Across The Adriatic

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. ๐Ÿ™‚

One last lunch... She makes friends everywhere...

One last lunch… She makes friends everywhere…

The road to Split.

The road to Split.

Syd on her enclosed porch.

Syd on her enclosed porch.

Our arrival snacks.

Our arrival snacks.

People enjoying the nightlife in Split.

People enjoying the nightlife in Split.

The view from the room.

The view from the room.

Being Cool in Blue Ice

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 ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