tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5457956523099344642023-11-15T17:38:12.412-08:00Wish You Were Here...Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-46747203717057076752013-05-22T03:15:00.003-07:002013-05-22T03:16:16.849-07:00Welcome to America.Oh, hello Land That I Love,<br />
I have missed you.<br />
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Leaving Italy was, as expected, bittersweet.<br />
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The bitter:<br />
Saying goodbye to my friends and Bible Study fam.<br />
Leaving my job - I actually really l liked it, and the people I worked with. That's hard to find and hard to leave. I hope I have good luck as the next one!<br />
Leaving free housing.<br />
Leaving great weather (75% of the time anyway).<br />
Leaving the Military life.<br />
The return to the fast pace life of America, and join the over-working, always competing world.<br />
No more regular travels to a random country on a random weekend for cheap.<br />
Simply leaving Italy (Gelato, pizza, pasta, cappuccino's, Italians, Rome, TREVI FOUNTAIN, Amalfi, Neapolitan driving with little to no driving law penalties, etc, etc). <br />
Oh, and returning to DC, where everyone was too busy on their phones that this girl without a phone couldn't borrow one! Rude Washingtonians. Ok, so I realize this was my problem, not theirs, but it would have been convenient for me if people got off their phones and I could ask them to borrow theirs. Though one guy told me his phone was only for his personal use - Thanks guy, do you think I'm going to take off out of the airport pick up zone with two suitcases and with your phone. Sigh. Good thing for pay phones!<br />
Being welcomed back to DC traffic in full force...<br />
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The Sweet:<br />
Seeing my family! My nephew, Ethan, said he didn't remember my name. No worries though, because a little tickling sparked his memory. Then, after frowning for a few minutes while I held him, my little nephew, Logan, who doesn't really know me, decided I was his friend when I played with him and his Nerf gun - or let him shoot me with his Nerf gun is more like it. Either way, I was so happy to see those little cuties! <br />
hanging out with my bff, Sarah, who came to my parents as soon as I called her to let her know I was in.<br />
Chik-fil-a for dinner!<br />
Milk that doesn't expire in a week (it's the little things people).<br />
Saying "Goodbye" to the Euro, yucky Naples air, Neapolitan driving (it's a love/hate thing), etc.<br />
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Those are the "sweet" things that happened yesterday - I know there are plenty more to come and it is only day two. For example, we cannot wait to go to church - that will be super sweet!<br />
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Also, I have a date with Giant. That's right. It is going to have to be a "date," because I do not want to put anyone else through the torture of this grocery shopping experience. I cannot wait to see all the options and all the new finds to be had on this adventure. This is sure to be a long expensive date!<br />
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Chipotle, Marshalls, MALLS, DC, Starbucks, food options (both fast and slow, healthy and unhealthy), FroYo, CVS... Oh America, I think I am in Love!<br />
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Blog complete. And it's only 6:15am. <br />
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Bitter: Jetlag.Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-5388431700326877212013-03-15T07:59:00.001-07:002013-10-12T17:33:13.781-07:00Rejoice, We Conquer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The time has finally come. Time to run the original Marathon. I feel like it's kind of a Mecca for runners. Can you really call yourself a runner if you haven't experienced where it all began? </div>
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I knew it all started in Greece, and as people (non-runner people that is) like to remind us, the guy died at the end... But that was about all I knew of the marathoning roots, so I decided before the run, I needed to know the deal. So here it is compliments of wikipedia:</div>
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The name <i>Marathon</i> comes from the legend of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheidippides" title="Pheidippides">Pheidippides</a>, a Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the battlefield of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon,_Greece" title="Marathon, Greece">Marathon</a> to Athens to announce that the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Empire" title="Persian Empire">Persians</a> had been defeated in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon" title="Battle of Marathon">Battle of Marathon</a> (in which he had just fought), which took place in August or September, 490 BC. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the assembly, exclaiming "<a class="extiw" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B7" title="wikt:νίκη">νενικηκαμεν’</a> (<i>nenikekamen</i>)", ("We wοn"), before collapsing and dying.</div>
