by Kevin Spencer | Jun 30, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
Our last day was amazing. We were up early to beat the heat, caught the Metro and headed for the Roman Forum. We actually got a glimpse of the Forum from the Terrace of the Fornese Gardens in Palatine Hill our first day here. Today, we would be exploring these ancient...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 29, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We were up early this morning to start the day before the temperatures reach 100 degrees! Our first stop was the famous Trevi Fountain, which is right around the corner from our hotel. It is tucked away into a narrow backstreet but it is spectacular. The guidebook...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 27, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
The day started off great – we got to sleep in a bit because our train to Rome was leaving about 12noon. We’re only 10 minutes from the Train Station by car. We took our time getting things ready, went to breakfast, our driver arrived, and we were on our...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 27, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
Just a quick post to let you know that I am trying to upload my current blog entry for Rome. The internet is VERY SLOW here and not allowing me to upload some of the pictures and not more than a couple of sentences. I’ll keep trying!
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 26, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We had some internet issues in our hotel last night so I wasn’t able to post this until now. We were up early this morning so that we could get down to the Train Station for our tour. I’m not one to join an organized tour group (Cindy and I are pretty good...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 24, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
I know I’ve already posted today and it’s unusual for me to post more than once. BUT we just finished watching the most spectacular fireworks we’ve ever seen! We are in Florence, Italy and today is a holiday here. Today (June 24) is the day the city...
