Our Travels

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September 18, 2024– Today was Venice Day! We had an 8:00 A.M. appointment to meet our tour guide/group in Piazza San Marco, Venice, for a four-hour guided tour of the Ducal Palace and the Basilica of San Marco. We got up at 5:45 A.M. to make sure we caught the train across the street by Continue reading

September 17, 2024 Last night, when we got “home,” we found three kaiser-type rolls stacked by our front door. We did not know why, or who put them there. We could not eat them because they had been placed uncovered on the ground…. When we entered, we found a plate with two large crispy puffs Continue reading

Monday, September 16, 2024– Today we drove the Great Dolomite Road from Bolzano to Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, . The Dolomites are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so this road attracts many visitors each year. Seasoned athletes ski the Dolomites, seasoned bikers and cyclists pedal them, and hikers walk the many trails. Alone the way, one Continue reading

Sunday, September 15– Mass in Brunico, South Tyrol, Italy Chiesa di Santa Maria Mass was all in German; all-male adult choir, all wearing gray sleeveless insulated vests, all standing the whole while behind Celebrant, on the Altar. Six altar servers, most were girls Breakfast in Brunico at Cosmos Linder torte with real, unsweetened whipped cream, Continue reading

Thursday, September 12– We departed Chicago O’Hare at 3:50 PM on United Airlines 970. It was a full plane. Food was served. It was mediocre but OK. For dinner we had pasta or chicken. I chose pasta; Dad chose chicken— salad, and a brownie. Snack was the typical pretzel mix bag. Friday, September 13– For Continue reading

Day – 1 12/13 September 2024 Well, we have finally begun our long Italian trip. Flight was on time and we got to Rome and landing was a little bit bumpy, lots crosswinds and maybe some sheer, in any event the pilot decided to go back and pull up out of the landing pattern and Continue reading

Welcome to our travel journal/blog. Mom and I will adding to this as we go through our journey. On our journey we will have AT&T’s international travel package and when we are in port or on land we will be in normal communication — email and internet will work DO NOT TEXT us. I have set-up two different Continue reading

We are embarking on Thursday at 3:55pm on a direct flight to Rome and then begin a long driving tour of Italy. We have leased a car and plan on visiting many parts of the country. we will make stops of between 3 -8 days in different regions. We arrive in Rome and then travel Continue reading

Today is Saturday, September 16, 2023. We are in Barcelona, Spain, capital of Catalonia. We rode the orange and green lines of the Barcelona City Tour Bus, I.e., the Hop-on Hop-off bus. We saw so many city highlights today, and we were able to take some beautiful pictures of the exterior of Sagrada Familia Church. Continue reading