After a good night's sleep we all managed to get up and moving. Jayne was kind enough to go down the hill to find breakfast food for us. Silas demonstrated that he's learned how to make scrambled eggs! So that along with some croissants and coffee and we were good to go, but not before …
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Cinque Terre
Our last morning in Florence. We got up to have our morning breakfast, with Jayne and I looking forward to our coffee and Silas to his cold milk. He says his milk is like coffee for us. We got our things together and went downstairs to check out and put our bags in their storage …
Boboli Gardens
We opted for an easy day so we could let our tired boy catch up on his sleep. We all slept in then went down for a late breakfast. And of all things, as I was at the coffee machine a woman approached and asked, "Do you come from Westin?" Of all the small world …
Galleria Dell’ Accademia
Today we had a leisurely start, sleeping in a bit then heading downstairs for breakfast. Our biggest task there was trying to figure out the coffee / espresso machines to get our morning dose of caffeine. Prior to travelling to Italy I had pre booked a number of entry tickets to essentially "skip the line". …
Florence!
Today we departed Rome for the second leg of our adventure. We rose a bit later, had breakfast then checked out of the hotel. As we were nearby and had plenty of time we walked over to the railway station. We wanted to ensure that we had things figured out to get onto the right …
The Vatican
We headed down to the hotel lobby this morning to request a taxi. We were scheduled to view the Vatican museums, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. The taxi took us directly to the museum entrance, as our guide yesterday, Tosca, told us to be sure to do, otherwise they'd let you off at …
Colosseum +
What an incredibly full day! We began by meeting our private tour guide, Tosca Perotti, at our hoteKudos to my friend, Patty, who through her sister, Connie, gave me the lead. What a gem! Off we went at a good clip down the hill from the hotel the mile to reach the Colosseum. There's nothing …
Rome
Off we went to Logan, the Boston airport. Hectic with spring break travelers, they cleverly did not have the TSA pre-check line open. We still managed to get through with enough time for a celebratory glass of wine prior to boarding. The flight to Amsterdam was uneventful, but gave me time to watch a few …
Italy!
To celebrate my grandson's 10th birthday I decided we should mark the occasion with a momentous trip. While discussing where to go, he mentioned enjoying the Stanley Tucci show Searching for Italy. I had also watched it, enjoying all the places, people and food he highlighted. Seemed like the perfect place for us. His mom, …
Ireland Epilogue
Three weeks, three of us touring around mainly the coastal regions of both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. During that time we were able to see so much of the beautiful countryside, staying mostly to the small, narrow, winding roads I've already described. We felt it gave us a much clearer view of …
Redpath At Ease 