Public nudity is legal in Barcelona. We witnessed a man walking down the street with nothing but a hat and shoes. He chatted with the police and seemed to know most locals.
We saw an Iowa State Cyclones t-shirt in a clothing store Barcelona. While I love ISU, I’m not sure why Spaniards would care about...
We took an overnight train from Florence to Barcelona. It was a lot of fun, but I wouldn’t want to do it very often. Our private compartment was the right size for two people, but it was kind of small once we got our luggage, too. I thought I would sleep really well but I...
Everyone smokes. It’s the national pasttime or something.
Rome is stunning, but Romans don’t seem to care. Litter and graffiti are everywhere.
Italians LOVE ham! Smoked ham, boiled ham, baked ham, raw ham, cooked ham - you get the picture.
Fashion seems to be hit or miss.
Drivers are crazy and squeeze through the narrowest of roads. But we never saw...
Next up is the search for the mythical Leaning Tower of Pisa. We could see it from the distance, but it was nowhere to be found once we got into town. I asked the hotel desk for directions and they said we couldn’t miss it, but we had a hell of a time finding it....
We took the train from Rome to Florence. I wish we had trains like this at home – so easy and cheap. We could jump on a train to Minneapolis and sleep the whole way there!
We are staying at a farmhouse in Tuscany. It’s an old hunting lodge at the top of a winding road...
We had a great start to our Italian vacation – I was able to upgrade us to first class on our flight from Cincinnati to Rome. I guess it made up for our taxi ride from the station to our hotel. I’m pretty sure we were overcharged – 40 euros, or about $50 bucks for...
