Florence, Italy: August 30, 2013 Our last full day in Florence started off with a bang with hotel breakfast, accompanied by our usual visitors, the bees! Our agenda for the day would be to explore the Boboli Gardens and Palazzo Pitti. Alyssa and I had pre-bought vouchers for the ...
Molto Bene!
Tuscany, Italy: August 29, 2013 Day 3 in Italy began with another fabulous breakfast at Villa Tolomei, and here, we met up with Mikey, Desiree, and their 3 year old daughter Chloe, who are friends of my cousin and her husband. We had met Mikey and Desiree the weekend before at a birthday ...
The beauty of the Cinque Terre
Cinque Terre Italy: August 28, 2013 Early Wednesday morning, Alyssa and I got ready, packed a backpack, and headed down to the hotel's restaurant for breakfast. We were so early that the staff wasn't prepared. However, we were on a strict time schedule because on this particular day, we ...
Italy, it’s been way too long!
Florence, Italy: August 27, 2013 After two years away from Europe, I started to get the travel itch. Earlier this year, Alyssa and I, on a whim, decided to join our cousin and her family and friends for a short Italian get away. Traveling from San Diego to Philadelphia to Brussels ...
Au revoir Paris!
Paris, France: January 26, 2011 Day 4: The plan for the day was for AD and me to start off at the Musee du Louvre and meet up with Berni later. However, we were so exhausted from the prior day's adventures that we decided to postpone a trip to the Louvre for another time. ...