August 2011
3 posts
Lovely London
We arrived excitedly back in London to conclude our grand vacation. London is a fascinating city filled with history and dusted with churches, castles, palaces and some of the world’s best shopping and bowling. Our first night in London consisted of bowling, arcade games, beer, and a million laughs and smiles. The following day we attended the Changing of the Guard Ceremony at Buckingham...
Beautiful Bordeaux!
Oh Bordeaux, what more can we say? A city of romance, decadent architecture, and gorgeous wine vineyards was an easy sell for us! Our fist day consisted of some shopping on Sainte Catherine Street and around the Grand Theater before rolling along the Garonne riverfront promenade where we were captivated by the miroir d’eau (also known as the reflecting pool). During our journey in...
From Gaudi to Dunkin Donuts, we love Barcelona!
After a wonderful cruise from Rome, we finally arrived in Barcelona at Port Vell. We ventured to our first hotel which was right off of Las Ramblas. The sights and vibration of the city and people was mesmerizing. After an authentic Spanish dinner, we walked around Las Ramblas and enjoyed the street artists, jugglers, shops and amazing architectures that glamoured the city. Later that evening we...
July 2011
3 posts
Our Mediterranean Cruise
In order to get from Rome to Barcelona we had a few options. One was a short plane ride, another was a loooong train ride, and the last was a one-night Mediterranean cruise. Based on the title of this post, you can guess what we opted for.
We set off from Civitavecchia (about an hour train ride north of Rome) at 10pm on Wednesday. When we got on we dropped our bags in our cabin and headed up to...
Viva Roma!
After relaxing in Cinque Terre we hopped a train down to Rome. We were lucky enough to be seated right next to a couple from the US and one of them was a fellow Hoosier grad who had spent some of his time at IU working at Yogi’s!
Our time in Rome was packed with visiting as many sights as possible. When we got down there on Sunday, we dropped our stuff at the hotel and headed off to see...
Cinque Terre
After we were in Florence, we needed a break from museums and sights, so we decided to go to Cinque Terre for a bit. We ended up staying there for four nights!
The first couple of nights we stayed in La Spezia and took the train into Cinque Terre each day. On our second day, we hiked from Monterosso to Vernazza, and then Vernazza to Corniglia. Two amazing hikes with fantastic Mediterranean...
June 2011
15 posts
Florence and the Best of Tuscany
Earlier this week we were in Florence for four days (that’s the view from our hotel room). We took the train down from Venice on Saturday and spent the rest of the day doing laundry (romantic welcome to the city, I know) and then walked down to Il Duomo, Piazza Della Signoria, the Ponte Vecchio, and Piazza Republica at night. We even rode the merry-go-round at Piazza Republica.
On...
Magical Venezia
After a fun night and day in Brussels, on Thursday we finally took a plane to Venice to start our Italian adventure. While we got into town late on Thursday (got to hotel at 11PM), we still enjoyed some pizza, wine, and gelato in Piazza San Marco.
On Friday we went to Basilica San Marco in the morning and then explored the canals of Venice, making our way to the Rialto Bridge and then to the...
Last night in the US
This time tomorrow we’ll be close to landing in London (at 625 am their time). Looking forward to this adventure and sharing our experiences with you.
