A Quiet Day of Recovery

Our time in Rome finally came to an exhausting close. Some things were hit, and many were missed, but that is the nature of travel. We can’t always do all of the things we would like as well as we would like. It is an ongoing series of choices and compromises out of which we […]

We Have No Idea What the Weather Will Do

Another early morning, this time not due to an appointment, but because we had two important things to accomplish. I rose first and snuck out to the local pasticceria for some pastries while G got ready. They were filled with apples and raisins, and very much what we needed. Delicious. A decision was called for. […]

What Do You Mean, The Drivers Are Scary? I Didn’t Notice.

I was up bright and early this morning, finishing last nights post, and in general getting ready. I tried to be bright and chipper for G, but I really don’t think it worked. While I am not much of a morning person, she is really really not a morning person. Perhaps she will be more […]

Yup, Another Ancient Room. With Niches!

I slept like the dead, but still managed to get up in time to make our 730 train from Milan. We had some homework to do in the train station there, however. G had a revelation and decided that perhaps she had overpacked a touch. Therefore she moved everything that she really really needed into […]

What We Saw When We Got Our Second Wind

Upon arrival in Milan, we took a taxi to the hotel and checked in. We had arrived early and our room wasn’t yet ready, so we dropped off the bags and headed out the door. G asked, gazing longingly at the cushy seats in the lobby, “shouldn’t we sit down and figure out what we […]

Some People Don’t Understand Their Phones

We boarded the plane at JFK and then waited. And waited. And waited. The full cause of the delay remains unclear, but the weather at least contributed a little. We finally pulled away from the jetway and I heard a phone ring. It was the woman behind me, who answered the call and started a […]