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Outside of this blurb from wikipedia, I heard it as "Rejoice, We Conquer!" I feel like it sounds more 490BC than "we won," so that's what I'm going with until proven otherwise.</div>
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In my opinion <span style="color: #3d85c6;">YES</span>, for this dissappointing discovery:</div>
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The <b>marathon</b> is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 miles and 385 yards or 26-7/32 miles), that is usually run as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_running" title="Road running">road race</a>... The marathon was one of the original modern <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympics" title="Olympics">Olympic</a> events in 1896, though the distance did not become standardized until 1921... The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> agreed in 1907 that the distance for the 1908 London Olympic marathon would be about 25 miles or 40 kilometres. The organisers decided on a course of 26 miles from the start at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle" title="Windsor Castle">Windsor Castle</a> to the royal entrance to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_City_Stadium" title="White City Stadium">White City Stadium</a>, followed by a lap (586 yards, 2 feet; 536 m) of the track, finishing in front of the Royal Box. The course was later altered to use a different entrance to the stadium, followed by a partial lap of 385 yards to the same finish. The modern 42.195 km standard distance for the marathon was set by the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Amateur_Athletic_Federation" title="International Amateur Athletic Federation">International Amateur Athletic Federation</a> (IAAF) in May 1921 directly from the length used at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics" title="1908 Summer Olympics">1908 Summer Olympics</a> in London. (Wikipedia)</div>
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So, not only is the marathon distance not that of Pheidippides, but no one truely knows his real path, he could have gone one of two ways. They assume it was the approximately 42.195 km route because it would have been the smarter choice at the time - longer, but safer. The IAAF set the official distance of the marathon. LAme.<br>
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It was a GREAT run and while you don't have to run the Athen's marathon to be a runner, it made me feel legit. I worked through a lot of the issues I dealt with on my first marathon, and I cut an hour of my time! <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I would recommend it. Mostly for the Tatziki...</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Wish you were here!</div>
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This might be really bad of us, but there is a good chance we turned London into our America-not-in-America. When you have been away for so long, there are things you miss- to name a few (if I can contain myself to a few...) free tap water at restaurants (and with a lemon wedge!), drink refills, sale racks, CHIPOTLE- which is where I will stop with the things I miss and start with London! </div>
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After dropping off our luggage, we went immediately to (Starbucks to use free wifi to find) Chipotle! London is the only country in Europe with Chipotle, so naturally, it was a priority.</div>
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Once that was out of the way we headed over to hang out with the Royals.<br>
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While roaming with no set plans (gotta love those days), we wandered into the M&M store.<br>
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A few free Purple M&M tastings later, we walked around the corner and found a big NFL block party. We picked this time period to go to London because of the annual NFL game at Wembley Stadium. This year it was the Patriots V. Rams and it would be my first NFL game.<br>
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Apparently we found the party!<br>
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Oh hey Stevie...<br>
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Now, I love Neapolitan pizza, but there is just something about that Pizza Hut that I can't resist!</div>
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Once we were fueled up, we were off to see all the touristy things...<br>
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My sister took a pic here when she came, then I took one when I went alone, and now it was our turn. It's like a little family tradition.<br>
Buckingham Palace was the first real Palace I had ever seen. So while it's not as grand as some I have seen now, it has a special place in my heart. That and I'm kind of infatuated with the whole Royal family...<br>
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We took a walking tour, and one of the stops on the way was this old fashioned Gentleman's Club. I don't remember the price but it was pretty much up there with a college tuition to join this club, and three members of the club have to approve before you're even considered. Rich people...
