Things in Italy are so old it makes us seem young--we celebrate our 50th
Feb 10th, 2012, 08:38 AM
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Congrats on your 50th!! We are 62/65 {he married a Much younger woman 
} and often wonder if we will be able to continue our travels to Europe well in to our 70's-Thanks for the hope and inspiration! Note to self-up the retirment even more for continued fun travel....not just so you don't have to be a cranky old employee somewhere {Inside travel joke}. And we do always have that awesome sensation as we toast our upcoming travel in the airport bar!
} and often wonder if we will be able to continue our travels to Europe well in to our 70's-Thanks for the hope and inspiration! Note to self-up the retirment even more for continued fun travel....not just so you don't have to be a cranky old employee somewhere {Inside travel joke}. And we do always have that awesome sensation as we toast our upcoming travel in the airport bar!
Feb 10th, 2012, 11:23 AM
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I hope I would have that "wonderful feeling" before departure. No matter how many times I have been to Europe, I always seem to wake up on the flight and ask myself "what am I doing traveling to places where I don't know anybody?" Yet, the familiarity returns when I hit the first ATM and out come Euros.
I think the OP is no ordinary traveler at any age. They anticipated risks, e.g. short layover, and took steps to minimize the impacts. They also dealt with inevitable snafus that come up even with the best of planning such as broken validating machine, delayed trains, etc.
I think the OP is no ordinary traveler at any age. They anticipated risks, e.g. short layover, and took steps to minimize the impacts. They also dealt with inevitable snafus that come up even with the best of planning such as broken validating machine, delayed trains, etc.
Feb 11th, 2012, 05:17 AM
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Thanks so much, everybody!
I have to say that I had so much fun writing this that it became much too long. I had to do some big time editing and cutting, some of which shows up in the final product
Again, grazie for your kind words.
Byrd
I have to say that I had so much fun writing this that it became much too long. I had to do some big time editing and cutting, some of which shows up in the final product
Again, grazie for your kind words.
Byrd
Feb 11th, 2012, 06:40 AM
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Thank you for your lovely report. My husband and I are 60 and 65 years old and I hope as "sturdy" as you. We are going on our 10th trip to Europe in April and plan to travel as long as we can. Your trip report gave me the determination to do so. Congratulations on your 50th anniversary!
Feb 11th, 2012, 06:58 AM
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Lovely, Byrd! And "sturdy" is the operant word.
wonderful feeling when you are in the airport----------Oh my, yes. That photo of hub and me with the SE grin is at the beginning of almost every trip album.
B & B Valentina? Is that the Valentina who wrote the cook and travel books??? I'm off to google her. Several of us were wondering about her.
Happy 50th and many more!
wonderful feeling when you are in the airport----------Oh my, yes. That photo of hub and me with the SE grin is at the beginning of almost every trip album.
B & B Valentina? Is that the Valentina who wrote the cook and travel books??? I'm off to google her. Several of us were wondering about her.
Happy 50th and many more!
Feb 11th, 2012, 07:36 AM
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TDudette,
Thank you for your nice comments!
As far as I know, "our" Valentina (Valentina Zanchi <[email protected]
is not the travel-cooking author.
However, she is a delightful and helpful person whose B&B we found to be very nice and just what we wanted.
As we were planning the trip, she and I e-mailed a number of times, and she was always quick to answer my questions and make suggestions.
Who knows? Maybe she cooks and writes, too!
Byrd
Thank you for your nice comments!
As far as I know, "our" Valentina (Valentina Zanchi <[email protected]
is not the travel-cooking author.However, she is a delightful and helpful person whose B&B we found to be very nice and just what we wanted.
As we were planning the trip, she and I e-mailed a number of times, and she was always quick to answer my questions and make suggestions.
Who knows? Maybe she cooks and writes, too!
Byrd
Feb 11th, 2012, 10:02 AM
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Congratulations on your 50th . wE CELBRATED ours last year too. Guess we are the "Ancients" ! Loved your report , found some things in it I can use for our fall trip to Italy. Just getting thru Atlanta airport is a trip in itself!!
Feb 12th, 2012, 01:19 PM
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BYRD...you just brought tears to my eyes..On our first cruise to Europe we met up with people who wanted to "do" Orvieto...It was October 16, 2005, our 50th anniversary that we stopped in Orvieto.. One of those beautiful, clear, cool and I think it was a Sunday in the central piazza, a religious revival outside,the magnificent cathedral and the shops festooned with the local pottery and plants, a local market outside the church, a "flea market" further on..Everybody including Parrot Pop scattered to take pictures and I'm standing alone...wondering how in the world this person managed to be in this glorious spot on such a day, I wanted to jump and shout for joy just being in this magical place. Yes, I think I know the spot you had wine if it was in the piazza.. Our guide, Claudio, arranged with a restaurant and I believe it may of been the Conquistador to serve the 8 or 10 of us lunch..A glorious lunch of lamb is all I remember.. To the rest of you celebrating a special anniversary..We had decided we needed no souveniers...and decided to collect t-shirts of all the places we had been on this cruise... Nice, Barcelona, Malaga, Rome, Orvieto (a t-shirt with the picture of the cathederal),etc. and had a memory a quilt made. Parrot Pop just passed on short of our 56th anniversary. Now I look at that 50th anniversary quilt and I remember that special times that we shared. On our last trip we spent time in Rome again and went to the Trevi Fountain where the first time I saw it I sobbed uncontrollably, and I don't know why, the Spanish Steps, Plaza Navaronne, we had been to the Coluseum and the Pantheon.. We continued on to Egypt and the Pryramids/Sphinx, Corfu, Greece and two days in Israel... That was the last of our traveling/cruising...So, my senior friends.. go, enjoy...we did and now memories and notes like yours bring back 56 years of wonderful memories....GO, Auntie Mame said or something like it.. The world is a banquet and most of the fools in this world are starving..lol
Feb 12th, 2012, 02:05 PM
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ParrotMom,
And you just brought tears to my eyes. How lucky we all are to have had such wonderful times!
I know you will always miss your PrrotPop, but he is still with you in your memories.
Yes, we intend to to "keep on keeping on", for the world truly is a banquetwhere we will feast as long as we can!
Thank you so much for your post. I will read it to John tonight.
Here's to living long and well!
Byrd
And you just brought tears to my eyes. How lucky we all are to have had such wonderful times!
I know you will always miss your PrrotPop, but he is still with you in your memories.
Yes, we intend to to "keep on keeping on", for the world truly is a banquetwhere we will feast as long as we can!
Thank you so much for your post. I will read it to John tonight.
Here's to living long and well!
Byrd
Feb 13th, 2012, 07:04 AM
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What a wonderful trip report to read on a cold, wet, cloudy day! You completely transported me. We visited Orvieto for the day and thought it would be a wonderful place to spend a few days. You've convinced me!
I agree with your observation about getting to the airport. I love to get there EARLY because once I'm through security, I feel like my vacation has begun!! It's a tremendous feeling.
I'll look forward to reading about your future travels and Happy Anniversary!
I agree with your observation about getting to the airport. I love to get there EARLY because once I'm through security, I feel like my vacation has begun!! It's a tremendous feeling.
I'll look forward to reading about your future travels and Happy Anniversary!
