Johan Ramakers
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Aug 19
August 19 – Delightful Pleasant Heidelberg Germany
Slept in and it was fabulous. We even missed breakfast. We finally got our lazy butts out the door, had a quick lunch at next door restaurant and jumped on the bus into town square. I immediately wished we had spent more time here and not elsewhere in less unsavory places. Simply charming, historical, interesting, …
Aug 18
August 18 – From Milan, Through The Swiss Alps, To Heidelberg Germany
I am fairly sure I was in sleep deprived hell last night. The AC kept cutting off every single hour, Han tried not to but he snored enough for three weeks and the guest next door paced back and forth on their heels very loudly. It was misery. Got up today with maybe three hours …
Aug 17
Flixbus: Reader Beware, Curse Words Enclosed
I thought our next stop was to be Zurich, Switzerland and high tail it out of Italy forever but I thought wrong. </br> Enjoyed a good breakfast, grabbed a taxi to the bus station and then the following scenario began which I posted publicly on Facebook because people need to be made aware of this …
Aug 16
August 16 – Next Stopover, Milan
Packed and not really ready to go, but time to go and leave Venice behind. Travel Hint: If you are staying anywhere in the center of town, I suggest calling for a porter to retrieve your luggage and meet you at the people mover. Cost Euro 20.00, but saves your back and offers a relaxing …
Aug 15
August 15 – Too Short a Visit to Venice
Today we ate a simple breakfast at the hotel, but the coffee was outstanding. I could not wait to get out to “feel and breath” Venice. I think we reached our record high in photos for one day. It is just like you see in movies and TV shows. It was perfection to me. Now …
Aug 14
August 14 Travel Day To Venice
If you notice me not writing on some dates, those are just travel days. Not particularly eventful to note. Jump on bus, jump off bus for snack, jump on bus, occasionally wish the driver would slow down, speed up, stop talking non-stop, be a little friendlier, have more leg room, wish other riders take more …
Aug 13
August 13 – A Tuscany Walkabout Tour
This was one dang early morning. Had to get up at 7:00am to get ready, eat and walk to our tour bus site. Anywhere where they offer “Walkabout” tours, I highly suggest you booking one. We loved it and so did everyone else. We talked with many people and I only heard accolades for the tour …
Aug 12
Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence
We wanted to get out of the busy city hubbub, so we decided to take a public bus to Piazzale Michelangelo to experience the great renaissance artist’s Florence from above. It was also near a camping where Han’s family used to camp at in the late fifties and early sixties. It took quite some time …
Aug 11
Florence is Flavorless
So there are about 50 tour people, ages 20’s and 30’s, staying at the hotel which is located conveniently close to the main train station, just a couple of block from the famous ‘Duomo’. As always with groups, we were rudely awakened this morning at 2:30am by slamming doors and screaming and laughing. Yep, it …
Aug 09
August 9 – Just Say “No” To Genova
There are so many titles I could use for this particular blog entrance, but most were not too complimentary. To put it in a nut shell, we stumbled across Genova’s version of the red light district where street walkers, priests and police abide. It was quite interesting and entertaining, especially when I wanted to take …
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