Pretty much.  By the end of the day today we will have hiked/walked over 11 miles and climbed over 160 flights of stairs.  As far as I can tell that […]

Today we left Lake Como and drove to Milan to catch the train.  Pretty cool train station.   We took the train from there up into the Alps, to the […]

We’ve always looked for places we can do stand up paddleboarding when we’re on vacation, so of course with a beautiful backdrop like the “pre Alps” (we read that here) […]

We opted to rent a car and drive to Lake Como rather than take our chances with the train again.   It was a beautiful drive and we mostly were […]

There are narrow steep stairs everywhere in Vernazza. Every. Where.  Except the spots where there are narrow sloped paths… to get to the stairs.  Our first morning here we got […]

We crammed in one last visit to Allesandro at our neighborhood ristretto for cappuccinos and croissants (my favorite is the Nutella one) before heading to the train station.  Our final […]

No, really, it did! We were at the Colosseum about to head over to the Forum, when it started raining.  And not just kind of raining, but full on dumping […]

Of all the buildings in Rome, I think my favorite is the Pantheon.  It’s not the most ornate, largest, or most colorful of all the structures here, but I love […]

Walking home from Vatican City, we passed through Piazza Navona.  After that we took a break from the heat for a bit, played more cards, then checked out an outdoor […]

We headed out early again on Tuesday to beat the crowds to St. Peter’s Square and Basilica, and it was worth it.  The view from up top wasn’t bad either.  […]