Written on October 11, 2017 in
Italy
Pompeii – October 11th 2017 Today was a big adventure day in Pompeii. Ever since I was a kid I remember the stories of Pompeii. Learning about it in school was fascinating and I was so excited to see the ruins in person. We splurged for a tour guide for a couple of hours (normally...
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Written on October 10, 2017 in
Italy
Amalfi Coast – October 8th – 10th 2017 Positano was one of the towns on the coast we wanted to visit. The photos looked absolutely breathtaking and we wanted to experience it for ourselves. We weren’t far from anything really. Agerola was fairly central for us and it took less than an hour to arrive...
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Written on October 7, 2017 in
Italy
Rome to Amalfi – October 7th 2017 We had to spend the night a couple hours out of Rome after we got off the ferry. We were on our way to the Amalfi coast but couldn’t make it for check in so we needed to stop half way for the night. Our GPS either couldn’t...
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Written on October 6, 2017 in
Spain
Barcelona to Rome – October 6th 2017 Our ferry was very basic, slightly disappointing given the advertising we had seen. We had been excited to have the pool on deck for the next day while at sea. This would keep the kids busy for hours. Nope, pool closed and drained. ugh. So we left just...
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Written on October 5, 2017 in
Spain
Barcelona – October 5th 2017 Today we were headed out of Barcelona. Leaving our horrid Airbnb behind and prepping for our nearly 24 ferry ride to Rome. Unfortunately the boat was leaving at 10pm and we needed to leave our Airbnb by 11am. Fortunately, we could park our car at the terminal and walk into...
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Written on October 4, 2017 in
Spain
Barcelona – October 4th 2017 The day after the strike we finally made it into Barcelona city! The day after the strike was a toss up whether full service would resume on the trains so we took a chance and headed to the station. The train arrived (albeit a bit late) and we hopped on...
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Written on October 3, 2017 in
Spain
Barcelona – October 2nd & 3rd 2017 Time to hit the road to Barcelona. We had been in the city twice technically but had yet to see any of it, really. We were ready for our stay and couldn’t wait to explore. I had always heard great things about Barcelona. We stayed just out the...
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Written on October 1, 2017 in
Spain
Valencia – September 29th – October 1st 2017 Our days spent outside of Valencia were relaxing and lazy for the most part. A quick walk to the beach was perfect. Only a block away and we arrived at a beautiful beach (apart from that there was no sand almost it was all rocks). The sea...
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