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🇮🇹 Erice, Sicily: Cats, Granita, and a Sweater?
Today’s activity: exploring the historic mountain village of Erice, which is located on the top of Mount Erice in Sicily. Ken just asked me: did you climb up that mountain? Sometimes, I think he doesn’t even know me. Did I climb a mountain?!? Please. I got on an air conditioned bus to the top. Weather…
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🇮🇹 Shopping in Rome & Cruise Embarkation
Weather report from Rome: Had some time to kill before our transfer to the cruise port. So we got up super early and did wind sprints up and down the Spanish steps. Just kidding. We went shopping in Rome. Anna and I both loooovvve perfumes – we always try to find the ones we can’t…
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🇩🇪 Our Last Day in Munich: Comfort Shopping
Last day in Munich. Today’s goal was to hunt down all the Munich things we “need” to take home with us. 1. A janker (traditional Bavarian jacket) for E. (A great place to buy high quality traditional clothing in Munich is Lodenfrey.) 2. A traditional Bavarian jacket for me. 3. Bonus jacket for me because…
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🇫🇷 A Free Day in Avignon: Laundry & Shopping
We enjoyed a “free” day in Avignon today. Started the morning trying to figure out how to start a French washing machine. It has the capacity for 2 shirts, 2 pairs of underwear and a sock. It kept throwing an error code, which I had to look up online. I got to practice my French…
The Flask Half Full
Because the best stories rarely make it into the brochure.