Tag 2017

2017 Sestri Levante, Friday 9/29

It seems silly now to repeat the refrain about how much I love Italy, but I can’t seem to help it. I really do… love Italy, that is. I could find reasons not to love Italy, if I looked hard…

2017 Sestri Levante, Sat. 09/30

Our last full-day in Sestri Levante! Thanks to the advice of our hotel manager, Santos, we adjusted our plans today to take a boat ride from the southernmost Cinque Terre town, Riomaggiore, to Portovenere. This spot is only reachable from…

Dodging bullets!

Just a tidbit… We’ve managed to dodge a couple of bullets during our journey so far! First, like Italy-rookies (ugh), we forgot to validate our train tickets before boarding the train in Sestri Levante! Validating is required for any non-reservation…

2017 Lucca, Italy (Firenze visit) 10/3

Today we visited Florence, Italy. For Lisa and I this was a “revisit”, as we were here in 2009. At that time, Florence threw me for a loop. It was my own fault, as I had serious misperceptions as to…

2017 Lucca, Italy 10/04

I realize I have been remiss in daily postings. I’m new at this, so there is a bit of a learning curve. I am finding that a daily schedule that begins at breakfast and last till bedtime makes it difficult…

2017 Arrival in San Gimignano, 10-05

We arrived in San Gimignano yesterday (10-5). It was my first experience driving since we were last in Italy (2009) and I got rear-ended by a teenager on a motorcycle. No problems this time! Getting around was easy, for the…

There and Back Again!

Post-trip Reflections and Lessons Learned Wow, time is flying! We’ve been home two weeks already! Lisa and I managed to pick up head colds prior to the end of our trip, which, when combined with some rather tedious and tiring…