Our last day arrived and we woke up early to go to the airport. We had a bit of a wait for our flight to leave, but I was glad of the cushion as I didn’t feel rushed going through security and checking our bags and everything. Since we were leaving the country, the process took a bit longer than it did in Dayton. The … Continue reading Italy Part VIII
Our last day being tourists arrived. We left Florence in the morning and headed to Siena. Here we had another walking tour which was slightly less interesting than the one for Florence. The two main tidbits of information I retained was: There’s a horse race every year of about nine horses, and each horse is blessed before the race inside the church. Except for one … Continue reading Italy Part VII
Sunday morning we had free time until about 11:30 so Gianna and I had bought tickets to climb Giotto’s Bell Tower. The googlemaps wasn’t working and when we asked the front desk clerk for assistance, he said we could walk and gave us a map and even drew us a route to get there. It looked like a straight shot and since we had wandered … Continue reading Italy Part VI
Our second day in Assisi rolled around and as we were eating breakfast, I commented I had not seen Marcelo, our tour guide since we arrived in Italy, eat or drink a single thing. As if he knew I was talking about him, he walked past only a few minutes later with a plate of food proving he was indeed human. As we were all … Continue reading Italy Part V
‘Twas truly a meager year for me as far as National Parks go. I visited only 3 new parks: Acadia, Everglades, and Biscayne. However, it’s tradtion and I must add these three to the list, so let us commence. Honorable Mention: Yoho National Park of Canada I didn’t know where to put Yoho as I didn’t really feel like we did enough there to merit … Continue reading ranking my national parks: 2024
Ah, the Manitou Incline. This does not get you to the top of Pike’s Peak, its only a portion of Pike’s Peak. Its a 13 mile hike to the top of the pike and there was no way we were doing that. The Incline is famous because, I don’t know, its hard, it has 2,768 steps, you gain 2,000 feet in elevation in just a … Continue reading ColoRADo Part 2
Around the beginning of the year, Elena asked me if I wanted to go to Colorado with her and Brigette (not my sister Bridget!) to visit our friend and Brigette’s cousin, Anna, who is a nun in Colorado. I said, If the plane tickets aren’t super expensive, sure. I roped Emma into going and missing Jesse’s birthday. We found reasonable plan tickets and we were … Continue reading ColoRADo Part 1
You might wonder after you read the travel posts: How do they plan such detailed trips?Â
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I finally set foot in Florida. Continue reading welcome to sunny florida!
It’s that time again. This year I’m including some Canadian sites for your enjoyment. I didn’t know where to put Yoho as I didn’t really feel like we did enough there to merit a rating. So, it gets an honorable mention. I liked it. It was pretty. The town of Field was fun. 32. Indiana Dunes National Park Yes, Indiana Dunes is still at the bottom … Continue reading ranking my national parks: 2023
Mellow Musings 