Hey guys! I have just a couple days of my Europe trip left to tell you about, and today I will recap our twelfth day in Europe, and our second full day in Rome. After eating free breakfast at our hotel, we took the metro from Termini to the Ottaviano-San Pietro stop, which was only … Continue reading »
In my last Europe trip post, I told you about the first half of our Best of Tuscany day tour in Italy. Our first two stops of the day were a visit to Siena, followed by lunch and wine tasting at an organic Tuscan winery. During the second half of the day we visited San … Continue reading »
You might remember me mentioning that when we traveled from Paris to the Palace of Versailles during our vacation, that the crowds were crazy! Well, when we were in Florence, we went to visit another palace – this time the Palazzo Pitti. In the 15th century, this was a palace for the royal Medici family, … Continue reading »
If you’ve been following my Europe recap posts, you might remember that my last post covered our day of traveling from Paris, France to Florence, Italy, and our initial explorations of Florence. This post will cover our first full day in Florence, during which we roughly followed the ‘Florence in 1 Day’ itinerary in the … Continue reading »
Thursday morning I survived on a banana and iced coffee, as I do most days. After commuting from Bethesda to Baltimore, I grabbed a soft pretzel at the airport. Mmm, I haven’t had Auntie Anne’s in a few years. After landing in Detroit, I commuted back to Ann Arbor, and grabbed some Dibella’s on the … Continue reading »
Last night I did something that I haven’t done in many years – played in an orchestra concert! You may remember me mentioning last fall that I auditioned, and was accepted into, an orchestra affiliated with the health system for which I work. I started playing violin when I was 9, in fourth grade, and … Continue reading »
Despite a bout of illness last week, from which I am now nearly recovered, I managed to dine out for a couple meals in the last week. First up, a random craving for Jamaican Jerk Pit. To start, we were considering either the Fried Plantains or else the Jerk Chicken Nachos, so instead, we compromised … Continue reading »
I love Groupon. And LivingSocial. And the RealDeal. All those guys. Every morning, after my alarm goes off, the first thing I do is check my email on my iPhone, and read through all the new Groupons in my inbox. This week, we used one of the very best LivingSocial vouchers that I have scored … Continue reading »
