Chicago Our Kinda Town
We left beautiful Toronto and had an easy flight to ORD. Until we landed and were driven out to the plane parking lot because our gate had a plane needing maintenance. Nothing you can do but wait even though we…
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Toronto
Good morning from our home away from home. Love the cityscape!!! A quick reminder to always check under the beds…. What a fun 🐻 hug this morning!!! TODAY is a very special day. My sister Sue celebrates her big (zero)…
Winding down
Tomorrow we leave all of the nice people in Canada for the Windy City. Can’t believe we left home 120 day ago and covered so many miles and had so many adventures. Today was quiet, we spent another glorious fall…
Toronto
A must do is to take the speed elevator to the observatory at the iconic CN Tower. But first breakfast at the corner diner. The service & food were excellent. Hmmmm feels a bit like Switzerland prices…are these damn tariffs…
Hockey Hall of Fame
Super fun way for a couple of hockey fans to spend time walking through hockeys exciting history The “Original Six” Era | Les « Six équipes originales. During the 25 years that the NHL operated with six teams, the term…
Cousin Fun
Today was a glorious day with plans on reconnecting with my cousin Marina who’s made her home in Toronto. She & her husband Gabe have two adorable children. Easy to get to them. Walk a few blocks and take the…
Toronto
Today I am doing my NO KINGS protest from Canada. The 🇺🇸 my country, is one I don’t completely recognize anymore. We are in peril and our hope of getting the 🇺🇸 back on track is to have a blue…
Jardin Botanique
An oasis in the middle of the city for over 80 years, the Montréal Jardin botanique (Botanical Garden) is recognized as one of the largest and most beautiful in the world. Its rich collection of 22,000 plant species and cultivars,…
Fall in Montréal
The jet lag and head colds are murder. We’re sleeping good it’s just falling asleep early and waking up in the middle of the night. Finally getting over this dreadful cough and it’s time to bundle up and take a…
Montreal Jet Lag
This will take some time to get our body clocks in sync. Arrived at our place in Old Town Montreal and were asleep by 5pm local time. Up at 2am and a more 💤 waiting for a cafe to open.…
Goodbye Europe
We end our European adventure today and plan on looking at the thousands of photos on our 9 hour flight to Montreal. Recap later… We decided to spend some time in Canada and show them there are many of us…
Last day in Roma
We walked to the Sottocoperta. We were following a lady with a laundry bag and we weren’t able to overtake her, but there were 2 machines waiting for us. We beat the crowds!!! Happy to pack clean clothes for 🇨🇦.…
The Vatican
We bought a bus pass and it got us to our tour starting point at Piazza del Risorgimento. Getting good at it 💥 The skip the line was a good idea and it still took an hour to enter the…
Rome
We had to be ready for anything for our golf cart tour. The angels were bowling all night and a few strikes woke us up. 💥 We couldn’t get a taxi to the meeting point. Luckily the gentleman at the…
Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel
Walking history like it’s the latest gossip and over the centuries there has been plenty to be shocked about because the Popes were like Kings. The extraordinary money & power of the Catholic Church…it was a day of hearing the…
Travel Day to Roma
We all had priority and there were TWO lines on the sign. REGULAR & PRIORITY so we went to the priority line. No you must form one queue!! I thought we should all ask for a refund, but then said…
Ciao Alghero 🇮🇹
Still in the high 80’s in early October in Italy. This part of our adventure is over and tomorrow we leave the island of Alghero and fly to Roma for more adventures. Took one last walk along the seaside. The…
La Pelosa
White sand, crystal clear water, the scent of junipers. You’re not dreaming! Several times declared among the best beaches in Europe, Pelosa extends on the northwest coast of Sardinia, near the small but wonderful village of Stintino. The thousand shades…
Neptune’s Grotto
A precious treasure. We have no certain news on who found out the Grotto. It was probably a fisherman of Alghero named Ferrandino, around the end of 1700. Other sources however claim that the Romans present in Portus Nymphaeus near…
Alghero & Bosa
Explored the streets and coastal town of our home away from home. There’s a car rally in town so there’s lots of excitement buzzing. A walk through the park always look around for a glimpse of fun. Alghero was founded…
Au Revoir Corsica
Corsican flag The Moor’s head symbol appeared in Corsica as early as the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated from an Aragonese emblem representing victory over the Moors, later adopted by the powers present in the western Mediterranean.In…
Propriano
Perfect day for a boat ride…but first breakfast 🥰 Captain Stephan The scenery never ends. Happy!!! First cove stop for a swim in the turquoise waters Everyone’s in Tortoise rock Another gorgeous day in Corsica and a perfect day for…
Filitosa
8000 years ago. A walk through archeological sites discovered in 1956. We discovered the roots of Corsica in the footsteps of the first Corsicans. Jewel of the island’s megalithic art and considered by scientists as one of the most mysterious…
Olmeto France
After our wild ride to get here we all slept hard and woke up to a beautiful view of Propriano on the opposite side of the peninsula. The sea is a turquoise color. We had an adorable visitor this morning…
Corsica
Ferry from Levanto to Bastia Bye Livanto Nice smooth sailing Doggies everywhere Should be skiing in the Alps Piloting ferry out of harbor Corsica France Not quite sure how to describe our wild drive to Olmeto with more hairpin turns…
Ciao Cinque Terre
Our home away from home was perfect, close to the train and easy to spot with the green awnings up on the hillside. We loved the location because our train pass could take us to the gorgeous Cinque Terre villages…
Stupendo, Magnifico, Bellisimo Cornigli
Last day Met some locals 🐈 🐈⬛ Word for the week 🇮🇹 PASSI 🇺🇸STEPS Time for 🍵 Sweet Senora with a cute 🦉 bag Everyone feels this way!!! Except 😡 Perfect scenery, weather, food 🇮🇹🇮🇹 While the others went hiking……
Villa Di Amore Hike & Cruise
Today the pictures will speak for themselves…. Walk of 💙🇮🇹 Lunch up up up up the stairs to Billy’s. CLOSED 🤯 Train to last stop La Spezzi for a quick stroll around town Everything’s closed for the afternoon break and…
Cinque Terre
This place is gorgeous in a picture perfect Mediterranean coastal way. We hiked an amazing (and very difficult trail) that took us up and down, steps and boulders and narrow paths and steep terrain. It was beautiful and the views…
Bye Lake Garda Hello Parma & Lavento
Early check out and pick up for our journey to Levanto with a stop in Parma. Oh yea a Parmigiano Reggiano tour of a family owned cheese maker, the Ugolotti family They’ve been in business since 1980 and produce 14…