There is really not much to say today. We had an early breakfast at 0630 and walked to the airport a little after seven for our 0845 flight to Munich, where we have a connection flight to JFK. Only thing that was funny is that last night, we called my mom and she asked us […]
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Year: 2015
Trastevere
We start our day with another simple breakfast at our BNB. The owners leave us with a key to get back into the building and the common area of the apartment. They are allowing us to leave our packs here while we explore the city today. We get all packed up and checked out, leave […]
There’s No Place Like Rome
We wake up and have breakfast at around 0830. It is a simple affair of a croissant, some cheese and meat, and cappuccino. There is also some juice and fruit. We meet a couple from Sicily that is visiting Rome. They are from Palermo but now live in Cefalu, which are two places that we […]
Rainy Day to Rome
I woke up during the night to the sound of thunder and heavy rain. This just confirmed our decision to leave by 0830 even though the car did not need to be back until 1045 and our train tickets to Rome were for 1138. I do manage to sleep,a little more before the alarm goes […]
Special Kind of Cheese
Waking up a little earlier than yesterday, we grab breakfast downstairs. When I go to pay the lady in cash, she does not have change, so we end up using the credit card for the bill. Very strange as yesterday we watched several people pay in cash as the machine was not working for the […]
Volare
We wake up and go downstairs, yes we are in another room that involves a stair stepper, in fact three flights worth this time. Breakfast is outside in the alley/street of our BNB. It is a decent spread of croissant, cappuccino, cheers, bruschetta, focaccia, and a fig tart. It is sunny but a little on […]
From Calabria to Puglia
We enjoy a nice breakfast in this beautiful place. When we are done we ask Mario if he can give us a short tour of the place. He is happy to do it. He starts with the old olive press’s and explains that originally, they used to be in the large room in the middle […]
Back to More Roots – Bocchigliero
We go down to the main house for breakfast. The room is all stonework and beautiful. We enjoy a nice spread that includes sweets, savory, and marinated and stuffed peppers, sun dried tomatoes, and artichokes. Cappuchino and juice go with it. We finish breakfast, gather our stuff and get in our car. We are driving […]
First Time Driving in Europe
We get to sleep in as we are scheduled to pick up our rental car at 1100. We have a leisurely breakfast at the hotel and pack up our things. The Hertz office is right around the corner and when I get there, the guy asks if I need an automatic which I say yes […]
Royal Palace di Caserta
We get up and enjoy a nice breakfast at the Royal Caserta Hotel. When we planned our trip and got to the end of Sicily, we were going to rent a car in Salerno to visit Calabria. The only problem was that we were leaving Sicily on a Saturday and the rental car place was […]