Where We Roam
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The view from the pool at our hotel, Villa Ilias and our first views of Santorini. Our response? “Wow.” Looking through our options and planning our time in Santorini. For us this was to be a more relaxing destination than the rest. We had been go, go, go at the other stops and wanted to slow down and enjoy the views and gorgeous weather. Santorini is for slowing down and long romantic… Read More
Rome in Pictures. In Rome we explored the Roman Forum. This was the main square of Rome…where it all went down! And then of course we wondered around the Coliseum…and tried to act hard and cold like the Romans of old! So much history here! Above you see the underground passage ways used by gladiators and wild animals. And then we entered the Vatican City… and joined the crowds… Read More
October 14-16 On Wednesday we took a train to Orvieto, a hill town in Umbria (the lesser known sister to Tuscany). Orvieto is built upon volcanic rock and sits high up on a rock out-cropping, so the only way up is in a vehicle on the winding road, walk (quite a while) or take the Funicular, a train that goes strait up the hill. But once you get to the old town… Read More
October 12-14 We took the train(s) from Venice to the Cinque Terre on Monday, and because we had quite a few transfers (4) and missed our last train (because we were in the station late) we didn’t get into Manarola until 5pm. The area surrounding the 5 towns that hug the Mediterranean cost between Genoa and La Spezia is called Cinque Terre. They are just a quick train ride or a beautiful,… Read More
So for our (almost) free lodging in Venice, we stayed at the luxurious Hilton Molino Stucky Hotel. The Hilton Molino Stucky For this stay, we used our two free weekend nights (any category level Hilton hotel) squired by signing up for the Citi Hilton Hhonors Reserve credit card. By signing up for this card and meeting the minimum spend of $2500 in 3 months, you get two free weekend nights at any… Read More
We took an overnight train from Paris to Venice on Friday night. It was a new experience for me, while I have been on an overnight train before (Malaysia), it was a completely different experience for me. The train in Malaysia had berths stacked on each other 3 high, I was at the bottom, and you remain in your berth the entire ride. This train had a compartment that was allotted to… Read More
The Hotel Du Louvre We are really getting addicted to staying at nice hotels for free! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the stunning Hotel Du Louvre in Paris. The Hotel Du Louvre is a Hyatt hotel located directly across from the Louvre Museum. For this stay we used our 2 free Hyatt nights which I acquired by signing up for the Chase Hyatt credit card. By meeting the required… Read More
Bonjour! I am sitting in our beautiful hotel lobby next to the Louvre as I write this. We have but a few more hours in Paris. Precious hours they are as this city has quickly become a favorite place of ours. There is so much to explore yet and so much to see but alas we resign ourselves to the plan of coming back for more of this city that seems to… Read More
Early morning again here in Ireland, we said our goodbyes to Sharon this morning and headed toward Dublin. After checking into our hotel we traded in our car for a more city friendly bus pass and caught a bus from the airport straight into Dublin. The first stop was Trinity College, the oldest College in Ireland and smack dab in a busy bustling city. Next stop was the National Museum which is… Read More
The next day we were up and at it, while the sleepy town slept in after a weekend of festivities. It amazed me how trashed the town would get at the end of each festival day and the contrast to the clean streets we would wake up to every morning. It struck me how much pride the Irish have in their communities and how dedicated they were to their particular piece of… Read More
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