto Centrale ,ContinueContinue reading “Day 1 and 2 in Italy”
My Whirlwind Italy Trip…
Brenda and I are traveling separately both coming and going to Italy. Brenda is leaving before me with a two-day stopover in Iceland. She will meet me in Rome on April 3. I’m flying out of Seattle in one day. I have a 1.5 hour layover in London at Heathrow Airport which is a bitContinueContinue reading “My Whirlwind Italy Trip…”