We got up early again this morning to leave for the island of Capri with our overnight stop in Sorrento. As it is habit now, we are up by six, luggage out by seven, on the bus by eight. It become a mantra. We were told we didn’t want to Read more
Rome! Capital of the world. We were up early to take a Vatican tour. The line for this was very long when we got there and got even longer as we waited. The art collections are very impressive which was to be expected. It gives the new insight to the Read more
All roads lead to Rome! We spent the first half of the day in Florence. Laszlo lead our group into the museum where we saw the famous David sculpture. There were others cultures from Michelangelo in there as well including what he called the “prisoners”. Michelangelo, as a sculptor, said Read more
We are off to a very early morning. After we loaded back on the bus, we went back to Venice. Today was St Marks Square and Cathedral. Here we were told that if a pigeon “drops” on you, it is good luck. I tell you, with the number of birds Read more
This morning, we left a Austria for Venice Italy. We stopped below the Dolomites and had to hot Cocoa’s for a mere 7000 lira. Note, one US dollar was approximately 2100 Lira at the time of this writing. I find myself sleeping a lot on the bus and I’m sure Read more
We are on our way to Austria, Innsbrook to be exact. We went through mountain pass heading towards Liechtenstein. We went through a pass near the top of Innsbrook pass in the Swiss Alps where we stopped for lunch. Again our tour guide Laszlo recommended a couple of small shops Read more
Teresa has a cold. We are not staying in Lucerne, but in a mountain ski resort called Engelberg at the -TressHotel. During the summers, it is slow. I went to the pharmacy in this little ski town and did my best I could. Teresa did make the morning tour and Read more
We are on our way to the Black Forest then on to Lucerne Switzerland. The houses is in a black forest are quite unique with many flowerbeds and gardens in the windows. I think this part of the trip was what excited me the most. I remember our trips in Read more
Oh my god it is too early, we were up before the sun, trying to get a jump on traffic. We are leaving the Netherlands on our way to Rhineland Germany. We made a Quick stop in Cologne Germany. It was enough time to take a tour of the cathedral. Read more
We are now on our way to the Netherlands and Amsterdam. Our tour guide has set up a rotation on the bus. The people sitting in front in the front seats will move back a row and those in the back seats will move up to the front. It gives Read more