We said goodbye to San Gimignano this morning and went to drop off our car in Florence. The plan this morning was to spend a few hours in Florence before taking a train to Venice. We found our way to the parking garage with no real issues and then dropped off our big luggage at…

Today was a short but memorable day. We had one person down this morning not feeling well. Another person forgot to set an alarm and with the shutters closed had no light to wake them up. So, we took the morning as a rest period and started the day at lunch time! Lunch was amazing!…

Sadly, we would have to leave our castle lodging and begin our journey to our next two night stay. With luck the new lodging would have air conditioning! Our main stop for the day was the city of Orvieto. Perched on top of a tuff mesa and riddled with man made caves, Orvieto is a…

This morning started early as I was woken up by a text at 5AM. After trying to sleep for a bit longer and then giving up, I decided to take some pre-sunrise photos. After roaming around our lodging, I grabbed a book and sat in the courtyard near the breakfast room waiting for everyone else…

As the title explains, my flight for my 2026 excursion to Italy was cancelled while on the way to the airport. I received the notice about ten minutes out of the driveway. Everything packed, friends on their way, reservations all made for specific dates and times. Thankfully…. I was able to book a new flight…

Today was my last Gaudi site. I headed up to Park Guell with its views out over Barcelona. After wandering around the park I gave myself a little reward. Next up was a visit to the Barcelona Cathedral. This couldn’t have been more different from Sagrada Familia and made an interesting contrast. I wandered around…

But not Barcelona, today was the town of Vic. There was not a really great start to the day. The plan was to take a metro to get to the train that takes you to Vic. Only problem is that the station that said online it would take you to Vic was not actually running…

Yet another day of walking till I’m ready to collapse. Today was the day of three Gaudi houses. The first house/apartment was La Pedrera – Casa Mila. I believe this building is still occupied by either businesses or people as you can really only see one floor and the roof. The next building was Casa…

Started this morning with a fun ride on the metro rather than a hour long hike to get to my big site of the day. The only location for the day was Sagrada Familia Basilica. This was the final project of Gaudi that he knew would not be completed in his lifetime. To date the…

This was supposed to be a birthday trip for my mother but due to a vicious attack by nature I am here on my own. There will be a lot of pictures of Gaudi buildings as that was the main thrust of the trip when originally planned. Really late flight led to arriving in Spain…