April 22nd, 2019: The Roman Colosseum, Forum, Palatine Hill and the Piazza del Campidoglio!!!
Category: European travels
April 21st, 2019: Florence to Rome by high-speed Trenitalia train and the loss of my backpack!!!
April 21st, 2019: Florence to Rome by high-speed Trenitalia train and the loss of my backpack!!!
April 19th, 2019: Another morning in beautiful Florence – from the Galileo Museum to the Loggia dei Signoria!!!
April 19th, 2019: Another morning in beautiful Florence – from the Galileo Museum to the Loggia dei Signoria!!!
April 18th, 2019: Florence, Italy – from the Loggia del-Lanzi to the Galleria Accademia and Michelangelo’s David!!!
April 18th, 2019: Florence, Italy – from the Loggia del-Lanzi to the Galleria Accademia and Michelangelo’s David!!!
April 17th, 2019: A high-speed Trenitalia train from Venice to Florence – the Uffizi Gallery – and a grand sunset from a Florence highpoint, Piazzale Michelangelo!!!
April 17th, 2019: A high-speed Trenitalia train from Venice to Florence – the Uffizi Gallery – and a grand sunset from a Florence highpoint, Piazzale Michelangelo!!!
April 16th, 2019: Venice, Italy – along the Canalé Grandé and across the Bacino di San Marco to the San Giorgio Magioré church!!!
April 16th, 2019: Venice, Italy – along the Canalé Grandé and across the Bacino di San Marco to the San Giorgio Magioré church!!!
April 15th, 2019 – seconda parte: Our first full day of exploring Venice, Italy – part two – the afternoon, from the historic Caffé Florian all the way around the eastern island and back, to the spectacular Doge’s Palace !!!
After a leisurely lunch and time sketching over the noon hour at historic Caffè Florian – the oldest café in Europe, we decided to head east along the promenade of the Riva degli Schiavoni (bayside of the Venetian lagoon) toward the eastern tip of the Venetian islands, for a mile or so, observing fishermen, boats,…
April 15th, 2019 – prima parte: Our first full day of exploring Venice, Italy – from a superb, but tiny Italian bakery all the way to the ancient Basilica di San Marco!!!
April 15th, 2019 – prima parti: Our first full day of exploring Venice, Italy – from a superb, but tiny Italian bakery all the way to the ancient Basilica di San Marco!!!
April 13th and 14th, 2019: Taking the night train from Paris through Switzerland to Venice!
April 13th and 14th, 2019: Taking the night train from Paris through Switzerland to Venice!!!
April 11, 2019: Our first (awake) morning exploring marvelous Paris, France!!!
When we left the little hotel, Hotel Rue St. André des-Arts in the early morning, we immediately headed for I’lle de Cité and the fabulous Notre Dame de Paris in the early morning light of a brilliant spring day!
Silver Chariot 