Well I finally made it! This is my final day-by-day post covering my trip to Europe this past September. Reaching the end of these posts is somewhat bittersweet. I’ve really enjoyed putting together these detailed, full-day recaps for each leg of our trip to Europe, but I also look forward to being able to return … Continue reading
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Europe 2012: Day 12–Rome and Vatican City
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
Europe 2012: Day 11–First Full Day in Rome
And here you have it! My highly-anticipated (well, that’s what I’d like the think, at least) post covering our first full day in Rome during our recent two week European vacation. The posts covering our last few days in Europe have been a little bit more slow-coming than the initial days. It’s been quite the … Continue reading
Europe 2012: Day 10–Traveling from Florence to Rome
The morning after our Cinque Tour Trek and final night in Florence, we were up bright and early once again – this time, to catch a train! Riding the train, it turns out, was definitely easier than flying between cities, in that it eliminates the whole ‘commute to airport/get there 3 hours early/check your bags/go … Continue reading
Europe 2012: Day 9–Cinque Terre Trek
I hope you are ready for a picture-heavy post. I absolutely could not help myself this time! Our ninth day of vacation in Europe was certainly our most adventurous! Actually it was one of the most adventurous days not only of our trip, but also of my life! I took so many amazing pictures (well, … Continue reading
Europe 2012: Day 8–Tuscany Tour Part II
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
Europe 2012: Day 8–Tuscany Tour Part I
On our third full day in Florence, the huz and I went on a guided group tour, called The Best of Tuscany Tour, run by the Walkabout tours company. We departed by bus from the local train station at 8:30 in the morning. Our day trip featured a full itinerary, highlighting the best of Tuscany: … Continue reading
Europe 2012: Day 7–Touring Florence
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
Europe 2012: Day 6–First Full Day in Florence
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
Europe 2012: Day 5–Traveling from Paris to Florence
Greetings friends! Today will be the fifth installment in my series recapping my two week trip to Europe. In case you missed the first leg of the trip, here are some links to catch you up: Paris Day 1 Paris Day 2 Paris Day 3 Paris Day 4 Today’s post will cover our fifth day … Continue reading