Once we arrived at Rome Termini, we treated ourselves to a cab ride instead of taking another train that would have put us on the edge of the Trastevere neighborhood and required a two mile walk. Money well spent. We settled into our apartment and headed out to find food. There were at least three … Continue reading Worn out from roaming Rome

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

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

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….

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

T minus two days! Italy is definitely in our future.