I got up this morning and the shutters were closed on the windows in the hotel so I did not have a good idea of what was going on outside. I heard some people up and about and assumed that they were up early. Everyone was still asleep in my room so I figured that …
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June 7, 2012: Neive, Piemonte
It was great waking up in Neive this morning. We were up nice and early after having slept in comfortable beds and air conditioning that really worked. It is amazing how important a nice, cold room can be after weeks of being way too warm every night. We are getting spoiled on the luxury here …
June 6, 2012: Off to Piedmont
I am writing today’s update while riding the Trenitalia from Montecatini to Genova as we zip along the Mediterranean coast. Hill towns, seaside villages, rolling farms, ancient churches and defensive towers zip by the windows as we fly along. Luciana is sleeping in her Ergo Carrier that Dominica is wearing and Liesl is quietly sitting …
June 5, 2012: Montecatini Terme
I got up early this morning at about six and went down to the lobby with the laptop to attempt to do some work. I had told Dominica last night that likely I would be down there working this morning so she was not surprised. I probably got in an hour or more in the …
June 4, 2012: Vienna to Venice on the Night Train and Tuscany
We got onto the night train in Vienna (this is actually last night, the evening of the third) at twenty until nine. We got settled in after a while. The two person cabin was extremely tight for the four of us, especially with Luciana attempting to put herself to bed the moment that we got …
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