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... I didn't know non-scandelous ones exsisted.</td></tr>
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Game time!<br>
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The next day we took a day trip to Stone henge, because you cannot visit London twice and not see this wonder:<br>
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To end the night, we took the popular Grimm Reaper tour. On the tour we stopped by different castles and neighborhood and learned about all the death that fills the history of London - including Jack the Ripper.<br>
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On our last day, we decided to do a London review. We took a quick run around the city as we were still training to run the Athens Marathon. Training doesn't end of vacation friends...<br>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This arch says to me that we're just a park away from our hotel!</td></tr>
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After we were cleaned up, we still had a little time to waste, so I simply couldn't allow James to leave London without experiences the ridiculousness that is Harrod's:<br>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">(Only four American London moments. Not as bad as I thought...)</span></div>
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Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-31952966986297701932013-03-02T23:05:00.000-08:002013-10-12T17:33:24.387-07:00All things Gaudi!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok, so this is going to be a quick Barcelona trip in review. I just realized I uploaded these pics but never posted! <Gasp></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once we realized we had six months left living abroad, we went put travel in hyper mode. This was the trip that kicked it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Christmas in Barcelona, Spain 2012</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gaudi was an architechtural genius in Barcelona, here is his first work: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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That is how many hours James' recent run challenge lasted. And no, that is not a typo - Twenty. Four. Hours. of running... Why, you ask?... Why? I ask! Often.</div>
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I don't think there is an actual answer, but I will start at the beginning and maybe it can make some kind of sense. Maybe.</div>
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In February of 2012 James and I, together, ran a half marathon in Rome. After the tough but fun trek, we were so excited about it that we thought it would be a great idea to run the Rome full marathon three weeks later in March. Well, I ended up training too hard too fast and hurt my foot days before the run, so James stuck it out with me, walking about half of the course. It was miserable! I would have quit without him! Anyway, after that race (and after my recovery) we continued to train at a more normal pace with the intent of marathon revenge. That was my intent anyway. I would say my training was going pretty normal, James, on the other hand would train with Juan, who had a year of running on us, so James was on a little bit of an accelerated program. In May, Juan ran a 100k (that's a little over 62 miles! Yes, people pay to run that distance.), so James went on training runs with him prior to the race (one was a 50k - that's more than a marathon!) and then at the actual 100K race, James ran the equivalent of a marathon with him, just to keep Juan from going insane. Although, I think he was already when he signed up for the race, but I guess that's all perception...</div>
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Anyways, James got better and better, then decided to actually sign up for a race, not just run for fun or as company, so he and Juan signed up for and ran a 50K (32 miles) in June.</div>
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Fast forward to October 6 AND 7... and... we were off to Fano, ITALY!</div>
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I tease James and Juan about running all the time because I kind of think they're crazy. I can't imagine putting myself through that pain and pushing past those walls (mostly mental walls...). I really don't have a desire. But it's actually very inspiring. I look up to them for this. It takes a level of self discipline that I just don't understand. When I don't even think twice before blurting out "no thanks" for myself to participate in a ridiculously long race, James always seems to see the race as a new challenge that he knows he can push himself towards the finish if given the opportunity (or the ok from me). I read a quote that I think sums up the way he sees running -<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> "Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits."</span></b></div>
