Travel journals

Lucca is definitely our rest and relaxation location of this trip. We've walked the streets, the wall, got take away deli goods, pizza...

A cloudy start to the day today. And woke up to a surprise, this canal at the back side of the apartment went dry overnight. Well, mostly...

It's a lovely morning in Lucca today. We enjoy our usual slow breakfast while trying to figure out the coffee maker situation. Hard to...

Today we drive two hours to our next destination - Lucca! We visited Lucca back in 2002 but only for a day. This time, we'll be here for...

Today is catch-up day. Mom's still feeling the affects of whatever germ got her so we take it nice and easy in the morning with our usual...

We're driving today! How fun. After another slow breakfast, we pickup a rental car from Avis, a 10 minute walk from the apartment as...

Fog, anyone? As the morning progresses it gets thicker. Very Harry Potter-esque. Interestingly, my phone camera seems to "see through"...

It's a beautiful day in Siena! Starting off quite cool this morning, 38° or 41° depending on which phone we look at, but warming up to...

It's a short day in Bologna today with an early departure. We have our usual breakfast before getting our stuff packed and the apartment...

Another day, another side trip! But first, I think we actually found good flaky pastry in Bologna! Yesterday afternoon we dropped by...

It's warming up here in Bologna. Short sleeve T-shirt weather! Except in the wind. That's still cold. Today we're adventuring back...

A nice slow morning in Bologna today. Today we decided to take the train to Modena - home of balsamic - which is about 25 minutes away....

We get an early start today, well, at least mom and I do. There's a couple cafes that open around 6:00am and 6:30am so we head out to get...

Our last day in Venice is a foggy one! It lingered while we ate breakfast and dissipated a little bit as we head out for a morning walk....

Another foggy and slow breakfast morning for us today. Today is more of a meander towards Cannaregio since we haven't explored that area...

Today is a day of exploration. But first, breakfast. The hotel has a buffet with a selection of yogurt, meats, pastries, cereals, fruits...

On to day two of travel! Unfortunately I abruptly wakeup to an alarm on the clock. No, not my clock. The hotel clock. At least it was set...

Not much to journal so far. But the travel days are many on this trip so may as well write about them! Departing on March 9th, I fly from...