Yesterday (June 3) Kiley and I decided we wanted to do a day trip to Positano, Italy. This town is about a hour away from Naples if you drive – but we didn’t want to hire a driver or rent a car, so we took the train down to Salerno then hopped onto a ferry…
We left Rome yesterday morning and took a high speed train to Naples. The train topped out at 300 km/h (that’s 185 mph in American units) and it took us only a hour to get to Naples! Driving would have taken at least 4 hours. Upon arriving, the difference between Rome and Naples was immediately…
Now I can say I’ve been there! We got up bright and early to head over to the Vatican Museums/St. Peter’s Basilica before the crowds got too crazy. St. Peter’s is the biggest church I’ve ever been in – and after a quick google – apparently it’s the biggest church in the world. I enjoyed…
Today was all about stairs! I guess we still had to sleep off some jet lag because we didn’t get this day started until almost noon. After our lie-in, we ventured out to check out the Spanish Steps. Today I learned that they aren’t named the Spanish Steps for any connection to the Spanish –…
After a good long night’s sleep, we woke up feeling much more energized! We decided to start our day by walking to the Colosseum. It’s just a little over a mile from our airbnb, not bad! It was super cool to see it for the first time in person – I knew it was a…
Well, we made it! It was a long two days of travel. First a direct flight to New York City, and we got in pretty late, so it was basically dinner and straight to bed. I had a chuckle when we arrived to our hotel for the night, because I am 99% sure it is…
We’ve been planning this trip for a long time! While Kiley was in graduate school, we had several conversations about how she wanted to reward herself after getting her master’s degree. As most of you know already, I am incapable of staying in one place for too long. The idea of a big extended trip…