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As much of a sacrifice as it can be (I mean seriously, this 24 hour race fell over a sacred "96" weekend!), I am indescribably proud of James (and Juan, when I'm not hating on him for giving James the running bug, hah!).</div>
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Juan and Viviana have two kids, so Viviana and I took them out for the day, then returned later that evening. It had been about eight hours in by the time we returned, so the guys took a short break with us.<br />
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Over night, the wives and kids slept in the car and the men pushed on... the next morning we were right back out there, so excited for the finish and happy the guys were still standing!<br />
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Slightly impressive final distances:<br />
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Beasts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Free massages for the runners! Well deserved!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of post run Coca Cola. Also well deserved!</td></tr>
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The days before the race we spent exploring Fano and the nearby country San Marino (another country but located with in Italy). I have no idea where those pics are- it was a really cute area! But, the weekend was really about the run and our Men - who, by the way, were surprisingly normal (after a nap) after the race. No awkward or slow walking or super tight sleeping. The body is an amazing thing... As is James!</div>
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<br />Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-71666021392508116792013-02-28T08:58:00.000-08:002013-02-28T08:58:25.384-08:00Weekend GetawayI was getting antsy and in need of a getaway, so we planned a quick weekend trip with the Rivera's, and we were off to Umbria!<br />
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Umbria is a region much like Tuscany (in my opinion) with all its hill towns and we heard great things, so we thought, why not make a weekend trip out of it.<br />
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The first stop in our two night Umbria adventure was Orvieto!<br />
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It was about a five hour drive from where we live, it's a city on top of a hill, and it's known for it's cathedral, Classico wine and ceramics.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long hallways under the city - working our way to the top!</td></tr>
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There was one way down and another way up, so once you started you had to go all the way down and then work your way back up, there was no changing your mind once you got started....<br />
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I am often impressed by the fancy cathedrals, and this one did not disappoint! My favorite thing about the buildings is all the detail when they show the Bible stories. This wall is possibly one of my favorite pieces of all the cathedrals I have seen (and I've seen more than my share!).<br />
It is a bunch of stories from the Old Testament.<br />
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Love it!<br />
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That was all for the cute little city of Orvieto. The next day we went to the nearby city of Civita (Di Bagnoreggio). Previously there was only a Donkey Bridge that crossed from the neighboring city to this one, but it was bombed in WWII and replaced in 1966 by a foot bridge. The bridge is the only way in and out of the city.<br />
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Here we are in front of the wall to the old Palace. This is all that remains - just a wall. Over time the outsides of the city (including the palace) have fallen off and into the valley.<br />
After the 1695 earthquake most of the residence of the city started moving out because they worried their homes (and entire city) would eventually fall into the valley. Within the past decade, all of the remaining property owners moved out, but apparently the younger generations are trying to revitalize the city.<br />
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Fun, quick, cheap weekend getaway. No complaints from this girl!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">Wish you were here!</span>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-36205311934921893712013-02-27T22:08:00.000-08:002013-02-28T08:58:25.220-08:00Julie and Jason take on Italy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
James and Jason are friends from high school - Jason and his girlfriend decided not to miss this opportunity to hang out with the fabulous Keaton's while abroad (smart couple), so in September, they spent two weeks taking on Italy...</div>
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First stop, Pompeii:</div>
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Then, of course for dinner we took them to our favorite pizzeria downtown!<br />
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And what's a night downtown without a little gelato!<br />
