After Cinque Terre, we hopped on a train to Florence that passed right by Pisa. Of course we had to hop off to check out the Leaning Tower! Not wanting to lug our heavy backpacks with us, we used the left luggage office at Pisa Centrale train station (4 Euros per bag for up to…Continue reading Italy – Pisa
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Italy – Cinque Terre
Our next destination, Cinque Terre, is known as the “Five Lands”. This area is a UNESCO world heritage site and that honor is given to the towns of Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, Riomaggiore. We pulled into the town of Vernazza around 3 pm on a train from Genoa. Our pre-booked accommodation was at…Continue reading Italy – Cinque Terre
Italy – Genoa
Getting from Milan to Genoa was a breeze by train. For accommodation, we had booked a night at the Mini Hotel (54 Euro, incl breakfast), convenient because it was within walking distance of the train station. We hadn’t anticipated being in Genoa at the same time as Becky’s parents (who were in town to catch…Continue reading Italy – Genoa
Italy – Milan
Milan on a budget. We hadn’t planned to include Milan in our Italian plans, but the flight from Germany was just too good to resist. We flew from Stuttgart to Malpensa for 35 Euros each (including checked baggage) with EasyJet…what a bargain! For our accommodation, we had booked a night at Hotel Calypso (74 Euro,…Continue reading Italy – Milan
France – Burgundy Region (Part 2)
Part II of our adventure through Burgundy. Enjoy the pics! Journal continues below… 8 Oct (Accolay – Cravant): Day 9 of our trip was quite possibly the laziest one so far. We had to navigate through a whopping 4 locks to reach Cravant, which all of us voted needed a return trip to because of…Continue reading France – Burgundy Region (Part 2)