Experiences

We visited the Fragonard Perfume Factory in Èze, France. Get a little peek at the tour!

We are loving Nice, France! I love the shopping and the Promenade du Paillon is such an amazing park! There are tons of kids and dogs running around. We also walked down to the Promenade des Anglais along the Mediterranean. My favorite stor…

We took the train from La Spezia, Italy to Villefranche-sur-Mer, France and it was the most beautiful oceanfront train ride! James was nice and comfortable at our feet. It is so nice being able to travel around Europe by train with a large …

We knew we wanted to visit Portofino, Italy, and when I was looking at the map I saw Porto Venere. I thought at first that Porto Venere was Portofino (sometimes the Italian name is different from the …

We were really excited to see THE Portofino, Italy - not the copy in Orlando, Florida. Portofino is a really small port town and there are tons of walking paths all around that lead to beautiful houses and amazing views. We really loved SO …

We are really enjoying La Spezia, Italy! We knew it was a port town, but we didn't realize it was a cruise ship port town! We are already talking about taking a cruise in this area in the future. Our apartment is right in the heart of town …

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence translates to "Old Bridge" but it should really be called the Jewelry Bridge! It is a beautiful pedestrian bridge that crosses the Arno River. We were thinking maybe the buildings on the bridge used to be apart…

James needed to get groomed while we were here in Florence, Italy. We found a cute little grooming shop called Elisa Toilette just across the Arno River. We hopped on the T1 tram and headed over to ge…

We love walking around and exploring new areas with James. The Opera House in Florence, also known as the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, is just a few blocks from our apartment in Florence. We…

In the heart of Florence, there is a sculpture called Il Porcellino (piglet in Italian). It is a tradition to put a coin into the boar’s mouth and make a wish as the coin falls into the grates below. In addition to being good luck, this als…

Our Airbnb in Florence has a really nice book with recommendations on what to see, do and eat. One of the recommendations was for the 600 year old perfume shop in an old convent called Santa Maria Novella.

David of course is the centerpiece at the the Galleria dell'Accademia. But the museum had so many other pieces we enjoyed, too! The Hall of Prisoners by Michelangelo leads up to the centerpiece statue

The first thing we do when we arrive in a new city is head to the grocery store. We arrived in Padua, Italy (Padova in Italian) and once James was comfortable in our Airbnb we said goodbye and started

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a modern art museum on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Chris isn't a big fan of modern art so I decided to visit this museum alone one day. It is a small but nice

Venice, Italy really is one of those cities you could get lost in. You want to get lost in it! I actually read a great tourist tip: if you pass a shop where you want to see inside you better do it NOW.

I love architecture and big beautiful ballrooms. So I knew I would want to see the Ca' Rezzonico museum while in Venice, Italy. The museum is right on the Grand Canal: The main ballroom was

Don't be overwhelmed or afraid to ride the water buses in Venice, Italy. We are here to help! Here is some helpful terminology on the water vehicles in Venice, Italy. Vaporetto (plural,

This is definitely not the kind of fountain you see in the US! What does James think of the Fontana Delle Tette? What do you think of it? We jokingly called it the “Titty Fountain” because

We are heading back to Vienna and we wanted to try out the Nightjet train. The Nightjet from Milano to Wien does take 12 hours. The trains stops at each stop for longer times and once you cross the border

Well yes they do! And Pringles Tortilla Chips are awesome too. We picked some up at the store... actually they were in the basket before I could fully understand the taste sensation I was about to