day 15, dec 31st
Happy New Year’s Eve! As you can tell, Marshall is very excited to board our long flight:) We left our hotel around 8:15am Madrid time to start the journey …
30 Dec
day 14, dec 30th
day 14, dec 30th
Finished our last morning in Europe browsing shops like Massimo Dutti, a Spanish brand, and El Cortes Ingles, a Spanish department store where you can …
29 Dec
day 13, dec 29th
day 13, dec 29th
A little boy’s dream! We started our day in Madrid with a tour of San Bernabeu stadium, where the Real Madrid soccer club plays. It …
28 Dec
day 12, dec 28th
day 12, dec 28th
We can definitely refer to the 80′s movie titled Planes, Trains and Automobiles for our trip. From our move from Lisbon to Madrid, we took …
27 Dec
day 11, dec 27th
day 11, dec 27th
Sintra comes highly recommended as a day trip for those visiting Portugal, especially from one of my students who is originally from Sintra. Hoping to …
26 Dec
day 10, dec 26th
day 10, dec 26th
Beep, beep! 4:45 wakeup call and the Leonardo Express to the airport at an hour which Marshall and I rarely see! We made it to …
25 Dec
day 9, dec 25th
day 9, dec 25th
We got to bed around 3am last night, so slept in until noon:) Today we dedicated ourselves to being lazy! We knew that many places …
24 Dec
day 8, dec 24th
day 8, dec 24th
Today we went back to the Centro Storico area so that we could explore the last sites of Rome. We had lasagna at this cute …
23 Dec
day 7, dec 23rd
day 7, dec 23rd
We started our day with a walk to Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, a cathedral just around the corner from our hotel. It is a …
22 Dec
day 6, dec 22nd
day 6, dec 22nd
We’re going to meet the Pope! Yep, today was Vatican City day for us. We joined the relatively fast moving line in the drizzling rain. …
Monthly Archives: December 2010