Monthly Archives: September 2007

Yo ho, Yo ho

Posted on September 30, 2007 by samuelfamily

September 19th is National Talk Like a Pirate Day in the U.S., so it is appropriate that we are on a ship. I tried my luck at posting on the blog, but the Internet access tried my patience. I miss … Continue reading →

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Sailing… Takes me away, to where I’m going

Posted on September 30, 2007 by samuelfamily

Apologies for two weeks of nothing! At first we were excited about two weeks of reliable internet, but alas, the ship’s internet was slow and it kept dropping me when I tried to upload pictures. Some of the most recent … Continue reading →

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Touring Athens

Posted on September 23, 2007 by samuelfamily

We had Greek breakfast at the hotel (interesting… the coffee is STRONG, and the yogurt and honey wasn’t too bad) and then headed out on a short walk to the Acropolis. Andy wisely got us not only a nice hotel, … Continue reading →

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Flying to Athens

Posted on September 23, 2007 by samuelfamily

Today is our anniversary! Yay us! 🙂 While today itself wasn’t terribly romantic, we have a five week trip to count as our anniversary celebration. We flew from Rome to Athens today, and while flying in the U.S. is a … Continue reading →

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Slow day in Rome

Posted on September 23, 2007 by samuelfamily

Today we didn’t do too much. With all of this traveling, sometimes you need time to relax and enjoy Saturday morning cartoons in Italian. Apparently, they take old American ones and dub them into Italian, as we watched Police Academy … Continue reading →

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Visiting the Pope’s Crib

Posted on September 23, 2007 by samuelfamily

  Today we went to see where the Pope hangs out. We took the metro out to Vatican City, and it is SO bizarre to be in one city one second, and to suddenly find yourself in another country simply … Continue reading →

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Seeing the Sights in Rome

Posted on September 23, 2007 by samuelfamily

  Today we got up early to try and beat the lines at the more popular Rome sights. We received a great tip by our hotel and we were able to purchase tickets for both Palatine Hill and the Colosseum … Continue reading →

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First Day in Rome

Posted on September 20, 2007 by samuelfamily

It was such a relief to be in Rome, in a gorgeous hotel, that we lolled around all morning and didn’t head out until lunchtime. It was Andy’s birthday, so we made special dinner plans, and then checked out the … Continue reading →

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Florence

Posted on September 19, 2007 by samuelfamily

We got up early to try and beat the crowds at the Academia to see the David. While we got there around opening time (8:30), we still had to wait a bit outside. We were glad that we skipped the … Continue reading →

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Traveling to Florence

Posted on September 19, 2007 by samuelfamily

Because our hotel had weird breakfast, we enjoyed a more traditional Italian breakfast– a croissant and cappuccino (Andy had orange juice) while standing up in a small coffee shop/bar. I am enjoying all of the coffee here, and the orange … Continue reading →

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