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Day 3, warm enough for you? Those of you who know me at all probably know that I’m not a big fan of the heat. Anything above say 65 I generally consider questionable and above 75 I head for an … Continue reading →

Full day 2 A little stiff this morning, the stiff mattress was a little stiffer perhaps without the benefit of a transatlantic voyage to redefine “stiff” and to knock us out. But we woke up in Rome and that can … Continue reading →

The end of day 1 So after the Irish Pub burger food coma we enjoyed after lunch on day 1 we decided to go for what looked like a little walk to the Giardini del Quirinale. We walked and we … Continue reading →

Full day #1 Good morning Rome! Our first night in the apartment we slept the sleep of the dead, despite the remarkably firm mattress. The apartment is small and by small I mean I’ve seen more square footage of living … Continue reading →

The indignity of travel by air, or, portrait of the artist as a young sardine. It really is a miracle. To leave one’s home in West Michigan at 2 pm and 15 hours later be sitting in a piazza in … Continue reading →

As we gather the luggage and the socks and tiny tubes of toothpaste, as we close our eyes and push the “Purchase Ticket” button, forcing the obscene numbers out of our minds, I am at once anxious and excited to … Continue reading →

It is the depths of winter in Michigan. There is ample snow and ice for the building of forts and skating, skiing and gazing at the beauty of a snowy forest in the moonlight. Half of the parking spots in … Continue reading →

A very pleasant breakfast (the usual coffee, yogurt, rolls and stuff) and we gather our wherewithal for Venice. The walk down the crazy steep hill, with our luggage, is a little scary but easier than the walk up empty handed. … Continue reading →

Ascoli Piceno to Urbino. The sun seems to rise here at about 5am. It can really mess with you when it gets light that early and make you think you’ve over slept. It is another beautiful day and breakfast on … Continue reading →

Today is Jeanette’s birthday! She has invited Alessandra over to join us for breakfast. We take our time and chat over waffles with strawberries (Alessandra’s first ever waffles!), coffee, Juice, more coffee, ricotta tart, etc. It was a very nice … Continue reading →