Checking out the safety information. Shuttered windows are my new favorite. What a great way to control light! Piazza Navona… Street vendors are everywhere in Roma. Fontana del Moro Stepping up to ‘hug’ one of the pillars at the Pantheon. Someday this image will mean something to him ;)
Marsaxlokk is a fishing village located in the Southeastern region of Malta. We signed up for a tour to take us to the weekly Sunday market near the docks and the second portion of the tour was to take us out for a boat ride to the Blue Grotto. The colorful boats, called ‘Luzzi,’ above
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We joined a 9 hour (ambitious, weren’t we?) tour to Gozo. First, we boarded a bus with about 22 other tourists and drove to the port where we waited for the next ferry across the bay to Gozo, the second largest Maltese island. After we completed the crossing and boarded a new bus we drove
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We just returned from a long weekend in Malta! Traveling and taking advantage of our location is a huge priority while we’re living here in Sicily and so, despite some trepidation about traveling with 3 small boys, we packed up and jetted off. Our hotel was an all inclusive in a quiet area of Northern
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Caltagirone is a quiet town in the Southeastern portion of Sicily. About a 40 minute drive from us, it is well known for quality ceramic work and it’s 142 step staircase in the older portion of town. This town is very pedestrian friendly with the added benefit of free, easy (minivan accommodating) parking on the
After a late night spent googling for parking directions (I think that driving/parking is my biggest source of anxiety here in Sicily. Huge- by Sicilian standards- minivan plus narrow streets, tiny parking spots, congestion and ZTL zones…. almost too much for my rule following, don’t really like surprises/spontaneity self!) we headed out in the morning
Yesterday we had the absolute pleasure of attending the St. Agata festival in downtown Catania. Our gracious hosts brought us with them to a lecture on the jewels donated/dedicated to St. Agata given at the museum of the Diocese of Catania. Walking through the streets of downtown you could feel the surge of energy emanating
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We started the day with some bed jumping while getting dressed, then Starbucks in the hotel lobby and off to the San Francisco Zoo. It is such a great, kid friendly zoo. We enjoyed a train ride and plenty of animals. After the zoo we drove to Fort Point… experiencing some of the joy of
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We drove to San Francisco today and had a great time in Union Square, on a couple double decker bus rides and down by the pier. Back at the hotel, the boys loved bath time in a new tub, I enjoyed a little night photography and then we all tried to sleep. Tried was the
First sunset on our 7 night Western Caribbean cruise. Gulf of Mexico. This native Oregonian had to learn how to deal with glass and humidity :) But… the haze was kind of fun to play around with.
