Beebe - Lynn Beebe

I was a primary teacher in a K-12 alternative school. In 2006, I took a leave for four months, travelling through Central America. I visited schools and studied Spanish along with being a tourist. My class followed my travels through this blog. I have continued to use this blog to keep friends, family and my students connected to my travels, recently in Mexico and now Kenya!

2009
I am now retired and my husband and I hope to do even more traveling! I am volunteering in an after-school program on the Indian reservation where we live and at the local art museum along with gardening, kayaking, biking, and cooking....We spent a month in Argentina in the winter of 2009.

Fall 2009
We are now ready to depart on a trip to Italy. We hope to spend a month or so seeing Rome, Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre and the area around Naples.

Off to the Southern Continent
February 3rd 2009 -» March 4th 2009

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By Beebe
November 10th 2009

Rain/Hail/Sun! Europe » Italy » Campania » Salerno

Hera's Temple
Just amazing...2600 years old

Day 21 Naples to Salerno We spent our last day in Napoli visiting the Archeology Museum, a somewhat frustrating and quite expensive experience. The night before, we had a a big thunderstorm, with a lot of hail....then steady rain.... We took the train to Salerno, a port city with a few sights, which will be our hub for the next few days...visiting Pompeii and Paestum. We walked around Salerno the first full day here...this has the feel of a real city....not all spiffed up for tourists. Day 23 Paestum We had a great day there...visiting Greek temples and Roman ruins in [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 8th 2009

A Place Dad and I Have Been? Europe

View at Villa Jovis

Day 19, I think....Sunday/ Naples Yesterday we took advantage of the lone sunny day in the near future according to the forecast, and hopped a boat to Capri...we had some difficulty finding the right place to catch the boat, but ended up in the right place at the right time. Once on Capri, we decided to hike up the little pathways to the town of Capri. We were alone on the path, since the huge groups of tourists went by bus or funicular. (Most groups are Japanese.. the economy there must be doing well?) We then hiked to the ancient palace [View Full Entry]

Japanese tour groups waiting for the boat to Capri

By Beebe
November 6th 2009

I Did Not Expect This... Europe

Naples, detail

But I really like Naples, even in the pouring rain! We walked around the oldest part of town today, then took a funicular up to the top of the hill. We visited St Martino and the fort (just from the outside, since each admission is between 3 and 6 euros each...and there is so much to visit!), and appreciated the wonderful view from there. We ate great pizza and then took another funicular (this one runs for more than a kilometer in a tunnel, no views...) to the port area. We were lucky that it didn't start raining until we got [View Full Entry]

Jesuit church with a Very Different Exterior

By Beebe
November 4th 2009

Siena...and the most beautiful cathedral? Europe

Gaia Fountain, the Campo, Siena
Built 600 years ago to celebrate the completion of the water system.

Day 15 Lucca to Siena We arrived in Lucca in the rain and left in the rain....It took three trains to travel the relatively short distance to Siena...uneventful trip except for watching two criminal types get arrested when they got off the train...they were being held by the train police in the car next to ours. Siena is beautiful, even in the rain...but I think I like Lucca even better. The cathedral here is not to be missed though! We walked around town all afternoon, and then ate at a small restaurant, which is a Rick Steves reccomendation, we found out. [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 3rd 2009

Biking on the Ramparts of Lucca Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Lucca

On the Ramparts, Lucca
The trees were planted later, but the walls were begun 1500s. The walls turned out to be unnecessary, since Lucca was never attacked again....

Day 14 Lucca We rented bikes today and rode around on the city walls (4.2 kilometers, and we went around twice...) in the warm sun....the city is very liveable...compact and with many no-car areas. They are beginning to take down the many, many tents that cover each of the plazas, put up for the giant comic/gaming fair over the weekend. Hopefully some will be gone before we leave. After our bike ride we walked around the city, looking at the major sights, wandering the tiny alleys and passages, walking through the old gates, strolling the ramparts, and just savoring this wonderful [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
November 2nd 2009

Halloween and a Hike Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

Boat

Day 11-12 Sanremo to Riomaggiore We efficiently zipped around Sanremo on Saturday morning, seeing the sights, and liking the town better in daylight. It was overcast, so we didn’t get in any beach time, and took the noon train back down the coast to Riomaggiore, one of the Cinque Terre towns. It was a five hour trip, but the scenery was just as great the second time…we got into Riomaggiore at dusk and found an apartment with a kitchen to rent for two days… We ate dinner in the small cove as it grew dark and the trick or treaters made [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 29th 2009

Touring on Foot Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

Base of light poles in Florence!

Day 9 Florence We went to the city market this morning and bought food for breakfast and lunch, and set off for another day of walking...but we had little idea of just how far we'd end up walking... We visited several landmarks, and then decided to walk across the river and up the hill to the Boboli Gardens. Part way up, we met a Brit couple who were coming down (there was no one else walking) and suggested we go to another park that was free and had even better views. We walked up to the ridge line, and followed the [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 28th 2009

My Head is Full of History Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

Bill and Pigeons Venice

Day 6 Padova After spending part of the day trying to use the free city wifi to no avail (but we now have a permanent membership card for the wifi and library cards from the city), we visited the park where the Chapel Scogvegni (1303) is located, along with the Ermitani Church (1276), which was heavily bombed in 1944. The Chapel has frescoes from Giotto, which we finally decided not to see since it would cost about $30, for 15 minutes inside. We did watch the introductory video from outside the waiting room windows. We then headed back to the city [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 26th 2009

Water World Europe » Italy » Veneto » Padua

Roman Arena Verona
All the marble facing fell off centuries ago in an earthquake

Days Five and Six Padova and Venice We had an uneventful trip to Padova by train, except for having to ride the Eurostar (which costs more than twice the price of regular trains). When we in, we checked at the tourist information in the station, since we had read that they could book rooms for you. this was a lucky move: the woman at the desk told us all the rooms in town were booked due to a big auto show (an the Venice marathon we found out later). When we said we were hoping to find a place near the [View Full Entry]

By Beebe
October 24th 2009

The Sun is Out...and I Love Italy! Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

Verona: River bank

Day 4, Saturday Verona to Padova We had a great night's sleep...it rained all night, but now the sun is out and we have had a great walk around Verona...had coffee and brioche at an outdoor cafe (three tables on a narrow street) next to the Dior shop.....bought cheese, roasted chestnuts, and a bottle of wine at the open air market....We are at the only internet cafe in town...no wifi here... The town was quiet when we headed out this morning around 9:30, but is jammed full of tourists now at mid day. We have seen very elegant locals...one woman in [View Full Entry]

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