Category Archives: Italy 2018

We picked up the rental car at AutoEurop after a bit of a walk from the train station in Chiusi.  The VW station wagon we’d reserved back in February was unavailable, so they upgraded us to a Mercedes wagon.  Quite … Continue reading →

I know that there are those who might say I have no sense but indeed I have five and am grateful for everyone. We have discovered that, as we travel,we truly experience Italy with all of our senses. Maybe the … Continue reading →

When we first started talking about our third trip to Italy we talked of checking out some of the southern parts of the country. Places as yet unexplored by the Wagnersons. Then we saw a short bit on the television … Continue reading →

Sorrento is such a great town.  The lemons here can be the size of grapefruits.  Our last day in Sorrento we spent in an impromptu wine class with our friends from the Corner Shop.  Giovanni introduced us to his wife … Continue reading →

We arrived in Sorrento yesterday. Our third visit to this city by the sea. On our previous visits we purchased several pieces of marquetry or wood inlay, intarsia. This art form originated in this area in the 800’s. It is … Continue reading →

We arrived in Sorrento on Friday, April 27th.  This place is as magical as we remembered it.  We were looking for a different restaurant to try, new to us, and we set off on what Doug’s phone with the map … Continue reading →

It was just the four Wagnersons with our tour guide, Marcello, who made up our group to tour the Sistine Chapel.  Whew!!!!!  We were all dreading that Pat and Bill were a part of our small group tour.  Why did … Continue reading →

Rome!  In my lifetime, I have spent a total of about 5 days here counting our first two trips to Italy (an incredibly small amount of time).  This place was the stage of many events in world history.  In fact, … Continue reading →

The Wagnersons are fully recovered from our Alaska adventure and are heading to Italy.  We are only one day away from our departure for Italy 2018.  The itinerary is set, our bags are packed (except me, I haven’t yet started … Continue reading →