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…
November 10, 2019
Day 14 – Return to Iowa
I fell asleep on the couch a few minutes before 2:00 a.m., when our final…
November 9, 2019
Day 13 – Lisbon Mosaic Studio
Everyone slept well at Elsa's apartment. It may be my imagination, but it sure seemed…
November 8, 2019
Day 12, Part 2 – Arrival in Lisbon
Landing at the Lisbon airport was refreshingly efficient, as we quickly collected our bags and…
November 8, 2019
Day 12, Part 1 – Poema del Mar Aquarium
Noah and Emmie slept in my room so we could wake up early and walk…
November 7, 2019
Day 11 – Flight to Gran Canaria
Given our great buffet experience the night before, we were pretty excited about our hotel…
November 6, 2019
Day 10 – Return to Fuerteventura
After four nights in our Lanzarote home, we checked out Wednesday morning to make the…
November 5, 2019
Day 9 – Caves and Blind Lobsters
After a couple of early starts to our days, we planned to sleep in as…
November 4, 2019
Day 8 – Timanfaya National Park
Our Tuesday morning was focused around Lanzarote's most famed attraction, Timanfaya National Park. The park…