Europe

May 24th, 2013 we visited Dublin, Ireland and we stayed at Number 31, an amazing bed and breakfast.  Number 31 is just a 10 minute walk to St. Stephen’s Green and the major areas of Dublin.  It is in a perfect location to see Dublin.…

We recently traveled to Brussels, Belgium and wanted to share 5 fun things you can do when you are there.  Of course there are well more than 5 but this is our top 5. These are a few of the things that we experienced and enjoyed while we…

Each time my husband and I visit a different country we like to bring something representative of our destination home.  If you’re looking for a nice unique gift to buy when in Prague, then a puppet/marionettes is a great idea.  They…

One of our favorite restaurants when we visit Rome, Italy is Ciccia Bomba located at Via del Governo.  We found the restaurant in our Rick Steves Rome book and Steves has never steered us wrong.  Ciccia Bomba is a traditional trattoria…

My husband and I spent four days in Greve in Chianti, Italy and we stayed at Agriturismo Casanova which is about a 10 minute walk from Greve in Chianti. We stayed at the apartment that was closer to the main road. Our apartment was…

On our recent trip to Scotland we were driving from Glencoe to the Isle of Skye and on the drive we noticed a sign for Inverlochy Castle and we decided to drive in.  It is a great example of a Scottish historical building.  As we drove up…

My husband and I visited Scotland and we decided to tour a couple of the castles.  There are 40 castles in Scotland so there are several to choose from.  The first castle we visited was the Eilean Donan Castle (above) which is often seen…

We have vacationed in Rome, Italy three times and there are still many things we have not seen.  We have included in this post five things to see that we really enjoyed when you visit Rome. 1) An ancient historic church that is worth…

The Sora Margherita restaurant is located in the Jewish Ghetto in Rome, Italy.  It is not the easiest restaurant to find, but once you find it you will keep coming back.  The restaurant does not have much of a sign and is almost hidden…

We traveled to Prague, Czech in May 2013 and stayed at the Hotel Metamorphis from May 28th to June 1st, 2013 inclusive.   We found the hotel in Rick Steves' Prague guidebook and he highly recommended it which was enough for us.  We paid…