Lemons and Sunsets in Sorrento
Between Rome and the tip of the boot lies beautiful, sunny Sorrento, dripping with lemon trees, olive vines, sunshine and salty smells.
A Visit to Vatican City and St Peters Basilica
No visit to Italy, especially Rome, is complete without a visit to Vatican City to see the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica. And, we took it one step further by venturing out extra early to see the Pope at his mid-week Papal Audience. The day’s...
Touring Ancient Rome
Take a tour through Ancient Rome including the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Pantheon.
Impressions of Rome
They say “all roads lead to Rome.” Well, this idiom certainly held true for my mother and me last April. Our roads from Skopje, Macedonia, and Onarga, Illinois, USA, led us to rendezvous in Rome one cloudless Spring day. Eleven cities, nine train rides, eight...
A Warm Welcome to Prizren, Kosovo
I was welcomed to Kosovo in the warmest possible way. First, after arriving via furgon from Albania, I was dropped off on a street corner in a dusty, nondescript town. At a loss of how to begin the last leg of my journey toward Prizren and badly in need of...
