After a good night’s rest, we awoke this morning ready to start our first full day in London. We headed to the High Street Kensington tube station to buy our weeklong travel cards, which may or may not be a great deal for us given how we like to walk the city. We then took […]
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We arrived at Heathrow about an hour later than scheduled due to a takeoff delay in NY-JFK. The line for customs was also a little lengthy, though we were fortunately invited to skip to the ‘special assistance’ queue thanks to Emerson still having a stroller. Our driver from Hyde Park Cars awaited us and drove […]
Our flight out of Rome was uneventful. This was our first time on Alitalia. Our coach seats were kind of cramped for space and the food was sub-par… you’d think an Italian airline could produce a credible pasta dish in coach (Delta does!). But, I digress. We arrived in Miami around 5pm, and I drove […]
Day #16, Rome & Fiumicino, Italy
Posted in Italy on Mar 14th, 2014
Had the rental car worked out, we’d planned to stay return to Rome this evening, return the car, and stay at a (pre-paid) Courtyard by the airport. Clearly, this move wasn’t needed any longer; indeed, it presented an unneeded logistical challenge. But, not changing hotels wasn’t an option, even if it wasted some of our […]
Day #15: Rome, Italy
Posted in Italy on Mar 13th, 2014
Whereas the past 24 hours seemed to be us narrowly escaping disaster at very turn, today was one of those perfect days. Such are the ups and downs of travel… and life. Fortunately, Emerson woke up feeling fine and without an further symptoms. We grabbed a quick breakfast of Scottish food (pancakes at McDonalds) for […]