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Travel Blogs from Viareggio
Days 11 and 12: Pisa, Florence and Rome
... of left field,"We havent seen any change on the ground yet." I'm sure you're like, what the hell are you talking about? Well, my mom's dad passed away in 2007. Mom and her family has always felt that he leaves dimes to tell them he's okay, and to sometimes to say hi. So we knew what she meant. We all kind of laughed and said that they'd actually be 10-cent Euro coins, and the gypsies and beggars would take them faster than you notice you drop ...
Livorno, Italy
We woke up this morning and found ourselves in Livorno, Italy, the port city for Florence. It was amazing how smoothly the ship sailed overnight. I never even realized we were moving, nor did I feel any vibration as the ship docked. Pretty impressive!
After a buffet breakfast in the Oceanview, we showered shaved and met up with the group at 10:00 dockside for our morning adventure. We decided we would take it a bit easy today, and we hired a cab ...
Rough Seas; Calm "Cabin"
Sunday, December 2, 2012
As the day dawned, it was obvious that today would be the exact opposite of the previous couple of days. Overnight, the clouds have retreated and can be seen in the distance sidling up to the horizon. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
We arrived in Vernazza from Milan on Wednesday afternoon. It was a relatively short 3 hr train ride from Milan. Except for the delayed trains, it was an easy trip. By the time we arrived ...
Floats and Faces
... bear version for the third generation in the stroller.
Europeans have been weaned on getting the story from art. Each painting, fresco, or church carving intended to tell the masses whatever the message of the moment may be. We’ve seen the church schism denoted in a painting that included the pope falling into hell. (Can’t remember the location.) We’ve seen Saint Andrew, Saint Mark, and Saint ...
Beach Day and Everyday Things
Hello everyone!
On Monday, the temperature in Florence was around 96 degrees and most places here do not have air-conditioning, including my apartment. So my friend Francesca and I decided to take a day trip to the beach to escape to a place with a nice breeze and cool water. We left early in the morning and took the train to a town called Viareggio. It was an hour and a half ride that went by pretty quickly. On the train, the lady across the ...