We had to have the car back to Frankfurt airport by 9:00, so we left Julias thinking we would have plenty of time for our 11:00 flight. Returning the car was smooth, as was checking in at Luftansa, despite the … Continue reading →
It wasn’t raining at breakfast so we decided to go to Mainz for a German city experience. Of course, the rain began as we were parking the car there. Feeling my most intrepid traveler self, I put on my rain … Continue reading →
The harvest is over and the grape leaves are putting on a show of yellow. Everywhere there isn’t a village there are vineyards. Like Napa, Chianti or Piedmont, this makes for gorgeous landscape views. We started out the day with … Continue reading →
Finally! Sometimes I feel like waiting for these trips is like pregnancy. Those last weeks really drag. For us we had plenty left to do in the final hours, just enough to keep us from going crazy just sitting with … Continue reading →
We are throwing stuff around our room. Packing and editing. I’m thinking I’ll take my larger (24″) suitcase to have space to bring stuff home. Here’s our itinerary: Fly from Tallahassee, through Atlanta, to Frankfurt. Rent a car and drive … Continue reading →
Trying to remember how this blogging thing works. Leaving in 10 days, we have the suitcases out and some clothes folded in the cubes. I will need to do plenty of editing before we close them up. Let’s see if … Continue reading →
Monday, calmer here; a lot of the weekenders have gone. The city is much more manageable for us. And it was another beautiful day. The temperatures are warming a bit each day, now high 70’s for the highs. We headed … Continue reading →
I was really excited about the Vogalonga, the “long row” like a parade and a marathon put together, for boats. Only rowing is allowed, no motors and they row nearly 20 miles. This was the 44th runniing of the event, … Continue reading →
Really nothing much to say. It took us 14 hours, door to door, to get from Porto to our Rome apartment, Thanks to flight delays in both Porto and Lisbon we were very late. Oh well–that’s how it goes. We … Continue reading →
Rain was predicted, and so we tried to get out early. We went back to the same coffee/pastry place and set off for the Sao Roque church (St. Rocco–he’s the one with the little dog). Our guide had told us … Continue reading →