There is always risk involved when you try to recreate a past experience. Two years ago we had a great time at the Pesto Experience and now we wanted to share it with the grands hoping they too would enjoy. But first: Outfit of the day ritual Soon we were training our way to Nessun … Continue reading Another two days of fun and adventure in the Cinque Terre
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Settling in and the fun has begun
After two pretty grueling days of travel, we finally were able to start enjoying ourselves. The grands had earned it as the travel was as hard as any we had done in the past, and they handled it like professionals. So once we were up and moving around, we were off to explore Monterosso. First … Continue reading Settling in and the fun has begun
It’s always something….
Our optimism from our plane arriving was dashed when another gate change was announced. Long story short, our 2:25 departure pulled away from the gate at 7:00. So we arrived at the Rome airport at the same time our train left for Monterosso. Fortunately, my experience of missing the train in Pamplona last year prepared … Continue reading It’s always something….
A storm of activity
Monday was a day of final preparations. With all that had been done to this point, I seemed to be the most disorganized. But we were eventually packed and staged for takeoff. Then the phone calls and texts began. Plane was oversold so AA was looking for people who could leave a day later. And … Continue reading A storm of activity
Getting ready
T minus two days! Italy is definitely in our future.
We found the sweet spot; Seville
Driving out of Malaga was fairly simple and the highways to Seville airport where we were to turn in the car were great. The Europcar GPS coordinates for the rental car return, not so much. They took us to a service road on the edge of the runway. Eventually we figured it out and were … Continue reading We found the sweet spot; Seville
Back on track in Malaga
We closed out Granada on a good note; Flamenco. The venue was in a cave house in the gypsy district and was a lot of fun. Even better was the Dutch couple we met waiting for the show. People are always the best part. The next day we had a scenic 2 1/2 hour drive … Continue reading Back on track in Malaga
Definitely the right move to relocate to Granada.
We left our mountain village before sunrise Saturday morning. Driving the narrow streets in the dark was challenging, but not nearly as bad as I had dreamt. We had a tour of the Alhambra scheduled for 9:00, and all was going well ahead of scheduled as we arrived at our hotel to drop off our … Continue reading Definitely the right move to relocate to Granada.
Sometimes thing’s just don’t go as planned.
We finished out our last evening in Pamplona with a simple dinner and a little Tele as we needed to leave for the train station at 6:45 for our “7:45 train. (We have become accustom to rising at 9:00 so this was a big deal.). Everything went as planned until we arrived at the train … Continue reading Sometimes thing’s just don’t go as planned.
Burgos did not disappoint and Pamplona exceeded expectations
An early taxi and train had us arriving in Pamplona shortly after 11:00. Just as we remember it. At the cab stand in which their were no cabs, a kind lady called and ordered both of us taxis and in 15 minutes we were at our hotel in the heart of the historic district. A … Continue reading Burgos did not disappoint and Pamplona exceeded expectations
Diamonds On The Soles Of Our Boots 