by Kevin Spencer | Jun 24, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We took the Eurostar train from Venice to Florence this morning. It was a much better experience than our trip from Paris to Venice. We checked into the Plaza Hotel Lucchesi. It’s a beautiful hotel on the river. Today is a holiday only in Florence. It is a...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 23, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
This was our last day in Venice. We spent most of the day roaming and exploring the streets and alleys of this quaint, romantic island. We found a few treasures to take back home for friends and family. And, of course, we found a couple of things for us! Cindy has...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 23, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We have a full day yesterday…and today is just now getting started. Our hotel is beautiful. The building dates back to 1100 but it’s only been a hotel since the 1500’s. I went down to the Marco Polo room for breakfast this morning to a feast! There...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 22, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We left Paris yesterday, riding the overnight train to Venice. This was NOT what we had expected. The train messed up our reservation though our tickets clearly stated SUPERIOR CLASS COUCHETTE – a private sleeper with meal service. It appears that they oversold...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 21, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We’ve covered a lot of territory these last couple of days. Today we decided to do something a little different and go someplace that’s not exactly on the Paris tourist map – The Catacombs. We heard about this place from a program we watched on the...
by Kevin Spencer | Jun 19, 2008 | TOUR JOURNAL 2008
We thought today would be uneventful – just another day in Paris. We were wrong; but I digress. Let’s start from the beginning. It was not a pretty day – cold, cloudy and rainy. We left the hotel around 12noon is search of sustenance. We walked down...
