June 17, 2003: We got up today at about 9 a.m. and went down for our complimentary breakfast at the hotel. All of our hotels — save the one in Florence — have included breakfast with the cost of the room, and the quality of the food and ambiance has varied widely. In Rome, the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Italy’
Italian Journal, Day 9
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Travel, Venice, World on March 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Italian Journal, Day 8
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Travel, Venice, World on March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
June 16, 2003: This day saw us travel from Florence to Venice and take our longest car ride yet. We left Florence at about 10 a.m. The drive out of Florence was not an easy one — we got caught in a bit of a traffic tie-up and had to navigate several traffic circles on [...]
Italian Journal, Day 7
Posted in Family, Travel, TV, World, tagged Art, Family, Florence, Italian Journal, Italy, Travel, TV, weather on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
June 15, 2003: Kish and I got up early today to do some laundry. We walked to a nearby laundromat, managed to decipher the signs, and then sat there watching the international version of MTV with equal amounts of astonishment and disgust. The female singers featured on MTV all seem to have taken dancing lessons [...]
Italian Journal, Day 6
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Art, Family, Florence, Italian Journal, Italy, Travel, World on March 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
June 14, 2003: Today we drove from Siena to Florence, with a stop in San Gimighiano. I liked the hotel in Siena very much. Our room was cool — finally! — and we enjoyed a fine breakfast in a garden area behind the hotel, with a lovely view of the surrounding countryside. What a change [...]
Italian Journal, Day 5
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Siena, Travel, weather, World on March 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
June 13, 2003: This morning we left Assisi and drove to Siena. Our night’s stay in Assisi was incredibly hot. We even opened the windows completely to try to catch a bit of breeze, but without success. The “air conditioning” unit in the room seemed to only make the air more humid. Neither Kish nor [...]
Italian Journal, Day 4
Posted in Family, Travel, World, tagged Assisi, Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Rome, Travel, weather, World on March 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
June 12, 2003: Today was close to a perfect travel day. It began in Rome and ended in Assisi — not far as the crow flies, but a significant difference in feel and attitude. We left the Hotel Carriage after suffering through another sweltering breakfast. (In fairness, no one but me seemed to think the [...]
Italian Journal, Day 3
Posted in Family, Healthcare Reform, Travel, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Rome, Travel, weather, World on March 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
June 11, 2003: Today is our last day in Rome, and we split up to do different things. Kish went shopping, and the boys and I headed off to see some of the famous churches . But first, breakfast at the Hotel Carriage — which means, for me, rivers of sweat as I try to [...]
Italian Journal, Day 2
Posted in Family, Travel, weather, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Rome, Travel, Vatican, weather, World on February 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
June 10, 2003: We got up at about 9 a.m. (which is really sleeping in for me) and after our gratis continental breakfast we hopped onto the Metro and headed toward the Vatican. The Metro is somewhat mystifying — for some reason you can’t get change for your fare money from the machines — and [...]
Italian Journal, Day 1
Posted in Family, Reflections, Travel, World, tagged Family, Italian Journal, Italy, Rome, World on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has now been almost six years since our trip to Italy. I kept a short journal during that trip, which has never been transcribed. What better place to transcribe it than in our family blog? So, over the next few weeks, I will transcribe the journal with appropriate pictures from the trip. June 9, [...]
