What touched me the most about seeing the world leader of 1.2 billion people was the faithful dedication of visitors from as far away as Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, and Peru. People who sat beside me, who I know spent their hard earned money to travel halfway across the world to be blessed by…
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Day 5: Rome and that Colosseum
Hot. Crowded. Lots of hustlers trying to sell us bus tours. Rome is one of the most popular tourist destinations, but I had trouble enjoying the sights over the cacophony of sales tactics. A work of art. Beautiful steps, but oddly, not the Spanish steps. We arrived at the Colosseum 10 minutes before our slotted…
Day 4: Vienna and desserts
Hefi, a local patisserie and “eis” ice cream shop, serves these rolled pastry cones found only in Vienna. You choose your filling, and inside is nutella coated while the outside is rolled in cinnamon and sugar. It’s a delicious dessert alternative to eating eis every day! We’ve tried only 3 eis (gelato) shops so far….
Day 3: Vienna by the River
Our last full day in Vienna gives us Betty Shandy Radlers, cool river dips, more and more gelato, and a free bike tour along the Danube river path. (The trip’s nudist count is now at 2.)
Day 2: Rick Steves Ringstrasse tram tour
Rick Steves has got it going on. After a day of struggling through our jet lag, we travelers were ready to see daily life as the Viennese do – by tram around the Old Town. By luck and coincidence, our booked airbnb had a pipe burst, and our host placed us in his quirky apartment…
Day 1: Phone thieving in the Prayer Room
Our planned connection flight to Valencia Thursday night was missed due to American Airlines scheduled “routine maintenance” delaying our overseas flight from Miami to Madrid by 3 hours. By the time we took off, there were no direct flights Friday from Madrid to our connecting city Valencia. We decided to instead fly straight to Vienna…