Rome (Day Three)
This is a long post – get a cup of tea (just like I did before writing it). When I told Dad we were headed to Rome, he immediately said…
This is a long post – get a cup of tea (just like I did before writing it). When I told Dad we were headed to Rome, he immediately said…
Day Two was Vatican Day. I’m not going to mince words: I did not enjoy the Vatican. Yes, it’s beautiful. And it’s full of impressive artifacts. And the necropolis tour…
When we last left Kate and Yen, they were getting on a train from Florence to Rome. Now we’re on the train, and the point of this photo is for…
We had just two more hours in Florence before we needed to run to the train station and head to Rome. We decided to use this to finally explore the inside…
After a good sleep, we decided to investigate a new section if town. Yen had noticed the domes of the synagogue from the cathedral domes yesterday, so we headed over.…
On our first day in Florence, we noticed – but didn’t really stop to appreciate – what a nice view the hotel had given us. Sure, you can’t see anything…
And here we are in Florence. I don’t think I mentioned that our journey from Boston was on Swiss. Excellent airline. Great flights, nice modern planes. I was not paid…
This was my second layover in Zurich. Much nicer than the first, when it was only ten hours and it was with my boss… It was a little colder than…
We stayed close to home this weekend – sorry about that. We had some social obligations and the weather turned a little colder than it’s been. And with the hurricane…
David flew out for the weekend with the specific goal of joining us for a hike. The leaves are really past peak, so we tried going south. It didn’t really…
This weekend’s trip was to the Berkshires. We started with Bartholomew’s Cobble, a place we’ve both been wanting to cross off the list for a while. It’s definitely out of…
Daddy doesn’t really mind playing My Little Pony with Ruby.
Photos of the weekend are coming, but I first wanted to share these. Yen does whatever it takes to get the shot. Usually I am on the side saying, “Careful……
We packed a lot into this weekend. Still searching for the best fall leaves, we started by heading north into NH. We knew that the Whites are pretty much past…
Fall managed to sneak up on us this year, and we don’t have the focused plan for optimal foliage viewing like we did last year. Central to that is a…