Day Four: Our second day in Bangkok found us "kids" on our own. Barbara left early in the morning to head to her sailing adventure. With a plan to visit the Grand Palace, Mady and I went in search of pants to wear. It was a bit of a challenge as most of the street …
Sawadee ka Bangkok
Day Three: After a wonderful nights sleep, we meandered down to breakfast around 10am. Walking past the rice and noodles, I filled up on a more “Western” spread of french toast, bacon, watermelon, OJ and lots of water. With a plan in place, we made our way along the riverside to the water taxi. Our …
The Journey
Day One and Two: While I love traveling to new places, the journey there can be a bit tedious. I set off from Cleveland for Chicago at the lovely hour of 4:30am to be treated to a 6 hour layover. To make the morning even better, I ended up with a tension headache. Because being …
March Wrap Up
*Reviews may contain spoilers. The Passion of Cleopatra by Anne Rice - 3 Starts While reading this story, there was more than one time where I sat there wondering why she did not provide more of a background story. It was not until I went to log my read on Goodreads that I discovered this …
March Haul
I did not fall in love with the March selections from Book of the Month and decided to skip this month. Free Kindle download: Digging In: A Novel by Loretta Nyhan Paige Moresco found her true love in eighth grade—and lost him two years ago. Since his death, she’s been sleepwalking through life, barely holding …
Cleveland, I’m Coming For You
Day Eighteen The longest day I have experienced in a while started with a crisis averted. My phone had decided to die during the middle of the night leaving me with just my Fitbit as an alarm. Fortunately, I did not sleep through it this time as I usually do! Once we were ready and …
Rain, Reading, and Carbonara
Day Seventeen This October Sunday started with a lay-in, a cup of tea, and a cannoli for breakfast. Barbara attended mass at the church across the street from the apartment. I tried to add some productivity into my morning by starting to pack up my suitcase and organize my things. After Barbara returned, we set …
Hello Roma!
Day Fifteen There is nothing like a chilled brisk walk to start your day. With our luggage in tow, we made our way past the Duomo through the streets of Florence to the train station. Barbara once again packed us a picnic for the train; another delicious prosciutto sandwich! The ride was about an hour and …
Popes and Gladiators
Day Sixteen Today was an early day with a 5am wake-up call. It was going to be a big day with a tour of the Vatican! We walked over to the Via Nazionale to hail a taxi. Driving through the still mostly slumbering city, we made our way to Piazza del Risorgimento to meet our …
February Haul
My Book of the Month Club selections for February include: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James Hunger by Roxanne Gay The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Free Kindle download: White Rose, Black Forest by Eoin Dempsey