Where We Roam
A chronical of our wanderings near and far
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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
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