By our third and final day in Rome, we had finally become familiar with the lay of the land and even comfortable enough to zip around on the metro and local buses unfettered. The panic of our connecting flight from Chicago to Rome had also subsided and would become just another one of many tales…
Category: THE BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY: FROM THE ETERNAL TO THE LUMINOUS
Questo è the Vatican…
Three must-know words before beginning the post: cornetto (“kohr-neht-toh”), questo (“kweh-stoh”), and quello (“kweh-loh”). Do not proceed until firmly committed to memory. These will come in handy during a visit to Italia (“Italy”). After a first night of restless sleep, still jet-lagged and with aching soles, we wandered or rather, metroed, to our first attraction…
When in Roma…
Rome, Roma in Italian, is known to the wider world as the Eternal City. With such an impressive title, the traveler would expect to be struck speechless the moment they stepped out in the street. Well, we weren’t, at least not initially. Maybe it was the jet lag or the rumbling tummies (we were dying…
Where to start. Where to start…
Planning for our next trip to Europe was a tremendous undertaking. To be completely honest, at times it felt overwhelming to the point that we wanted to call the whole thing off. We couldn’t possibly do this on our own. But you must begin somewhere. If it is something you truly believe is worthwhile, you…
In another life…
One trip to Europe and a tour of China do not a traveler make. I can’t recall whether or not we were apprehensive about our second (or what I like to call our first official) trip to Europe. The training wheels would be off this time. No hosts. No interpreters. No chauffeurs. When I think…