Lisa and I are relaxing on out hotel terrace before heading out to dinner. We are in Florence now.

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Which day are we on?  Too lazy to go back and look, but I think it is 6.  I think a long week of activity and time change finally got to us.  We had a good day, but a quiet day. We had a private tour of the Doge’s palace and secret ‘itineraries’.  The Doge […]

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We had a very casual day today, but I have a lot to cover. So, buckle up and look out for a couple of rants. I love Venice. I have a life long passion for secret passage ways, hidden stairs and the like. Venice is a city full of such things. I could literally spend […]

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Buon giorno! After a long train ride from Munich, we have arrived in Venice, Italy. There wasn’t much to today as we had a long ride, I just have a few things and I’ll post some pictures (finally have some reliable wifi) Austria is neat – at least what you can see from the train. […]

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I’m not even sure how to describe today.  We spend all day traveling about the countryside. Germany is much like the U.S. in ‘looks’, but very different too.  There are subtle differences in every aspect.  Road signs and  markings, architecture, roof lines, decorations and even the trees and grass.  Each difference, by itself, doesn’t amount […]

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