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The next day we were off to spend a weekend on the Amalfi coast! James and I had been wanting to stay the night in one of the costal cities, so we thought this was the perfect opportunity!<br />
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First things first, we had to take Jason and Julie out for a typical Italian Breakfast of fresh pastries and caffes!<br />
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Pitt stop on our drive down the coast...<br />
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The view from our hotel balcony:<br />
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Goofing off at the cathedral in Amalfi.<br />
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Oh, and the reason we were all in gym-ish clothes is because our destination was "the Path of the Gods." <br />
This map shows you the path you take- It starts at the top of one city and ends at the bottom of another.At a normal walking pace it should take about 3-3.5 hours. We parked our car in the city at the end of the path, Positano, and took local buses to the start of the path.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't wait to get started!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were vineyards everywhere! I hope they don't mind...</td></tr>
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After walking the path for about an hour, we run into a dead end/main street still at the top of the path and realize we have no idea where to go from there. So, we walked back and forth looking for a path we might have missed and finally, the sun was setting and we decided we should just walk back to the beginning then try to take a bus back to our car, and maybe try the path again another day. But of course, as life would have it, the last bus left about five minutes before we got there so our only options were trying to walk the path again or catch a cab for way more money than we were willing to pay. The locals told us there were signs and if we followed them we should be ok... so we were off. Again. And it was getting late, so we had to hurry!<br />
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3-3.5 hour walk take two...<br />
After about 30 seconds on the path we see our sign:<br />
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Funny thing is, the first time we missed the sign, and thus missed the first turn because of these little guys:<br />
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But, Ah-hah! Another sign...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice how dark it is... Five minutes down... Uh...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh hey Positano.</td></tr>
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After our long walk in the dark, it was time for dinner:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is actually the same restaurant we came to with Michelle and Stephen. Cute!</td></tr>
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The next day we had planned to rent a boat and enjoy the waters of the coast, but it was really windy and no one was renting boats, so we just hung out, ate and then headed back home.<br />
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Then we were off to one of our favorite Italian Cities; Florence!<br />
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After walking around the city, we decided that Piazzale Michelangelo was our favorite and we needed to see it at sunset.<br />
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After our time in Florence we were headed back down to Naples, but on the way we stopped by one more Tuscan city... Chianti!<br />
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While there we decided to stop by a local vineyard.<br />
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And that wraps up our adventure with Jason and Julie. A few days later they were off. We had a blast with them - it's alway hard to say goodbye to a sense of home. But we'll be home soon enough and we can't wait to celebrate with them again later this year!<br />
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Having visitor's from home made me a little homesick... so to my family and friends, I truly WISH YOU WERE HERE!<br />
XOHeather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-817718346969526262013-02-23T23:22:00.002-08:002013-02-28T08:58:25.394-08:00Summer Lovin...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This year my good friends here decided to throw me a surprise birthday party. Aw, the love!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The candles were animal prints. My friends know me well!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What's Birthday cake without a little on the face?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tristian agrees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What would we do without Juan...</td></tr>
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Michelle and Stephen were on a European Cruise and it just so happened that the day after my birthday they ported in Naples!<br />
