Half Way There!
Hello faithful bloggers (the few of you that are left!). I have taken the liberty to spend a few hours downloading and uploading IRELAND PICS! I only got the “big camera” done, so there will be more small camera pics to come, but these should tide you over for now! This weekend we decided to head up to Tahoe for a little R&R (we’ve become pretty used to the whole vacation thing and are having a hard time adjusting to the real world). Stephanie’s BF just happened to be working up there on Friday, so she hopped in the car with us and we all had a great Friday/Saturday together. We had a delicious dinner at Tep’s Villa Roma, then woke up early on Saturday, (I actually woke up to a note on Adam’s car that said “sorry I hit...
Read MoreThank you vacation…
…for our new schedule. Yes, apparantly now we go to bed, exhausted, at 10pm and are wide eyed at 6am! Poo! We don’t even have kids and we’re up at six! No fair! I feel like I didn’t get nearly enough done yesterday despite the 6am head start on the day. I did, however, get to see two of my favorite kiddies, Sydney (my 6 year old BFF) and Owen (just 2 weeks old when I left, now a strapping 6 weeks old!). Now I just have a few more to catch up with and I’ll feel better! (Saw their moms too, wasn’t too shabby either!) Went and saw Nana two times yesterday, she is in much better spirits now that we’re home. She slept all night for the first time and seems to have more pep in her step, well, her therapy assisted step that...
Read MoreWeeee’reeeee Baaaaaaaack!
We have arrived! Home at last, home at last! The flight was rather un-eventful…a bit of “rollercoaster like” turbulence a few hours in (ick!) but otherwise smooth sailing! Sharon and Sandy were there right as we hit the curb (THANK YOU!) and away we went. We were home by 3:45 yesterday afternoon, a mere 17 or so hours after leaving our hotel room in Dublin. Piece of cake! Our furry friends were a bit happy to see us (it took them the entire night to calm down and they haven’t stopped following us yet!), maybe as happy as we were to see them! Angela, Gordon, Sydney….job well done! The dogs were happy and healthy and the house was standing, what more could we want!!! THANK YOU! Nana was a bit happy to see me too! I went and visited her...
Read MoreBlame it on the Leprechauns!
There was talk of a blog tonight, but it just isn’t happening! We have had a great time here in Ireland and will blog all about it soon, but not now. We finished up our trip with a very interesting dinner/dance/live music event. Now we’re back in our room, packed up and ready to go! Sean scheduled the taxi for 6:30am…3 hours and 20 minutes before we depart…hope there is good shopping at the airport! Then we’ve got an 11 hour flight and a 2 hour drive (if traffic cooperates) and we will be H-O-M-E! Signing off, for the last time in Europe, the Howes wish you all very sweet dreams. K&N Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Read MoreBlogs are coming…
Okay everyone we have been super busy these last 2 days and haven’t blogged….but have no fear because there are at least 3 blogs comming before this is all said and done…they may not post till Sunday but we will post them! Check back late on Saturday !!! Kev Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Read MoreIreland Here We Come…
We have arrived! Our 9th country in only 4 weeks! WHEW. Our flight was around noon out of FCO which is about 30 minutes west of Rome, so we booked ourselves a taxi last night and were thrilled when it arrived this morning, just a tad bit late, but totally forgivable considering our taxi was a silver Mercedes. Score! Well, let me just tell you, having an Italian guy driving you around in a flashy Merc SOUNDS nice, but no, no, no. This is some scary shit! I was good through the city, heck, most of those scooters would bouce right off of our car, right? But then we got to the freeway. Not so bad at first. Crusing speed seemed normal, comfortable, acceptable…and then it began. There was apparantly a quarter mile between us and the car ahead of us which meant our...
Read MoreIn Ireland
The plane flight was super easy and we are in Clara Ireland now. No Internet till Friday niht when we get to Dublin. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
Read MoreCiao Roma!
First thing first. Shelly, yes, Shelly, I am specifically addressing you in my blog. Why would one do such a thing? Let me tell you. I am doing this simply to thank you for the 3:00 a.m. text that woke me from a dead sleep and nearly gave me a heart attack! I am guessing that in your reading-frenzy you have neglected to realize that there is a time difference between California and Italy and therefore you did not realize you would be scaring the crap out of me when you texted me at that hour. Regardless, I thought everyone should know how divoted a fan you are of our blog. A 3:00a.m. text just to tell me how sad you were that you would be spending the day driving home instead of getting your daily fix on howesabouteurope.com. You are a true fan! Second thing I...
Read MoreA Not So Well Planned Day…
Finally a day where we could sleep in and boy did we. Nic and I were asleep until 10 and laid in bed until around 11. We finally drug ourselves out of bed and headed out. Our plan for the day: go to the Cappuchin Crpyt, Castel St. Angelo and Pizza Al Tiglio. We decided to walk to the crypt as it was only about .75 miles and it was easier than walking to the hot, musty metro. The walk was nice, it had just rained so the ground was wet and slippery. We took our time, popping into a few shops on the way. Once we made it to the Barberini intersection we found the crypt very easily. One problem…the crypt was closed. We made it there around 12:30. The crypt it seems is open from 9-12 and 3-6. We had just missed the open time and had walked the .75 mile just to...
Read MoreThe Movies Rome Style
This is a pic of Nic at the movie theatre. We are seeing The Informant it is in English with Italian subtitles. No popcorn, only 2 screens in the whole theatre!!! Screen is about 20 ft across. Oh yeah, she is in the back row… So tiny! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend
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