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 →
This is it. Gotta go. So the first thing on the agenda was packing including effectively wrapping the olive oil, wine and vinegar we wanted to bring home. Mission accomplished! We had no plan so, after coffee at the Puppa … Continue reading →
As predicted, it rained. Almost all day. I woke up super early (5:40) to watch the sun rise but it was so thick with clouds it didn’t put on much of a photographic show but I got these: … 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 →
Such a gorgeous, warm, Spring day! We got the train at 10:00 for the 45 minute ride to Conegliano. North of Treviso, it is known for Prosecco, and it’s a new place for us. We walked the town streets a … Continue reading →