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We did a quick day tour of Southern Italy. First stop, Capri!<br />
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And that was our fun filled quick day with the Maclaughlin's. It was actually our first time meeting Stephen because they got married while we were in Italy. We can't wait to visit them in Texas!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found a Chipotle recipe on Pinterest and had to try it out. Success!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did my buddy T's hair for the Navy Ball. Aw!</td></tr>
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Mud Run!<br />
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Ok, so the story behind this is T and I didn't want to get dunked in mud. I know, it's a mud run. That's besides the point. Anyway, previously Juan dunked us both, so now it was his turn...</div>
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<br />Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-12488054063142709932012-12-06T21:50:00.001-08:002013-02-23T09:46:02.107-08:00Chocolate, Waffles... and chocolate waffles!For the second half of James' TAD weekend we went to Bruges, BELGIUM! Bruges is a cute city with lots of history nearby, and lots of yummy foods and chocolate!<br />
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Pretty sure this was my first real black swan experience. Pretty cool.<br />
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Let the WWI tour begin!<br />
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Bullet from WWI. They are still found at random in the fields there. Crazy!<br />
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WWI remnants.<br />
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WWI memorial and cemetery. Soldiers from all different countries are buried here...<br />
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Local WWI museum:<br />
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WWI bunker:<br />
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Belgium chocolates!!!<br />
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Local cathedral:<br />
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Our chocolates! Yum!<br />
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The final stop on our tour - Replica WWI trenches.<br />
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My first currants experience! So delicious!<br />
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Our choice for dinner:<br />
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Belgium Lemonade anyone?<br />
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The next day we explored the cute little city of Bruges!<br />
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My favorite European sweet!<br />
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Belgium chocolate break!<br />
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Enjoying more of Bruges:<br />
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Michelangelo's only piece outside of Italy: <br />
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Kasper/Kaspar... Just another name here...<br />
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So many Swans!!!<br />
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Cute chocolates!<br />
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Alas! A Belgian Waffle!<br />
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Exactly.<br />
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Wish you were here!<br />
XO<br />
Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-42429025906307632442012-10-21T01:17:00.002-07:002012-12-02T01:44:45.431-08:00I AMsterdamJames was due for his TAD to Germany, so naturally, we planned a trip to go with it... Actually, his Doc planned the trip, we just booked the hotels. Same thing.<br />
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Our first meal:<br />
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Amsterdam is very big on street performers:<br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoHI1AB5fBFkFJJuwTCud37Rsggvc4XOEb-o-Y0eVMTj7lbb_3oXltmBrhyphenhyphen7NIN6-eLFGKXzy-Y7cygHoHlgvzW4jeq7izFBqUumrf7voLjRCYqeWY_AGmrkP3JxX4rfn3gcHPnXmHjo/s1600/IMG_7575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoHI1AB5fBFkFJJuwTCud37Rsggvc4XOEb-o-Y0eVMTj7lbb_3oXltmBrhyphenhyphen7NIN6-eLFGKXzy-Y7cygHoHlgvzW4jeq7izFBqUumrf7voLjRCYqeWY_AGmrkP3JxX4rfn3gcHPnXmHjo/s320/IMG_7575.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yummy fries. Pretty city.</td></tr></tbody></table> It just wouldn't be right if I didn't take a pic with these too cool Dutch shoes.<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVumyUbDcLvRu72rYcKXSsOsDhZ6X_iCBsbccoG4bkp4GrZ8RjXx5YrbapU0FRfiGwwvHmmZvti81wC_ld0lLNELb9HilohGRVW8F5AgL2kTrvKgj1goNqfrdgbmLPgAYAoA5wCFKbxo/s1600/IMG_7576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVumyUbDcLvRu72rYcKXSsOsDhZ6X_iCBsbccoG4bkp4GrZ8RjXx5YrbapU0FRfiGwwvHmmZvti81wC_ld0lLNELb9HilohGRVW8F5AgL2kTrvKgj1goNqfrdgbmLPgAYAoA5wCFKbxo/s320/IMG_7576.