Hike from Ravello to Minori (Amalfi Coast, Italy)
Stairs that never end
Helicopter Medevac takeoff in Maiori (Amalfi Coast, Italy)
Whirlybirds are interesting to watch
The bottom of Sentiero Pennina (at San Michele in Amalfi, Italy)
And now we have to climb back up...
Path of the Gods (Sentiero degli Dei) - Amalfi Coast, Italy
Catholics can be surprisingly pagan
The views of Amalfi, Italy along the path from Amalfi to Atrani
"Amalfi" is probably Italian for "stairs"
First class "Doppio Intero" Cabin on Italian Night Train
We don't want to know what second class is like...
Last day in Arezzo - Update #4
Five months in
A Quick Dash Through Switzerland
See what you can before you empty your bank account
Initially we wanted to spend a week or more in Switzerland, we’d heard amazing things. However, our plans quickly changed as we began looking into accommodations and the corresponding nightly rates. We started stripping down our trip, trying to maximize what we thought would be highlights, and trying to stay in places that wouldn’t damage our wallet too badly.
Ultimately, after a few days in Paris, we headed into Switzerland via Basel (the northwest corner of the country) and went directly to…
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Paris, je t'aime
Wandering the City of Light
So I have to admit, I was terrified of going to France.
I had been there before- one week in high school, on an organized tour, and I LOVED it.
However, all you hear is how the French, especially Parisians, despise Americans and will pretend not to understand English. Since Ryan’s language skills only helps us in Spanish-speaking countries, I knew it was all on my high school French getting us by in France.
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