European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #12, Florence, IT
Saturday, June 23, 2012 – The first 11 days of our European honeymoon were quite busy, as I’m sure you’ve read, with Florence being our sixth city in 11 days. Initially we had planned on seeing Naples after Florence, but while we were in Venice we decided to extend our stays in Florence and Rome, [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #11, Venice, IT to Florence, IT
Friday, June 22, 2012 – Breakfast was the first thing on our mind when we woke up, but with the National public transportation strike happening today, we quickly got showered & dressed before heading downstairs. We had packed up our suitcases the night before, so Julia & I were able to get downstairs and through [...]
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 #9, Salzburg, AU to Venice, IT
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – With today being a travel day, Julia & I were up at 6:45 am and checked out of Hotel Villa Carlton in Salzburg, Austria by 7:30 am and walked to the train station. At Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, we picked up croissants, bottles of water and some juice, to get ready for [...]
Upcoming Trips
Now that the blog has officially relaunched, I feel I should let you in on some information. Over the past four weeks, Julia & I have booked our honeymoon! We’ll be flying from Toronto to Paris, and then from Rome to Toronto twenty days later. Not a bad little getaway. . What stops we make [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 11
Flooded with sadness, the European expedition is nearing its end, with Nick & I now in London, England. We arrived today (Friday) and are set to fly home to Canada on Monday. Going hard for the last two weeks has really caught up to us, so we’re probably not going to be doing a whole [...]
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 [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 8
Now that we had a solid rest and good shower, we were off to see what Rome had in store for us. Our first stop of the day was the Colosseum, where paid our entrance fee and the additional cost for a ‘tour guide’. What we had originally thought was that we were going to [...]
Dave & Nick’s European Adventure, 2002 – pt. 7
When we arrived in Rome mid-afternoon after the 9-hour train ride from Cannes, we spent our first hour looking for a hostel. The place I had originally reserved was completely booked, and they didn’t feel the need to inform me of that. So we walked around, with the help of the guide book, looking for [...]