Well, I have returned!! I actually got back Wednesday evening, but have been busy recovering from the cold I acquired on the way home, spending time with Mark, work on Friday, catching up with Barb, getting unpacked and laundry done, and a few other activities. So please forgive the delay in posting.
How do I even begin to describe my 14 day adventure to, through, and back from Europe? The time with my dad was wonderful! We traveled perfectly together. All the planning he did for the trip really paid off with seamless transitions and arrangements. We took trains, plains, cars, buses and trams. We had torrential rain, hail, snow, sun, and strong winds.
Top 10 (in no particular order)
- Arriving in Frankfurt at 9:15am Thursday morning (not having slept much on the plane) and seeing dad right on the other side of Customs/security, knowing our great adventure was about to begin! We spent until 7:30pm that night traveling to our first night's destination in Vernazza, Italy. It was a long day, but full of fun new experiences!
- Being in the security line to fly from Rome to Berlin and realizing my Nalgene water bottle was completely full. We had to drink it all while in line. For some reason I really thought that was fun.
- Our breakfast every morning in Italy of coffee (cappuccino, americano, or espresso) and a croissant, it was wonderful!
- Being able to see the ruins and Coliseum in Rome. You see pictures, but actually being there and seeing it for yourself is truly awesome!
- Discovery the incredible and beautiful super old hill town of Servano (or was it Sarona) while driving around the Tuscan hills. It rained so much that day we weren't able to go checkout the town, so it saves something for next time ;)
- Hearing Dad say he was finished sight seeing, after a slow day wondering around Rothenberg, Germany, at 3:30pm the afternoon before we left. That was the first time he didn't want to keep going!
- Discovery after the first few days together that Dad and I would be great travel buddies because we wanted to do dinner, go to bed, and get up around the same time. We also had similar interests in what we ate and wanting to try the local food.
- Finding out how beautiful the Czech Republic is on a sunny day driving through small towns in March.
- When the Lamborghini flew past us while we were driving in Poland. The sound was nothing like I had ever heard!
- Having the best Dad in the world, willing to fly half way across the world with me to do a little exploring!
Here are some pictures (captions above the pictures).
First hour we were in Frankfurt.
A cemetary above Montosorro, Italy.
On the St Mark's bridge in Florence.
On the train to Venice.
Confused and not sure where to try and find a place to stay for the night. Hill country, Tuscany.
2 comments:
Welcome back!
Sorry to hear about the cold that you came back with!
The trip highlights sound wonderful!
I am thrilled that you and dad had such a great time, knew you would! The pics are almost like being there...almost. Love you and glad you are both home safe.
mumma
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