European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #10, Venice, IT
Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The first thing we noticed about Venice when we arrived yesterday was just how hot & muggy it was. Luckily our room at Hotel Rialto was equipped with a working air conditioner, so we opted to have a nice, comfortable sleep before leaving to explore one of the most [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #6, Amsterdam, NL
Sunday, June 17, 2012 – After a pretty late night we slept in and had breakfast at the crepebar across the street from our hotel, for some crepes – a Dutch specialty. While the service was a little on the slow side, and the menu that they were set to launch in the coming weeks [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #2, Paris
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 – Julia & I woke up and headed down for breakfast in the restaurant at Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, since we had made a reservation the night before. We had high expectations for our meal, since we were told it was a ‘buffet’ and it was setting us back 18 € [...]
Suad in Spain, 2012: Part Four – Museums
(Text and photos: Suad Bejtovic) About the only thing I knew about Madrid before going there was that it is the home of one of the world’s most famous museums, Prado. After doing some research before the visit, I realized that at least two other Madrid museums are worth the visit – Reina Sofia and [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 10
Once we got settled in Florence, we walked around town and took in some of the sights and got acclimated to our surroundings. We made plans with to head to the Joshua Tree Pub to meet up with Ricardo (a guy that worked in the hostel, from California) and Alex & Josie (other travelers staying [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 9
Today we woke up & packed up our stuff, then made our way on foot to the Vatican Museums. This place was like a fortress! We walked around forever, trying to figure out where the entrance was, since it was guarded by 15’ brick walls. We eventually found the entrance, and like the rest of [...]
Italy, 2002 – First full day in Rome
Looking back through my posts, I missed publishing what I saw during my first full day in Rome. I think I was getting carried away with covering off my night life. Ha! Enjoy! **** My last few days in Rome were unforgettable. During my self-guided tour of Rome yesterday, I hopped on the metro and [...]
Italy, 2002 – Florence to Rome
The weather yesterday was incredibly nice – a little overcast, but that’s all. The weather reports called for rain, but it never surfaced, so I spent the day walking around Florence again and checked out the Boboli Gardens. The views from the Gardens were incredible, and the overcast skies really helped the views. I think [...]
Italy, 2002 – Florence
Ciao, I’m at a bar in Florence right now, and they have computers here for people to check their email & the ‘net. How crazy is this?! This bar is AMAZING! From what I’ve gathered, they serve nothing but martinis, and they are soooooo strong. 5,50 euro for one drink, and they go up 1 [...]
