Day 20-23
We had a travel day and stayed at a French small town. Had the greatest pork sandwich.spent several dt in Rome, saw and did much. Think Genine was the photographer. Our group was dissolved this morning after a great dinner last night. Enjoyed our time together. Any Rome was complicated… ask me quest...
Day 19 and 20
Yesterday was a travel day. I got to sit in the front jump seat of the bus with one of the worlds, greatest characters Richard, our bus driver. I’ll put some videos it seemed like a long day of driving, but I watched a great Netflix series on the “Cold War “ highly recommend. Plus the coach offers g...
Day 18
Our day of rest is not going to be a day of rest, but the usual 10 miles. It’s sort of hard to explain, but we are taking a train up the coast visited a town then a train back to another little town then a bus up the hill and then hike to the next town along the coast And either take the train to th...
Day 17
travel day…. The next couple of days is called the vacation in the vacation… one of those Italian seaside villages on the cliffs you see pictures of? Yesterday kicked my ass… “Porchete Orvietana” oh my god this is the best pork sandwich in the world! So we got out of the insanity of Rome and stopped...
Day 16
We have been so busy that the time just seems to blur. Officially I have to say that Rome kicked my ass. There are unbelievable things to see here the churches the Colosseum. And yes, we had great adventures. We walked miles and miles. We had one of the greatest had T-bone steaks that were unbelieva...
Day 15
Not surprisingly the group is starting to get tired. We walked 10. Miles plus lots of stairs we are both feet it…,Just arrived in Rome and it is a big big city. This will be a real challenge and I am going to work hard to make this a great couple of days. I was surprised with how green it was drivin...
Day 14
Walked up the hill to see the city from above for sunrise and there was a replicant of David. Saw some hot balloons launch. We had unbelievable steaks that are famous in the region last night.Really good food and fellowship. This group is in good shape no smokers but they can drink lol. Climbed the”...
Day 12
What a crazy day! I will post a short video of leaving Venice with all the “working man “boats getting supplies to the city that is sort of entertaining. I think Venice is a a dying city in some ways...lots of struggling super rich shops but the real issue is the locals are leaving the city. Ride do...
Day 11
Hard to describe my thoughts about Venice as it is constantly changing. It reminds me of the city of Jerusalem with the amazing architecture and the diverse shops…… interesting enough most of the shops seem to cater for the very, very wealthy. You can see a jacket that’s custom-made for sale in a wi...
Day 10
Traveling day to Florence The taxes are at least 10 percent higher here but there are some benefits. The middle class class workers are well paid. Our bus driver has a late model Audi Q5. They do tax the rich higher than us. There is an extra month pay got most at Christmas. College is dirt cheap in...
Day 9
Got up early took the bus to a hiking trail that goes from Germany to Austria. Crystal blue skies crispy perfect hiking weather. We came around a lake to the castle that brook and Morgan both had posters in their rooms…. I didn’t think it was real. Still processing the concentration camp from yester...
Day 8
Travel day across Germany. We are having wonderful weather. Lots of agriculture. Lots of of manufacturing but low profile. Lots of of windmills and solar panels.nice cars but no pickups. The drivers are very good they all move to the right… Not going to go into detail on our tour of the concentratio...
Day 7
This town has a stone wall with 42 towers maybe 40 50 acres? So it’s huge. All kinds of shops churches almost like a movie set. So photogenic Josh would love it with his eye. Just looked up and there storks on the building. This place is huge. Would be fun to have my e-bike and explore especially at...
Day 6
Dropped down into the mighty Rhine River staying in a little village and for whatever reason very few people. Yeah! We did a tour of the village with a local… talked about many things but had he had the courage to talk about ww2 and how/why the nazi came to power and how they took the local Jews. He...
Day 5
I thought about my Mom many times this morning. So field trip was a park with Mult acres with millions of tulips. You will see the pictures. Must be a short window to see them bloom like this? The ones at my house seem to last for a long time week lol Going to have to to do some research on the tuli...
Day 4 Amsterdam For real
In reality we have spend the last couple of days in Haarlem but today we are going to take the train and go into the city of Amsterdam. The plan is to go for a boat ride in the canals, guided tour of our first museums(two) and then Genine got us tickets to the Ann Frank House. Dinners on our own. To...
Amsterdam Day 3
Woke up to sunshine and blue skies. Plan for the day is to rent some bikes and expand our area of exploration. We meet back here at 3 meet our travel group for the first and then go for a walking tour and dinner. I am hoping I do ok with staying in line part lol One interesting aspect of the area is...
Amsterdam Day 2 Post
This morning we took the 40 minute bus to pick up Sandy who will be the third leg of our “battle buddies “. …..having made the trip yesterday what can go wrong ? I am personally still confused but somehow our number “300 bus to Haarlem “ from a adjoining platform made a 30 minute loop then back to t...
Amsterdam Day 1
What a pleasant relaxing section of the world this old city is in Netherlands. Very few cars and lots of bikes the roads are brick the bread and cheese are outstanding and the locals love their beer and their cycles.The costs are comparable to the US so things are expensive.Lol very lovely people an...