Randy and I had been talking about going to visit Jeremy in Ireland for several years and finally made it happen this summer! While we were over there, we decided to stay longer and visit some other places, too. Jeremy made it easier for us to decide by saying he Read more…
We did an audio tour of St. Peter’s Basilica and paid extra to go up into the dome, since it was highly recommended on Trip Advisor reviews. The Basilica was humongous! Since 2025 is a Year of Jubilee, they had the Holy Doors open. I would’ve thought that would have Read more…
We did a guided tour for the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Our group’s original guide couldn’t make it for some reason, so we had a substitute named Paolo. He was a professor and an archeologist and was very enthusiastic to share all he knew about the sites! He was super Read more…
After taking the water taxi back to the train station in Venice, we rode about 4 hours to Rome and checked into Hotel Marcantonio, an easy 5 minute walk from Rome’s train station. Our room was on the fifth floor and its elevator was just as tiny as the others, Read more…
Randy was in charge of the Venice itinerary and booked a guided tour of the St. Mark’s Basilica and Doge’s Palace. We walked around the area a bit then found the meeting spot for the tour. St. Mark’s Basilica Doge’s Palace The Di Vinci Musuem was really cool. It showcases Read more…
Randy escorted Marissa to the metro station about 10 minutes away so she could get to the airport for her flight back to MO. Then, Randy, Jeremy and I checked out and walked to the train station for our trip to Venice. We checked into Hotel Il Moro di Venezia Read more…
We got to the Cathedral of Santa Maria about 30 minutes before it opened and the line was already huge. We decided to walk around to see some other sights in hopes the line would go down once the doors opened. By the time we made it back to the Read more…
It was Jeremy’s turn to plan the next couple of days, which worked out well, since he wanted to meet up with a friend he knew from online gaming but had never met in person. We took a taxi to the airport in order to rent a car for the Read more…
After breakfast at the hotel, we walked 10 minutes to Pisa’s Botanical Garden. I must say, they had some pretty interesting looking plants. Randy introduced Jeremy to an app he used to identify plants, so Jeremy was working hard to get new badges and increase his rank by taking lots Read more…
Our first stop in Italy was Pisa and of course, you can’t visit Pisa without climbing to the top of its Leaning Tower! After putting our bags in the free lockers a short distance away we lined up for our timed-entry. It wasn’t as tiring as I thought it would Read more…