The day after my birthday celebration we decided to take it easy. We decided to see a Hokusai art exhibit in the morning, then catch up on work the rest of the day. Although many consider our journey a “long vacation,” Paul and I still work so we can pay bills and keep travelling the … Continue reading Hokusai in Rome
Have you ever lived somewhere and not taken advantaged of the world-famous sights that surround you? I have New York friends that have never gone to see the Statue of Liberty. Similar to our last week in Washington DC, we had to hit some MAJOR sights in Florence we’d let wait till the last minute. … Continue reading Our Last Week In Florence: The Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, and David
I’ve spoken about the sunset and city skyline views from Piazzale Michelangelo before, but for truly spectacular views of Florence visit Giardino Bardini. This garden was opened to the public in 2005 after intensive restoration. The garden dates back to 1259, beginning as an orchard located right outside the city gates. As time went on, … Continue reading Giardino Bardini
Seeing as though the train ride to Milano is around 2 hours from Tuscany, we couldn’t miss Milano. From my perspective, I feel like Milano is forgotten by the average tourist, or overshadowed by the impressions we have in our head – fashion and finance mecca of Italy. But, there was so much more to … Continue reading A Weekend In Milano
While we lived Florence, our friend Nate introduced us to his Italian friend, Yari. Yari was nice enough to bring us along on a weekend day trip to the Tuscan town of Lucca. Nate, Yari, and Davide are all photographers. Lucca is currently hosting a huge photo exhibit that includes 20 locations to see photo … Continue reading Lucca
Savvy Roving 