The Almafi Coast, Rome and Saying Good-bye to Italy…

Well, as stated earlier in my travels….travel companions, although glorious to be with, do not lend to consitent blog posts.  As it happens, I am actually in Greece right now :)…having a light cheese plate, glass of white wine and listening to Mark and Adam talk about the importance of the UN. I left Italy… Continue reading The Almafi Coast, Rome and Saying Good-bye to Italy…

Modena! Modena! Modena!

My last night in Modena  (pronounced MO-deh-nah), my adorable server, Luca, asked me, “Why did you come to Modena?”  The simple answer: to eat…of course!  The medieval town is not the tourist mecca that some other towns in Italy draw…but the Emilia-Romagna region is touted as having the best food in Italy.  The famous Parmigiano… Continue reading Modena! Modena! Modena!

First Stop in Italy: Torino to Visit my Italian Cousins!

As unbearable as getting up at 5:15am to catch my 7:41am train was, the views I witnessed as we crossed the Alps from France into Italy were breathtaking.  The train traversed through dramatic rugged mountain peaks dusted with some of the first snow of the year.  The mountain sides were painted with the colors of  the… Continue reading First Stop in Italy: Torino to Visit my Italian Cousins!

Paris! The City of Lights and…er, Rain :)

Tonight I wrap up 4 days in Paris.  And really what can I say about Paris that hasn’t already been said…it was as expected: Spectacular! My feet got a bit more wet than I would have liked the last 2 days…but I did come in November and my first 2 days here more than made… Continue reading Paris! The City of Lights and…er, Rain 🙂

Santiago de Compostela – Spain’s most Romantic and Historic City

I have arrived here 4 days before Pope Benedict XVI.  Like me, it will be his first visit to what is considered to be the 3rd most sacred city in Christianity (behind Jerusalem and Rome…remarkably I will have visited all 3 this year after I visit Rome in a few weeks).  He, of course, will get… Continue reading Santiago de Compostela – Spain’s most Romantic and Historic City