Category: spain and italy
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Reluctantly, this post is about our final city – Madrid. Out of all the cities we visited, Madrid was our “least known.” As a newb to this area of Europe, I knew VERY little about the Spanish Capital, so I had very low expectations. I assumed they would have the same great food, nice folks…
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Guest host ALERT. Bowen will be giving our Barcelona run down. But first, the set up … We got into Barcelona Thursday afternoon & headed straight for Paella, Sangria & sightseeing. Here’s Bowen: Our first full day in Barcelona consisted of a noon tour of la sagrada familia, the only non traditional Catholic Church we’ve…
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This is what I love about Europe, plans can change quickly and you’re still set up to see some place great. Our original plan was to head to the Amalfi coast for the day, but within 24 hrs we changed our plans and traveled north to Florence and I’m glad we did. *but have no…
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Today – we have guest bloggers – My parents, Roy & Diane. Enjoy! As guests, we have large shoe’s to filled. We’ll give it our best shot. ::Palm Sunday:: Today is the day to start our adventure bright and early for the Angellus Palm Sunday mass at St Peters square. Our guide Marco from yesterday…
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“Everything comes back to Italy.” – Marco We walked the streets of Rome with a local. Marco is an Archeologist & professor at the (Rome university). He’s from Gallopini on the “boot heel” of Italy. He’s currently excavating the Petra in Iran. I share that, to give you an understanding of the type of guide…
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