a muggle girl traveling in a fictional world
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Day Fourteen Today started a little earlier as we had a train to catch. We headed out into the brisk morning towards the train station. The mornings and nights have been quite chilly in Firenze. We arrived at the station with just enough time to purchase a bottle of water for our trip to Pisa. …
Day Thirteen This morning I slept in a bit while Barbara went grocery shopping at the market. She made plans to prepare a dinner for Mady, Sami and myself. Unfortunately, I was attacked by mosquitos during the night. The bites are small though and I hope they disappear soon. After having a pastry and a …
Day Twelve It was a gloomy morning in Venice as we packed our bags for Florence. When we stepped outside, we were met with a thick fog. The sign at the vaporetto stop said it was postponed due to the fog. This meant we had to hoof it across Venice with our luggage. We were …
Day Eleven The downside of having a first-floor apartment next to a canal is that you can hear all of the traffic. All of the water taxis, vaporettos, and the garbage boats. Needless to say, it wasn't the best nights sleep I have ever had. To start the day we walked to the train station …
Day Ten I woke up this morning at 6am panicked that I would oversleep. We were scheduled to arrive in Venice around 6am and disembarking would begin at 8am. I looked outside to find that I couldn't actually see anything. We were sitting in a heavy fog. I figured I would head back to bed …
