Off The Square

Howdie doodie one and all. This travelogue is all about aDaM and Gails much anticipated and costly trip around the world. Only having 12 months and 20 grand to cover both of us we are limiting ourselves to a quick blast in the states, 3 months in SA, 6 ...

Cocktails under the giant Coke sign, I love New ...

... to start running by the hoards. There´s my answer, I thought. On the stroke of midnight everyone ran in a large circle around the square to the sound of people singing and swarms of yellow confetti flying around. A few Cusqueña beers and I was ...

... Garden Restaurant by the golf course.Food not good. Impressions of the Village.Own Tv channel with listing of 1000 activities.,golf cart paths that goes to tunnels,dancing in the square everyday with live in music.pipe in public music from the 50.s. ...

... inn we could find and for safety purposes thanked MasterCard, especially as we were arriving at 9pm at night!!   In the eve the square was packed, it was beautiful, all the Xmas lights were flashing, bands were playing and people were sitting ...

... Peters Cathedral i was blown away. The over powering dome that Michaelangelo designed was so huge and amazing. We finally got to the square (st peters sq) and had another Egyptian Oblisk in the center of it. This place is surrounded by huge pillars in ...

... & Pearl Islands.  The ship is always sailing.  Two jibs and 3 staysails are up now.  They cannot use the square riggers unless the winds are more behind us, like when we were in French Polynesia.  So far, besides Gail, I have only ...

... once, and it was a Sunday - but as we moved further in we became aware that something fairly major was happening around the square where two churches stand. People were gathering, TV cameras and equipment was being put in place, and a vast street carpet ...

... ; We danced in front of the stage where local stars where strutting, we watched a drummer who had set up at the edge of the square playing with amazing energy for about twenty minutes (what stamina!), then we danced again and finally sat down to our pizza ...

... to be picking us up. Later on we all met up with Kevin and Teresa and went to Mirabella’s – an Italian restaurant on the square in front of Sophie and Xa’s house. It is my new favorite place. Kevin and Sergio, the owner, became BFFs and ...

... there are ladies of the night prostitutes in this space as well as hash dealers. These people have been a tradition in the square forever. Beggars shuffle around, mainly the elderly, women with children or the blind and disabled. We give to some. ...

... . A local cat strolled between the tables looking for an early dinner and little dogs scampered next to their owners crossing the square. It's amazing what taking a little nap in the afternoon will do for the overall attitude! I will leave Venice on a ...

... of our Hungarian friend and neighbor, Eva, to sample the pastries in the famous 150-year-old Gerbeaud Café coffeehouse located in the square.  We decided this break would be in place of lunch.  It was hard to decide from the extensive ...

... NO CARLOS 'N CHARLIES.  Think he obeyed??)  It got to be close to 11:30pm so Clare, William and I ventured out to the Square to see what happens in Cozumel at midnight.  It was PACKED!  Great fun.  Very few turistas.  All of ...

... on the roof by myself and just watch the city at night.  The best part of the city is the Jemma El Fna, or the square of the dead.  It is described in almost every travel book as a must see.  It's an insane squared filled with all ...

Cocktails were had looking out through the narrow strip of window that is just below the giant Coke ...

... after checking in we took a tram to the central square and had a good look around the old church and Parliament square. The modern shops seemed to contrast the ancient architecture and cobbled streets. Another tram ride took us out of the city centre to ...