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Month: April 2017

Dinner and a Night Stroll

April 27, 2017

 Our time in Rome is coming soon to an end, and after this we will have a few pretty intense days in Naples; I though it was in both of our interests to take it as easy as possible. You see, I decided to spend just 3 nights in Naples before I found out about … More Dinner and a Night Stroll

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The Museum Visit That Almost Wasn’t

April 27, 2017

After lounging around in the apartment for almost record-breaking length (except our month-long stay in Lisbon where we had horrible weather and then got awfully sick), we decided by noon that we should go grocery shopping for dinner and then perhaps tackle one the items remaining on The Spreadheet. Except, that today was Liberation Day. … More The Museum Visit That Almost Wasn’t

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Strolling and The Coin

April 26, 2017

C was still looking a little wilted this morning and overall enthusiasm for high adventure was lacking, so we took it easy. It was slightly past noon when we started talking about going out. I was not really up to anything that required big effort and I told him so. Then he said, ‘Why don’t … More Strolling and The Coin

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Out of the Walls to See Priscilla Queen of the C…

April 25, 2017

Having had our lazy day, all items remaining in The Spreadsheet required some degree of effort. The original itinerary said that today we should get away from the Sunday Crowds and do a day trip to Villa d’Este in Tivoli. But I was not quite feeling like it. After shuffling the alternatives I could not … More Out of the Walls to See Priscilla Queen of the C…

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Delivering on the Lazy Vacation Day Promise

April 23, 2017

Yesterday, the Lazy Day thing had backfired, but today, I did not even look at The Spreadsheet. Hey, the fact that I’m a recovering overplanner does not mean that I don’t have A Spreadsheet….I just don’t feel compelled to follow it (most of the time) to the dot. Besides, 95% of my ‘must do’ activities had … More Delivering on the Lazy Vacation Day Promise

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The Not-So-Lazy 3-Church Day

April 23, 2017

It was supposed to be a lazy day. ‘We can relax and maybe go see a couple of churches not too far away’. Yup, that was what I said. So we had a leisurely breakfast, refilled our coffee mugs more than once and eventually rolled out the door in the general direction of the Colosseum. … More The Not-So-Lazy 3-Church Day

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Under, Inside, and All Around St. Peter

April 22, 2017

For not considering myself Catholic (not even a non-practicing one), I –and therefore C which was raised Protestant and is 100% non-religious- have been to a lot of sites which are very important to the faithful. But where the Church goes, magnificent art and architecture usually follow. And so do we… Well, I do, C usually … More Under, Inside, and All Around St. Peter

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Quirinale and the Quarreling Artists

April 21, 2017

I was half asleep when the alarm went off. There are so many things wrong with this sentence! Alarms have no place within vacations. But, to be fair, the alarm was set for 8:00am. So it wasn’t exactly  the crack of dawn. But it meant that we had to haul our butts out of bed … More Quirinale and the Quarreling Artists

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The (Double) Sigh of Relief

April 20, 2017

  We actually skipped breakfast at ‘home’ and were out and about before 10:00am. We were not really in a rush, we just wanted to save our appetite for the long awaited meal we would have for lunch. The sky was gray and it did not take long for the first few drops of misty … More The (Double) Sigh of Relief

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Two Things in One Day?

April 18, 2017

On our fourth day in Rome the morning routine seems to be setting in: I wake, I type, he sleeps in, eventually we have breakfast, loiter around while getting ready, and head out. The overplanner in me is secretly horrified at all this wasted idle time. But I tell her firmly to hush and enjoy … More Two Things in One Day?

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