Today we boarded a train from Athens to Kalambaka to see the Monasteries of Meteora built on top of the rock mountains .  After the 5 hour ride we were beginning to question if we should have made the trip.  We wondered if what we would see would be worth the time put into getting…

By being at the Acropolis when it opened at 8:00 AM William and I were able to get the best morning light for taking photographs and we also were able to avoid the crowds.  There was only a handful of visitors sharing the Acropolis with us which made our visit the best possible. We entered…

I tried my hardest to convince William not to do the Modena portion of the Ferrari tour but I could tell there was no getting out of it.  The building looked pretty interesting so I gave up.  And man am I glad I did.  We walked up the pathway and I realized we were at…

The hidden canals of Bologna which at one time rivaled Venice were missing the gondolas but still worthy of a good selfie. After the canals we walked over to see the World Famous Fountain of Neptune but were saddened to find it under revitalization.  It was totally closed for any viewing but here is a…

Why Bologna you might ask.  The main reason is we couldn’t get an airline ticket to Athens from Rome.   Seems the airport in Rome is doing some major renovation this week and our route to Greece would be through Bologna.  We did a little research and found out that Bologna would be a nice…

Today being our last day on the Italian Riviera, we decided to visit one of the most beautiful cities in the world -Portofino. This little fishing village is known for it’s picturesque and brightly colored buildings, cobblestone streets, upscale boutiques, and a harbor full of super yachts of the rich and famous.  We took an…

I didn’t think the Leaning Tower of Pisa would be all that great but was I ever surprised.   When we first walked up our thoughts were “Oh Wow, It leans that much?  Nor did we expect the tower to be so beautiful. And the Duomo or Catherdal Church is pretty amazing too. Of course…

Our host for the apartment we’ve been calling home this last week took us out on the Mediterranean Sea today.  It was a bit windy and the waves a bit choppy but William and I being the boating enthusiast that we are didn’t let that stop us from going out.   The waters here are…

This morning we wanted to get started early to Cinque Terre so we hopped on the 8:00 bus to Portoverne where we wanted to catch the first boat out.  Things were going well and then we heard this loud crunching sound.  Yep, someone ran right into the back of our bus.  So we got out…

So we are done – with tourists that is.   On our last night in Venice William and I decided we were extremely dissatisfied with the hoards of tourists, especially in the large cities and we were determined to find a place we could just kick back and relax a bit.  As we waved good-bye…