We spent two nights in my beloved Positano exploring the town and beaches and had two great dinners. Our B&B was basically at the top of the town hill (just like in Manarola) and getting to the beaches, shops, and restaurants meant a hike down a …
Fowler Honeymoon August 2012
Getting to Positano
On Monday the 27th, 2012 in the morning, we packed two backpacks and headed off to Positano on the moto. The main road we were going on forked, and I thought we needed to go left and Steve thought we needed to go right. Since Steve was driving of …
Down South to Sorrento
Saturday, 25th Ciao Florence! 330 Km/hr train speed, Jaguar limo to the hotel, and we’re definitely feelin’ the good travel life. If I see another sweaty redfaced American walking with a 50 pound backpack trying to find a hostel, I’m going to give up …
3 Nights in Firenze
Honeymoon Update by Steven Fowler Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012 After a reasonable few hour train ride, Florence Centrale was our last stop. A quick taxi ride through throngs of tourists with sweaty backs and blushed faces, put us at Hotel …
Highlights of Manarola
Some of the highlights of our two nights in Cinque Terra were... 1. Swimming in Italy! The water was clean, cool, and gorgeous! 2. Drinking fresh lemonade. 3. Hiking from one town to another. 4. Walking everywhere. 5. Waking up to a church …
Best Pasta of My Life, Manarola
August 20, 2012, it seems like everyday in Italy I eat the best pasta I ever ate in my whole life. Several days down now and my pasta at Trattoria Dal Billy takes the cake so far. I had the lasagnette agli scampi made with fresh homemade pasta of …
Manarola, Quaint Fishing Town
We spend two nights in the quaint fishing town of Manarola. This part of the trip was our "roughing it" segment. Steve picked the cutest little (I mean little) room for us in an apartment on the hill where a local family rented out rooms called Casa …
Cinque Terra, Manarola
Monday, August 20, 2012, we arrived around 5 pm at the #2 town Manarola of the #5 tiny hill towns of Cinque Terra after three hellish trail rides! …
Three Nights in Venezia
(Friday August 17, to Monday August 20, 2012) We took a high speed train to Venice from the Milano Centrale train station. It cost us about €36 each and took about 2 ½ hours. We arrived at Venice train station at 3:10 p.m. and navigated our way …
Photos of The Duomo in Milano
Here are more photos of the Duomo of Milan and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. Again, words cannot express the magnificant art and the magnitude of this cathedral!!! Outside of the Duomo a street hawker offered me a free thread bracelet. I …