Also in the Tuscany region of Italy is the small city of Siena. About an hour from Florence, it doubled as our wayside stop on the way to Rome. After wandering through a local market of mostly clothes, we enjoyed a walking tour of the city with our local guide, Sarah. Beautiful narrow streets winding • Read More »

Today was our day in Florence. We hopped on our bus and were in the city within an hour. In a word, Florence is spectacular. The small streets, the little shops, the huge cathedrals, the museums, the Arno river, and the view of the city from the Piazzale Michelangelo are all part of this great • Read More »

Before we headed out on our long road trip, we stopped by the final studio of Paul Cezanne. It’s a quaint little house he designed that is still very much like it was when he died in 1906. It was great to walk on his floor and look through the same windows that he did • Read More »

We had the morning to ourselves as we prepared to leave Paris. Our small group decided to walk to the Arc de Triumph and go to the top, hop on the Metro to Notre Dame, do a little shopping, grab lunch, and come back to the hotel. As far as plans go, we didn’t come • Read More »

Our first full day in Paris was filled with museums and history. We ventured down to the metro (subway) and took it to the Musée d’Orsay. Confirming that they are mostly for show, I set off the metal detector at the museum but they let me through anyway. Set in an old train station along • Read More »