One of our friends and neighbors is a professional photographer. He came to our house and setup all his lighting and stuff in Adalyse’s nursery. It was cool to be able to use the nursery like that and get some great shots. Thanks John and Robin for the great shots – to view more of […]
Bella Baby Professional Photo Shoot – 1 Day Old
One of the cool things they do at SkyRidge is have a contract with Bella Baby photography. Bella Baby comes into your room (if you want) when your baby is 1 day old and takes pictures. We got very fortunate and they happened to come when Adalyse was at a very alert state and we […]
Hotel Antichi Cortili – Dossobuono, Verona, Italy
The best way to sum this place up is that if you need to get to the Verona airport early or even moderately early in the morning, you should stay here. We had a 6:30 am flight home, so we knew that we would have to take a taxi and that if we stayed in […]
Best Western Premier Galileo – Padova, Italy
The Best Western Premier is supposedly “near the train station”. It is walkable…but its 20-25 minute walk which is not too much fun with luggage. There is a bus that goes right by the hotel (the 18 and 12 bus both do) but we never were able to figure out the bus schedule in Padova […]
Borgio Dei Sensei Villa – Vernio, Tuscany, Italy
We stayed at Borgio Dei Sensei from June 18th – June 25th, 2011. The villa is in Vernio, Italy – about 20 minute train ride north of Prato. We had kind of a mixed week at the villa, so I’ll split this into two categories: 1) Things that were good The villa sits in a […]
Cinque Terre – Corniglia, Italy – Il Carugia di Corniglia
We arrived in Corniglia on the last possible train – which was at 1:30 am. This meant that the bus that takes you up the hill into town, which stops running at 8 pm, was unavailable. Fortunately, my brother Jon and his wife Carrie had already gotten there and checked in and were nice enough […]
Ferry – Barcelona, Spain to Livorno, Italy – Grimaldi Lines – Ikarus Palace
Instead of driving along the French Riviera to get from Barcelona to Italy (our original plan which turned out to be VERY expensive) we decided to take a ferry boat. For about 250 Euros, we got our own mini-cruise (not fancy, but our first experience like this), a few self-serve meals, our own cabin with […]
Hotel Transit – Barcelona, Spain
Hotel Transit is in transition (ha ha). It is undergoing a complete renovation. Our room was actually just fine for us, but it was small. It was newly renovated and was pretty nicely done. Anyone who is bigger than we are might have a hard time with it. The downside of this hotel was that […]
Calella – Barcelona, Spain – Hotal Best Western Les Palmeres
Getting to Calella should have been easier than we made it. From the airport, you can get on the R2 line to Sants, then switch to the R1 line towards Macanet-Massanes. Should be less than 10 Euros. We didn’t quite do it this way, so it took a bit longer and cost a bit more…but […]
