Hopped on a plane from Rome to Athens, got in super late at night, had a quick drink at our hotel’s awesome rooftop bar (where I was attacked by a cockroach), and woke up early the next day to mosey around Athens. Continue reading
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August 14-16, 2015: Back to Rome!
I know you’ve been anxiously awaiting to find out when we’d be coming back to Rome… well, tada! Continue reading
August 14, 2015: Pompeii
As I mentioned in the previous post (but I’ll re-mention now, as I’m assuming nobody made it through that entire absurdly lengthy post…), we were supposed to go to Pompeii on our honeymoon but it was pouring rain and we ended up skipping out on this excursion, deciding that this was just one more reason to come back to Italy one day. Continue reading
August 11-14, 2015: Coasting Along The Amalfi Coast
Took our “car” down to the Amalfi Coast, where we spent a few days exploring various parts of the coast, driving the windy, sphincter-clenching, cliff-hanging roads, and just walking and hiking around. Continue reading
August 11, 2015: They Let Us Into The Vatican!
Though we’d been to Rome before (on our honeymoon) and seen the major sites, we didn’t plan anything in advance back then and weren’t willing to stand in line 2 hours for anything, cus we’re cool like that. Plus, this just gave us an excuse to come back to Rome one day. Continue reading
August 8-11, 2015: Siena
Made our way down to Siena for three days of…. thunderstorms!! Not only was it insanely hot and humid (and our hostel didn’t have A/C), it was raining almost the entire time. But we still managed to squeeze some sightseeing in, as you can see below! Continue reading
August 6-8, 2015: Cinque Terre (Again!)
One time in Cinque Terre wasn’t enough for us, so we had to go back. Apparently two times still isn’t enough… who wants to join us for round three? Continue reading
August 5-6, 2015: Cote d’Azur Road Trip, Days 3 & 4
Days 3 & 4 of our Cote d’Azur road trip went as follows: Frejus –> Saint Cezaire –> Grasse –> Cannes –> Nice Continue reading
August 4, 2015: Cote d’Azur Road Trip, Day 2
Day 2 of our Cote d’Azur road trip went as follows (also, pretty much entirely unplanned): Marseilles –> Cassis –> Saint-Tropez –> Frejus Continue reading
August 3, 2015: Cote d’Azur Road Trip, Day 1
Took the train from Barcelona (after saying goodbye to Kim – sad!) and picked the car up in Perpignan, France.
Day 1 of our Cote d’Azur road trip went as follows (pretty much entirely unplanned): Perpignan –> Canet-en-Roussillon –> Peyriac de Mer –> Montpellier –> Marseille Continue reading
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