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Innsbruck: Crises or Added Bonus?
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I spend a lot of space on this blog telling you how bizarrely perfect our trip had been. But this post is about how things don’t always work out as planned. We sadly said goodbye to our lovely apartment in Padova, Italy and prepared to head north to Austria where…
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Venice!
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As promised, today we take Tommy over to Venice! Sarah and I really like Venice, and I have been annoyed that the last time I visited, I was unable to go into St. Mark’s Basilica where the Gabrieli boys worked and the Venetian Polychoral Style developed. I also want to…
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Padova: Medieval to Renaissance
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One of the cool but scary things about this trip is that we did not come over with everything already in place. We mostly knew about the musical performances and military base visits, but we also knew there were time spans without anything booked. This has allowed us some flexibility…
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Pisa: They Have a Tower?
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Today we took a train over to Pisa. I did not know much about the little city, but they say there is a tower that a lot of tourists visit. Turns out the tower is also attached to a giant cathedral complex that is also pretty cool! Before traveling over…
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Cat’s: What We Have NOT Had
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A short, but fun post. In our travels we have obviously missed our crazy cats (although our house-sitter has spoiled them, so I suspect they have not missed us). One of the ways we have dealt with this cat-loneliness has been to take lots of pictures of cats in each…
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Florence: Cradle of the Renaissance
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Wow! We are in the city often considered to be the cradle of the Renaissance. The city with the cathedral dome that graces half of the advertisements for European travel. And in yet another demonstration of her genius at organizing our world tour, Sarah has rented us an apartment where…
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Rome: The Vatican
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Please note that this post is longer, and more opinionated and personal, than the others. I encourage you to skip the first two paragraphs or try not to judge me! One of the things that Sarah and I have encountered from this trip around four continents, has been the unexpected…
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Rome (all but the Vatican)
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Given this very tiny monument to Vittorio Emanuele, I can see why he also would need the space formerly honoring the Holy Spirit in the Pantheon…
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Back in France: Marseilles
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Today we visited Marseilles and spent the bulk of our day at the Cathedral (Cathedral Sainte Marie La Major de Marseilles) and the Basilica (Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde). I will admit that today I think I reached a bit of overload as I was not in the best of…
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Does The Rain in Spain Fall Mainly on the Plains?
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We are in Barcelona, and while not the plains, it sadly is a bit rainy! This is my first trip to Spain but over the next couple of months we will be here a few times. For now, it is only Barcelona, but in a month or so we come…