Apr 1, 2012

Ciao! Greetings from warm and wonderful Rome, Italy! The calendars this month take us to Florence, Italy; Edinburgh, Scotland and Indiana. Enjoy! April 2012 Calendar #1: Florence, Italy – Spring 2010. The courtyard of Palazzo Vecchio a wonderful palace of the Medici family. In the 16th century the palace was restored and part of the work included this...

Mar 21, 2012

The Colosseum What’s not to love about Rome? With its maze of cobblestone streets, specialty shops for wine, cheese, bread, pizza, meat, gelato, etc, its numerous piazzas, fountains, churches, historic sites and museums – you can be here forever and never get bored. The Italians and the tourists alike provide for interesting people watching...

Feb 10, 2012

Our apartment this go-around in Rome is a studio loft. The flat is in an old building on a small cobblestoned one-way street. We are on the 2nd floor – so really the third floor, as the first level is the ground floor, then the first floor, second floor, etc. We have a nice wooden door with lots of character. Inside, we have a large living space with...

Feb 6, 2012

Well, we are more than delighted to announce that we have safely arrived in Rome, Italy. We flew out of Indianapolis on Saturday morning with the Super Bowl festivities under way. The traffic wasn’t bad. The airport wasn’t as crowded as we expected. And we were off. Our connecting flight to Philly provided me with a nice little nap and Brett a...

Feb 1, 2012

This month’s calendars take us to Europe, South America and New England. We’re excited to be traveling again soon – we hop on a plane to cross the Atlantic in just a few days. Look out Italy, here we come! February 2012 Calendar #1: Athens, Greece – Spring 2011. A sunny spring day in Athens, Greece means stunning views of the ancient...