We woke up to another gorgeous day in the 5T. Best of all, it was Katherine’s birthday. After a hearty breakfast at the Blue Marlin, we packed up and headed to Monterosso. Today was lighter packs – because there were no rooms in Monterosso, so we were returning back to Vernazza for the night. We… Read More Cinque Terre: Vernazza to Monterosso
Last night, we did get out for gelato, and a light dinner. This morning, we all awoke famished. We went out for breakfast.. And after breakfast, we crossed the street for second breakfast. And then we picked up sandwiches for lunch. We are turning into hobbits. The trail from Corniglia to Vernazza starts right outside… Read More Cinque Terre: Corniglia to Vernazza
On our last days in London, we were getting rid of some of the things we accumulated. Clothes went to the nearby charity shop. Craft supplies to the neighbors. We had a few birthing supplies that we had no need to carry. Blood pressure cuffs, and a birthing tub. We sold a few items online,… Read More Sweet note
We awoke to a cloudy morning in Manarola. It was REALLY windy – we later saw the waves breaking over the break wall. It had rained overnight. We got our things together, and had a nice breakfast. We picked up some GF pesto pizza to carry on our walk. Today was a big hike –… Read More Cinque Terre: Manarola to Corniglia
The Cinque Terre is a group of 5 towns that hug the Italian coast. Connected by train (5 minutes apart) and trails, these towns survived by building terraces for crops. And fishing. On the train in, the woman in our cabin was reading Rick Steves book on theCT. she told us how pirates made the… Read More Cinque Terre:Riomaggiore and Manarola
Just 20 minutes away from Nice.. And oh so different. Monaco is a small country on the Med. Best known for its casino and the Grand Prix through the city streets. Being only 2 km long, it is a great city to walk….if you don’t mind a few steps. Our apartment was in Beausoleil- a… Read More Monaco
After the snafu at the Avignon train station, we did manage to arrive in Nice safe and sound. We grabbed the tram to the apartment and got in safe and sound. After a few hard weeks of traveling, we decided to tae a few down days. So we woke up the next morning, and made… Read More Nice
On our last full day in Avignon, we went on a day trip. Catching the early bus form the station, we rode up to the city of Uzes, to see their Saturday market.. Every square, every pedestrian street was full of vendors – fresh veggies, handmade goods.. Anything and everything. We spent 2-3 hours… Read More Uzes and the Pont du Gard
♫♫ Sur le Pont d’Avignon, on y danse, on y danse ♫♫ Remember this song from school? For those who didn’t take french – “on the bridge of Avignon, we all dance there, we all dance there.” The Pont d’Avignon is areal bridge. It was originally built across the Rhone river by a shepard, who… Read More Avignon – on y danse
Last week, we hopped on an early train from Carcassonne and crossed through into Spain. We had 5 glorious days in Barcelona. As we have made our way south – spring has been threatening to go into full gloriousness. And it finally did for our 5 days in Barcelona. High temperatures in the 17-24 range… Read More Barcelona – and SPRING!!!!
which way is adventure 