I can’t really give a true review of The Leaning Tower of Pisa as we simply hopped off the train-literally-for lunch and a quick picture on our way from The Cinque Terre to Florence. It’s a tower, it’s leaning, and I can cross it off the bucket list.
The primary reason we included the Cinque Terre on our Italy itinerary, aside from its postcard worthy colorful cliff/seaside villages, was to hike all five terre and we purposely chose Monterosso as our jumping off point as it is at the beginning of the trail although some people choose to hike the opposite direction beginning in Riomaggiore. We took the train from Venice to Monterosso (about a 6 hour trip with a bit of a […]
Just a short water taxi ride from Venice lies a small island I could easily call home. Probably the most colorful place I’ve ever been, Burano is a feast for the eyes and camera lens and I cannot imagine any one of its 2,000 residents ever waking up less than cheerful. While most tourists head to the more famous Murano known for it’s stunning blown glass, I’d seen pictures of Burano on Pinterest and just […]
Venice had been a long time bucket list item of mine and definitely was included on our Italy itinerary. In researching the trip however, there were very mixed reviews that had me a little worried about not only going there but how much time to allow. We decided to go with a 2 1/2 day itinerary and we chose an amazing apartment through vrbo (http://www.vrbo.com/802960ha) rather than a hotel–we don’t regret either of these decisions. […]