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTZ_N2d4A9LzJgFFXn9pYZ8gGVTVeE6wQqvdk6K1Ioph0Nkp0NNCIMnMYJBcf4wkkX-a9W_JWdxG-BNaJSeE9QxRzP-X1rLxRL5vu0w-NjbZgAVYnsb33JAfudX6fBO0td7LqvUzNGLY/s1600/IMG_7577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTZ_N2d4A9LzJgFFXn9pYZ8gGVTVeE6wQqvdk6K1Ioph0Nkp0NNCIMnMYJBcf4wkkX-a9W_JWdxG-BNaJSeE9QxRzP-X1rLxRL5vu0w-NjbZgAVYnsb33JAfudX6fBO0td7LqvUzNGLY/s320/IMG_7577.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just thought it was cool...</td></tr></tbody></table> More street entertainment.<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKM4DSYAEz1k51g-j9p-mtVfPp4QNhEGIWJEUtLlam88vsePF2FIWJg5__sfGdWSlyVnPsvwBO0AAuQgrvX-YuNWT4sDaQjAiX4uoFHAvDPfv3kzO_kkUJX0lWRHbWyu2RfTDbp0SiGg/s1600/IMG_7582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMKM4DSYAEz1k51g-j9p-mtVfPp4QNhEGIWJEUtLlam88vsePF2FIWJg5__sfGdWSlyVnPsvwBO0AAuQgrvX-YuNWT4sDaQjAiX4uoFHAvDPfv3kzO_kkUJX0lWRHbWyu2RfTDbp0SiGg/s320/IMG_7582.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flame throwing unicyclist.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5kCvyIfTBDMk6Nu-Lor7Wtr_wnk1p_A-AP2uLIiAbewXBurR5MAoOdqAv3qlqDxTVj1RZAjC1NIRYGgYp-RZGe1ONh4PXit-GKkVYWi3HAxi80Kg8T8Bm5c1HbIa0jAFdsWOcLEVpH8/s1600/IMG_7584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5kCvyIfTBDMk6Nu-Lor7Wtr_wnk1p_A-AP2uLIiAbewXBurR5MAoOdqAv3qlqDxTVj1RZAjC1NIRYGgYp-RZGe1ONh4PXit-GKkVYWi3HAxi80Kg8T8Bm5c1HbIa0jAFdsWOcLEVpH8/s320/IMG_7584.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh jeez...</td></tr></tbody></table> Right outside of the Red light district there is a this church. In front of this church there is a memorial to the sex worker.... yeah...<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsRTWLxZ7p93cv2OgyZvsyx3GrIcVuszOjNv0g9lNg-GuhRDKbKUnFzM67tYOZ0hrufCYP9Te2SBFBF3uNuF2aePbXjK6bte2ZiSGttxsz39wwzLdOhVgLQhpFFIdikjGBuhGonXkokg/s1600/IMG_7586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimsRTWLxZ7p93cv2OgyZvsyx3GrIcVuszOjNv0g9lNg-GuhRDKbKUnFzM67tYOZ0hrufCYP9Te2SBFBF3uNuF2aePbXjK6bte2ZiSGttxsz39wwzLdOhVgLQhpFFIdikjGBuhGonXkokg/s320/IMG_7586.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</td></tr></tbody></table> Kind of weird that I took this picture but I thought it was cool. It's a urinal:<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIfgC39IhD8tMWsf2h2oSMeemiP3OuF8GlM31x_M-DO3wm9Pt5c_D5YqgTN2h9DWqrQt9UIPAk71dLqGd7o9_ezQ7-s9qO2kSgCE1xpZJmPPbS7IT4UcHdVbnjcTXFpEM3N2wSZpo0PU/s1600/IMG_7587.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIfgC39IhD8tMWsf2h2oSMeemiP3OuF8GlM31x_M-DO3wm9Pt5c_D5YqgTN2h9DWqrQt9UIPAk71dLqGd7o9_ezQ7-s9qO2kSgCE1xpZJmPPbS7IT4UcHdVbnjcTXFpEM3N2wSZpo0PU/s320/IMG_7587.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potty anyone?</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_piG1oPz9pXSL2Z0I8SXmbe7HjXgoPrdQ85kEdXmSbKHg2H0KXwknWQT0ROxKQ-bF3vVdZ-ylIHxy6NZtFjaBcMG1PiGsHST1tGAA-4lnCD0taQgUaiuVTGWd5BqUoTs5SE9QwgfMYs/s1600/IMG_7594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0_piG1oPz9pXSL2Z0I8SXmbe7HjXgoPrdQ85kEdXmSbKHg2H0KXwknWQT0ROxKQ-bF3vVdZ-ylIHxy6NZtFjaBcMG1PiGsHST1tGAA-4lnCD0taQgUaiuVTGWd5BqUoTs5SE9QwgfMYs/s320/IMG_7594.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swans were all over the water here.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbLOoigpqFrdEjbPCuBQ7Hi2gQOM5nF5PqZC0VggBQPHhHXf5JYiqfNq16a_mrFWOoPCI70rsKoEv-J6lfGXQYNqTxEkpShzLoPtepgATkOxY6RbTBSwGPrHjrkhYZV0k4rd_5tRaHiM/s1600/IMG_7596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzbLOoigpqFrdEjbPCuBQ7Hi2gQOM5nF5PqZC0VggBQPHhHXf5JYiqfNq16a_mrFWOoPCI70rsKoEv-J6lfGXQYNqTxEkpShzLoPtepgATkOxY6RbTBSwGPrHjrkhYZV0k4rd_5tRaHiM/s320/IMG_7596.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pot museum.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXN4kAJcayOdHmm7dcGhUegyBLQU1vGYjKqQPDuZJMwwcJxBD-DyVTzGzDOZ1OznZnPoJ8WDQoSALYShEOAAh3PxfblYpXC2cnyS3HZfIPYsG3pzOcdDQZfU4kjmJ2Bnkl7UINSpADLo/s1600/IMG_7597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXN4kAJcayOdHmm7dcGhUegyBLQU1vGYjKqQPDuZJMwwcJxBD-DyVTzGzDOZ1OznZnPoJ8WDQoSALYShEOAAh3PxfblYpXC2cnyS3HZfIPYsG3pzOcdDQZfU4kjmJ2Bnkl7UINSpADLo/s320/IMG_7597.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Train Station.</td></tr></tbody></table> Outside of the train station there is a parking garage specifically for bikes! There had to be tens of thousands of bikes!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAvSsjLVvA5Fp8Bb-MtJYPztJrb6HpFrbYq9eqQOq2hpsdh6A-51kr-yDg2MKd8OvNHaCu-o1UZSTn4RqP9a3bRJHPFG0UBpQzgpc12ch7bW6wCLmG8y7QVhdBuSEWJuuaZfmg0KVnU/s1600/IMG_7598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWAvSsjLVvA5Fp8Bb-MtJYPztJrb6HpFrbYq9eqQOq2hpsdh6A-51kr-yDg2MKd8OvNHaCu-o1UZSTn4RqP9a3bRJHPFG0UBpQzgpc12ch7bW6wCLmG8y7QVhdBuSEWJuuaZfmg0KVnU/s320/IMG_7598.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bicycle Parking garage.</td></tr></tbody></table> We visited the Frank's house. It was really neat and really sad to visit.<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehhvQFDkfbHn7Kv2aFZokM-BWc-zbjz0ir9b7PbguMVI-E2D-kT0xq_86XU7OJX6XpPQ-Po4RWoKdDp9rLfGK_899PFBugbknJX7s_oopHJ8tQXDpKGcSKlciyQjpXs9IjZq92-IzeNg/s1600/IMG_7602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehhvQFDkfbHn7Kv2aFZokM-BWc-zbjz0ir9b7PbguMVI-E2D-kT0xq_86XU7OJX6XpPQ-Po4RWoKdDp9rLfGK_899PFBugbknJX7s_oopHJ8tQXDpKGcSKlciyQjpXs9IjZq92-IzeNg/s320/IMG_7602.