April 20, 2023
Italy 2023 Recap
Our 9-day tour of Italy included stays in Venice, the Cinque Terre, Lucca, and Rome,…
April 19, 2023
Day 9 – Naples and Herculaneum
Our ninth and final day in Italy was one that Noah had been looking forward…
April 18, 2023
Day 8 – Colosseum, Roman Forum, and Vatican City
Our Tuesday in Rome started with breakfast from the nearest McDonald’s. Unlike the United States,…
April 17, 2023
Day 7, Part 3 – Rome at Night
After our pasta class was in the books, Amanda, Noah, and I spent the next…
April 17, 2023
Day 7, Part 2 – Pasta Making in Rome
We booked an Airbnb pasta-making experience for our first night in Rome, which promised us…
April 17, 2023
Day 7, Part 1 – Lucca’s Torre delle Oro
We started our morning in Lucca with a leisurely walk until one of the city’s…
April 16, 2023
Day 6 – Pisa and Lucca
Our stay in Cinque Terre was brief, as we had locked in advanced reservations to…
April 15, 2023
Day 5 – Cinque Terre
After a very late arrival in Monterosso, we had to modify our original Saturday schedule.…
April 14, 2023
Day 4 – Bonus Day in Venice
Two nights ago, we received an email from Italian railway Trenitalia that our scheduled train…
April 13, 2023
Day 3 – Burano and Torcello
Our original Thursday plans included the Venetian islands of Murano and Burano. However, with rain…
April 12, 2023
Day 2 – Glass Making and Murano
Our hotel included vouchers for two breakfasts each day, and Noah and I were up…
April 11, 2023
Day 1 – Arrival in Venice
The flight from Chicago to Rome went as smoothly as we could have asked, with…