Visit to Otranto
Ken had to do some work for a few hours in the morning. So so as soon as we got up and dressed we went out for some coffee at the Mac Bar, with one “to go” for later. While … Continue reading →
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We have Wheels
The goal for today: pick up rental car, figure out where to park it and finally GO somewhere. We were surprised rather early, had to scramble to get dressed, by Gianni, our landlord. He brought us a small tray of absolutely … Continue reading →
Day one!
Day one! Pretty pretty pretty excited. Cannot believe we are finally ON our adventure instead of planning it. All of our flights went super smoothly despite having to circle Atlanta for a while until there was a break in the … Continue reading →
The Public Gardens
While Josh, Teresa and Mavis made a too-long-for -me day trip to Prince Edward Island, the rest of us went to town to see the Public Gardens and wander. We saw SO many flowers I couldn’t identify. Maybe a poppy? … Continue reading →
Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia
Still getting used to this process again so please excuse the blogging glitches We flew from Fort Lauderdale to JFK to Halifax International. Woke up at 4:30. Got to this lovely house at 4:30 ish. So, long travel day, even … Continue reading →
Wrap Up (part 2) Summer 2015
After Venice we traveled in a rental car to Castelrotto in the Dolomites. We stayed at Haus Siblernagl (suggested by Terry) which was a very short walk into the little town. The views around each turn were spectacular. We took … Continue reading →
Wrap Up–Summer 2015
Well, we’ve been back for a while and it’s been a total whirlwind. Started our return with a few glorious days in South Florida with our wonderful family. I had back surgery and am thrilled to report I am now … Continue reading →
Last day–a little rough around the edges
We woke up early just to get it all together and have time for a final walk about. We just had to get over to Dolce Locanda for coffee and a sweet goodbye to the ladies there. Interesting because the … Continue reading →
Winding down and a wonderful reuinion
I had heard from Massimo before, last year, but he never showed up so I was thrilled to get a FB message from him that he wanted to come to see us in Verona (from Bergamo). We met him at … Continue reading →
My Verona (think My Sherona)
I seem to be liking this town more and more each day. You know how, after you stay someplace for a little while it gets smaller and smaller. That’s what’s happening here. The (late) morning activity was to go to … Continue reading →