Time flies! It has been 2 years since we got married. Originally, Ri was suppose to go to sunny SoCal for some work training right around the day of our anniversary and we planned to visit LA and perhaps San Diego for a few days. But that trip got canceled, thus we had to improvise …
Tacoma Narrows Bridge So I’ve decided to take that step closer to being able to call myself an amateur photographer- shooting RAW! I read up on the pros and cons of shooting RAW ever since I picked up my dad’s old DSLR in 2010 but have always remained on this side of shooting just …
Our last day in Italy, me trying to suppress my increasing sorrow, Ri eager to eat some real food with lots of meat. We boarded the train from Roma Termini to Venezia Mestre to fly out from Marco Polo Airport. We stay at the most luxurious hotel on this trip, with not just 1 but …
This morning, our first stop is (drum roll please) the COLOSSEUM!!! This is the sole reason for me wanting to visit Rome, or in fact, Italy at all ever since I’ve seen the Gladiator in 2000. I dream that one day before I die, I would have to come see this arena with my own eyes, …
Before we left the beautiful city of Florence this morning by train, we had to load our luggage to the big bus really early in the morning. After we packed up everything and sent it on its way to slowly trek to Rome, Richard realized he needed long pants (for the visit to the Vatican …
Florence is the most surprising city we visited on this journey through Italy. I really didn’t expect to like this place as much as I do now, I guess it has something to do with the fact that there are so much art and history in the air, on the wall, and everywhere around you. …
What city on earth can be more romantic than Venice? (the answer is none, by the way) It is a city compiled of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, and of course a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This amazing city has many equally amazing nicknames such as “City of Water”, “City …
Great weather today! Our original itinerary has us visiting Milan this morning, but since we moved it to the night before, we are free to roam on this inland lake at the foot of the Alps called Garda Lake for a little while. You wouldn’t think that there are such drastic disparity between the North …
We left our beautiful villa hotel in Chianti Tuscany and headed to Pisa early in the morning. Now, Italy the country wasn’t always the Italy we know (and love) nowadays. There wasn’t the idea of “country” in the region in Southern Europe until the unification in 1861. There were self-governing entities scattering around the economically …
The morning call was set at 630am local time. We actually woke up naturally 15 minutes earlier and just enjoy the morning quiet. Breakfast at 730am and up on the tour bus by 8am, and we were on our way to Bagnoregio, local population- 12. It nestles in the hilly region, high up on top …
After almost losing our luggage (by exiting the wrong terminal at the FCO airport), we arrived late on the 16th to the Vatican Vista Bed and Breakfast right outside the wall of the Vatican City. Our host Rossana was a lovely Italian lady who had spent 30+ years living in the United States. She led …