Across The Adriatic

Posted on July 19, 2013 by TED

Sigh. Time to move on. Although we loved Rome in some ways we were ready to go. Rome is quite the busy place and although I like to visit it and it has one of my favorite buildings in the world (Pantheon) I burn out on the city quicker than other locations in Europe. Adding on was while our hotel (Grand Hotel de la Minerve) was in a great location and had a great staff, the more 21st century oriented facilities were lacking and after 4 days we had enough.

One last lunch at our favorite restaurant by the Pantheon it was time to hop across the Adriatic to Split, Croatia and a beautiful and hopping Thursday night. Our hotel, the Hotel Luxe gave is a warm welcome that included cake and Prosecco, the room has a great view of Split harbor and the ferries that are coming and going to the nearby islands and the vibe in the air for this sea-side town is driving Sydney crazy. Again. At least when she travels in the future I know where I have to worry when she travels…

Now we are watching a red, red moon setting on some of the smoothest water we have seen in a while. Nice. 🙂

One last lunch… She makes friends everywhere…

The road to Split.

Syd on her enclosed porch.

Our arrival snacks.

People enjoying the nightlife in Split.

The view from the room.

Being Cool in Blue Ice

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Sydney De Lora

Hi Matthias,

Yes Blue Ice is a weird name for a gelato shop right? I got some really good flavors which were Creme Carmel that tasted like butter and felt very buttery when you ate it and Roche Chocolate which had little coco balls and chocolate chips. My mom got lemon but when she tried the Creme Carmel she loved it so she traded with my dad who had Creme Carmel also. They each eat the last 1/2 of each other’s Gelato. I ate all but 1 bite of my Gelato. I thought it was the best Gelato on this trip… so far. Well today is my last day in Italy so see you in Croatia.

From Sydney 🙂 🙂

A Slower Day

Posted on July 18, 2013 by TED

With the business over the past few days we decided it was time for a slightly slower day. After sleeping in we walked over to Campo de’ Fiori to see its fruit/vegetable/spice market with more than a splash of tourist related items thrown in. The open air markets are one of Kim’s favorite things to check out on our journeys. After the marked we headed over to Piazza Navona. Once a roman circus, it was transformed into a Piazza, or square in the the 15th century and is home to the Fountain of the Four Rivers (Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi) designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Last time we were here this fountain was being renovated (something at each stop always is…), nice to catch it this time. Piazza Navona also has two other fountains and is also the location of the church of Sant’Agnese in Agone, a church in the Baroque style.

After that we just wandered letting our legs and whims tell us where to go. Nice not to have an agenda. 🙂