Category: ITALY 2023

Tuesday May 23, 2023 We wake up and have breakfast before walking to the train station. Today we are going to Brescia. Brescia has Celtic roots dating back to 1200 B.C. but it grew into an important trade and manufacturing center when it became a Roman colony in 89 B.C. At that time the heart […]

Monday May 22, 2023 Today is one of those days that we throw in every once in a while. Not a ton of things to do and probably could have moved on from Pavia. The easy tour day allows us to catch up on rest and travel chores, as well as enjoy a city at […]

Sunday May 21, 2023 Carol does not start us off with a cooked breakfast this morning. I just can’t believe it. Take a girl to Italy and this is what you get. I hope you know I am kidding but more importantly, I hope she knows. I awake from my bad dream to the smell […]

Saturday May 20, 2023  We sleep in again today as our train is not until 1030. Carol makes us another great breakfast using the last of our eggs and vegetables from our shopping. This large apartment was great for the week and we are only a 5 to 10 minute walk to the train station. […]

Friday May 19, 2023 We get to sleep in a bit as our first stop today does not open until 1000. Carol makes us a nice breakfast with a cup of the Lavazza coffee she bought at their museum and factory. Knowing we only had one sight planned today, we seem to move a bit […]

Thursday May 18, 2023 Today, we are starting out with the Egyptian Museum. It was required to have a reservation and ours is for 0920. We are able to take Tram 15 to cut down on some of the walking to get there. The museum is dedicated to ancient Egyptian archeology and history. It was […]

Wednesday May 17, 2023 Today, we can not sleep in too much. We have to catch a bus that will take us to our destination, the Royal Palace of Venaria. We first get on to Tram 15 which takes us to the Piazza where the bus will leave from. It is an express bus that […]

 Tuesday May 16, 2023 Our apartment is very comfortable and we enjoy having a home cooked breakfast every morning. It provides a good start to our day. We have reservations to enter the Palazzo Reale today at 1000. The Royal Palace was created in the 16th Century and stood as a symbol of power for […]

Monday May 15 We had a day and a half to relax and gat a feel for the city and now our itinerary includes some fuller days. Before we start, here is a very brief history of Torino with more to follow. Torino was the first capital of Italy and is the capital of the […]

Sunday May 14, 2023 Carol does Carol and starts us off with a nice breakfast of eggs and peppers. Today will mostly be a walk and explore day. We start with a walk to the Church of Gran Madre di Dio. We go through Piazza Vittorio veneto which stretches from the end of Via Po […]