Trip: Europe
There are [122] stories from my trip: Europe
FRANCE | Saturday, 17 May 2014 | Views [267]
Hi Again From France -
Today ( Thursday ) was the day for our visit to Monaco. And, yes, Marlene had been to Monaco with her mother. And, yes, we forgot the Monte Carlo Grand Prix (car race) is being held ... Read more >
FRANCE | Saturday, 17 May 2014 | Views [332]
Greetings From The South of France -
The Rhone River delta is large and on a map looks somewhat intriguing. Well, not intriguing enough to get us to make the 45-minute trip to see it until yesterday ( Tuesday ).... Read more >
FRANCE | Saturday, 17 May 2014 | Views [273]
Hello Again Everybody -
It’s Wednesday evening and that means that the kids are with their tutor, working on algebra and hopefully some French.
Lots of sunny weather ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 7 May 2014 | Views [185]
Hello From Aix-en Provence -
It’s mid-day Tuesday , Marlene remains with her head on the pillow coughing up a storm and anticipating the doctor’s promise that she will feel better on Wednesday ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 7 May 2014 | Views [202]
Greetings -
So, let’s dart back to last Friday evening and Saturday . After the Isle of Capri visit, Marlene and I had dinner around the corner from our apartment at a restaurant in the front courtyard ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 7 May 2014 | Views [166]
Hi Again -
We went to the Isle of Capri (CAP’-ree) last Friday. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’d heard of the Isle of Capri, but I couldn’t tell you if it was in a fairy tale or where ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 6 May 2014 | Views [193]
Hi Again From France - It’s Sunday evening back to our French home after our 17-day Rome trip. That means opening mail, of which there is continually very little. The U.S. Postal Service forwards our mail, but is very selective as to what they ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 6 May 2014 | Views [192]
Hi From Aix-en Provence: Well, we’re back in Aix-en Provence after a 25-hour journey that started yesterday at noon in Positano. It included a very over priced room in Rome last night. We’ve been home five hours and Marlene has ... Read more >
ITALY | Monday, 5 May 2014 | Views [904]
Hi Again From The Amalfi Coast -
When we last met it was last Wednesday and we had just passed Sophia Loren’s vacation home and about to enter the city of Amalfi, the largest city on the Amalfi Coast.
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ITALY | Monday, 5 May 2014 | Views [231]
Hello From The Amalfi Coast -
It is late Thursday evening and we’re back from one of the great dinners of all time. The couple from Boston, that we met in Rome, had just been to Positano and ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 2 May 2014 | Views [217]
Greetings From Positano - So, Tuesday evening all four of us went to dinner. We knew we were going way up above Positano, that the restaurant would send someone down and pick us up, that the restaurant grew their own vegetables and that the view was ... Read more >
ITALY | Friday, 2 May 2014 | Views [177]
Hi Again From The Amalfi Coast - It’s Wednesday evening and we can report that the bad weather day, Tuesday, turned out to have some sunshine, while the better day, Wednesday (today) was more gray than sunny. So, we grasped the sunshine on ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 30 Apr 2014 | Views [1158]
Hello From The Wet Amalfi Coast -
We have run into wet weather and culinary heaven! It’s now Tuesday morning after a night of rain and thunder. The sun breaks through here and there, ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [199]
Hello From The Amalfi Coast - It’s Sunday evening and we’re in Positano, where it is said there is nothing to do except walk the steps looking at shops (mostly women’s boutiques) and eat. It feels a little isolated here, as you come ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 29 Apr 2014 | Views [182]
Hi From Further South In Italy - Friday was our last night in Naples, thus Marlene and I headed out for some fine Italian cuisine. We left the room well after 8:00 pm, so we were in the mainstream. Our host, Mrs. Barone, had suggested a restaurant ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 27 Apr 2014 | Views [929]
Hi From Naples
We shall not be moving to Naples. The city is a little rough around the edges and time is not permitting us to walk the nice shopping areas and/or to see the nice sections of the city. We assume ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 27 Apr 2014 | Views [193]
A Big Hello From Naples
The Italian High-Speed Train makes it from Rome-to-Naples in 70 minutes. Our train yesterday ( Thursday ) was the Milan-Rome-Naples train, which arrived in Rome about five minutes late and ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 27 Apr 2014 | Views [175]
Greetings From Italy -
So, we’ve moved on to Naples (referred to by one cab driver as “The Jungle”). But, let’s wrap up Rome.
It’s the end of Friday, ... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2014 | Views [168]
Greetings From The Vatican -
When they say going to Vatican City is a once in a lifetime experience, they really mean it. Once is plenty. It’s like cattle going to slaughter. Again, we had the pre-... Read more >
ITALY | Wednesday, 23 Apr 2014 | Views [148]
Again A Hearty Greeting From Rome -
It is absolutely amazing to see what the Romans accomplished during the reign of the Roman Empire from 500 BC to 500 AD. If the Roman Empire existed only around Rome it would be ... Read more >
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