Day 10 Chianti ? I know I’m late; gee whiz. I feel like my status reports are due and Patti, Val and Carryl are watching me over my cubicle. So today I skip the breakfast routine. Read yesterdays it was the same. All right we have talked about seeing more castles; so Kirsten takes off out of Gaiole going south. She tells me to find where the Brolio Castle is located. I haven’t even got my maps unfolded and she’s already making turns onto roads that I’ve haven’t seen. Finally I spot the road we’re on and where the castle is on the map. Off in the far distance we see this majestic castle. Kirsten say’s that’s it. It is quite impressive I must say. We wind up and down 3 – 4 more roads and ... read more

Day 7 & 8 Slow Travel I don’t know why I always rest better here in Europe; but I do. Last night was no different, we went to bed around 9-ish, started reading and the next thing I know it’s 8 AM. WOW what a great nights sleep. As Kirsten is coming out of the bathroom she is smiling and saying get up sleepy head. I have a great breakfast for you, soft-boiled egg, cheeses, meats, fresh bread and coffee. It’s now 10-ish and Kirsten is waiting at the door to go. Where we going again, I ask. Well I have this map that I got from the, oh no! …….Here we go again. Just get in the car and navigate. We head out of town going south. Kirsten hands me this map I unfold it ... read more

Searching for Dana First I want to say I’m sitting in San Gimignano at the Doumo Plaza sipping on my wine writing this blog. Kirsten is shopping at the shops next door. A street performer is playing and singing. I’m one step closer to heaven. Well our day started around 8:30 AM, Kirsten and I are just waking up. I slept so well and so did Kirsten. Not to mention the liquid sleeping pill I drank. Also, the bed was a marsh-mellow. Today we decided to continue our exploring of Padua. We drove into town along with all the tourist and folks that are going to work. Beep, Beep, grinding gears and screeching of tires. We finally found a parking place. I’m so starved that I jump out of the car and started looking for a ... read more

Day 3 Tri Lander Nek (Where the three lands touch) I roller over and it was ten after 8 am. What a great night sleep, Kirsten was just waking up and heard the cows out the window. She jumps up and looks out and see’s horses being lead across the road to the pasture next to our Zimmer. They are prancing and neighing and Kirsten is excited. She jumps into the shower and I roll over for another 30 minutes. After a hot shower, we both go downstairs and have a great European breakfast. The table was set with bread, cheeses, meats, cereal, coffee and the famous soft-boiled eggs. It was perfect. While eating, the innkeeper brings us these cards. They reminded me of when we were in Bertschesgarten. This card would give you free bus ... read more

Day 1 The journey begins Saturday morning, Kirsten and I get up and head to Savannah GA. What… I though you were going to Italy. Yes we are, however momma is in Savannah so Kirsten and I decided to go and visit her for the afternoon and then drive to Atlanta and hop on the plane there. Kirsten and I crashed at my sister’s house in Atlanta and Sunday morning while having breakfast set up buddy passes to leave ATL and fly into FRA (Frankfurt Germany) the flights looked the best into Frankfurt around 12 noon. So from my sister’s house we walked over to the MARTA station and hopped a ride to the airport. The train was full of young and old folks dressed in an odd way. I overheard them talking about they were ... read more