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As hard as it was to leave Italy, we were looking forward to seeing my cousins, Valerie and husband, Yannick. They live in the south of France in the city , Antibes, near Nice (pronounced “Neece”) The train ride would be 6+hours with four changes along the way😬 and this was the fast train! ButContinue reading “Onward to France!🇫🇷”

After a nice restful night in our AirBnB, we ventured out once again to do some exploring. Since the boat taxi is one fare to reach all the stops, we decided to do a full ride to all the stops to see Venice from the water. We then took a small gondola ride back justContinue reading “Day 2 in Venice”

It was very hard to say goodbye to Florence but we had to catch the train to Venice so off we went! When we booked our Airbnb, we looked at price, view and accommodations. Little did we know, we had booked not on one of the main islands of Venice with all the sites butContinue reading “Ahhh….Venice!”

Today, we are going to explore the streets of Florence, Italy! But first, espresso coffee, fruit and croissants at a little local cafe. Fueled and ready for the market, we start making our purchases before exploring the rest of the city. Since our Airbnb is so close, we can drop off our goodies and thenContinue reading “Day 2 in Florence”

When we arrived at our Airbnb in Florence, it was quite lovely with a bottle of wine and chocolates to greet us! We were ready to hit the streets but lunch first! They have this tasty way of making fried potatoes which is a cross between a French fry, potato wedge and potato chip. WhateverContinue reading “Florence, Italy 😍”

It’s morning, and we are ready to visit the Forum, Palatine Hill, the Sistine Chapel, the Basilica and the Vatican museum. After our breakfast of delicious coffees and pastries, we head straight for the Forum and Palatine Hill, which is the closest. It’s another blazing hot day but this time we are prepared with ourContinue reading “Day 2 in Rome”

After our fabulous dinner, we headed to our Airbnb, which was just about three blocks away from the restaurant and the Colosseum. This particular apartment is a two-story with the living room and kitchen on the main level, and then downstairs is the bedroom and bathroom. Michelle had elected to always take the sofa sleeperContinue reading “Day 1 in Rome”

As you can tell, by the title, this isn’t about the Caribbean. This year was my youngest daughter‘s 30th birthday (Molly) and a significant birthday for me, but we won’t talk about that ;). So we decided this was the year to do a big celebration! Italy and France!! My oldest daughter, Michelle , heardContinue reading “Europe, Here We Come”

Hello, everyone! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted a blog and I know I left off with my friends visit to St John. I had to stop my post because my dad‘s health started to deteriorate between December and April and he passed on April 7. I guess I’m still in the state ofContinue reading “It’s Been Awhile….”

As I mentioned, Chip and Margaret are only going to be on St. John for a short time so we’re going to pack as much island adventure as we can today! We start off in the morning going to the Annaberg Ruins which are found going toward the east end of the island. The ruinsContinue reading “Visitor FunDay 2”