May 25 2018
All roads lead to Rome, well, train tracks for sure. We made our way to Rome via the fast train from Florence. Although we are quite organized and planned as much as we could, we unfortunately didn’t do quite enough planning when it comes to tickets. So we find ourselves in a situation where we …
May 23 2018
When we left Cinque Terre, the weather had cool down a lot as it rained the night before. We made our way to the train station to catch the fast train to Pisa Central with 10-15 minutes to spare to get onto another platform to catch the commuter train to Florence. When we arrived in …
May 22 2018
We spent 3 days in Cinque Terra which translates to the five villages and is a UNESCO world heritage centre that dates back to the late Middle Ages. The five villages are Riomaggiore, Manorola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. According to Wikipedia – Cinque Terre is a string of centuries-old seaside villages on the …
May 20 2018
A week today we left Vancouver for a three week vacation to Europe. We flew into Gatwick and then took the train to Worcester (pronounced as “wooster”) to visit Jeff’s grandchildren. We enjoyed our time with them, doing things grandparents normally do – play, park, picnic and watched them “dance” at ballet lessons. After a …
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