Tuesday, 18 Sep 2007 | Views [447]
Italy has a great train network, and I used it today for an adventure in Florence. The ride up took about an hour and a half, and we rode through some REALLY old and small towns. Most of them were perched on top of a small mountain or hill with fields ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Monday, 17 Sep 2007 | Views [466]
Today I set off in the opposite direction and headed for Vatican City, the smallest soverign state in the world. First stop was St. Peter's Basilica, which was huge and beautiful. Someone told me that the line to get in was three hours long, though, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Sunday, 16 Sep 2007 | Views [472]
So, today was my first day in Rome. I began to figure out my neighborhood a bit last night, and it made things much easier in the daylight. There is basically one plaza to the south that connects streets in all directions. I did not have a major agenda ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Saturday, 15 Sep 2007 | Views [510]
Everyone caught planes out of Turkey today. Jim and Jane headed back to the states, Jenn and Allen headed for the islands, and Eric, Lisa and I went back to Istanbul. Eric and Lisa had one more night in Turkey and I am off to Rome! Eric, Lisa and ... Read more >
Tags: planes trains & automobiles