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frank House.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz7fZ5P_wnrUX5z2X8VOP0Ui9Mf0JYZ6w74Va_6Pm3Hw1ZeP_JoI_X65tad9o2hUFWC7TJtVSVLXf9JkfZIOWeH534WVDx012eMIDGgLuO2AwgnNsKUUKeKLpxcF2KhyphenhyphenKSTjCVSU-A8k/s1600/IMG_7606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz7fZ5P_wnrUX5z2X8VOP0Ui9Mf0JYZ6w74Va_6Pm3Hw1ZeP_JoI_X65tad9o2hUFWC7TJtVSVLXf9JkfZIOWeH534WVDx012eMIDGgLuO2AwgnNsKUUKeKLpxcF2KhyphenhyphenKSTjCVSU-A8k/s320/IMG_7606.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More beauty that is Amsterdam.</td></tr></tbody></table> Back in the day people who lived on the water had to pay by the size of the front of their home. I guess this person didn't want to pay a lot to live on the water. Cute!<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_MdxLcDanlqZIP-I0_VqzpmOdZSdsTl_uj5G2hKHu45beI1FNMMGCTJOI_DEj5Sc_NNTqVV6EFGTIJsiiMhcQjvBGlZagQrvRClLB7J62v_maQBpvO7F7j2zc7mZT4av2BS2Rjo0P1U/s1600/IMG_7607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_MdxLcDanlqZIP-I0_VqzpmOdZSdsTl_uj5G2hKHu45beI1FNMMGCTJOI_DEj5Sc_NNTqVV6EFGTIJsiiMhcQjvBGlZagQrvRClLB7J62v_maQBpvO7F7j2zc7mZT4av2BS2Rjo0P1U/s320/IMG_7607.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thinnest house.</td></tr></tbody></table> "Coffee Shop"<br />
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Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-72597906423939931332012-10-01T09:52:00.001-07:002012-10-01T09:52:05.095-07:00Land of the ScotsThe highly anticipated trip has finally arrived.<br />
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Edinburgh, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>SCOTLAND</b></span>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Day One:</span><br />
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We couldn't quite understand the attendant checking us in, but apparently we were bumped up to business class.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breakfast on a two hour flight? Yes please!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blind was broken. Handyman James to the rescue!</td></tr>
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For our first meal in Scotland I decided to try this new fancy drink. Elderberry sparking juice. It was great! Especially with my burger and fries. Oh yes. Burger and fries.<br />
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T. flew in later that night.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Day two</span> was spent exploring the city.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen's getaway Palace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can't make me leave!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the castle was awesome...</td></tr>
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At the top of the castle there was a mini Chapel where small weddings are still held.<br />
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Gorgeous view. Gorgeous Man.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olympic rings. Lemon Fanta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoodie Suit. Classy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I look too happy to be on the hop on hop off bus...</td></tr>
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After the palace and the castle we were off to the Britanna, the Royal's retired yacht. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many dinner rooms. And James.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old family photo. Awe.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For special dining. Sweeeet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lounge area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barracks for the workers.</td></tr>
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And finally, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Day 3</span>, the Tough Mudder!<br />
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In case you don't know, the TM is "the toughest even on the plant." And I'm guessing the muddiest.<br />
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"Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit and camaraderie."<br />
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And now you know.<br />
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This is the obstacle I was most worried about. A tank of ice water (literally filled with ice) and you have to walk/swim through it. You had go under a wall, so there was no keeping anything dry. Or warm. Crazy. I literally lost my breath. Did I mention it was crazy?!...<br />
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It was an awesome experience and I wou... WILL do it again!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;"><b>Wish you were here!</b></span>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-40891884140139928922012-09-22T03:25:00.003-07:002012-09-22T03:25:36.950-07:00Free Falling...In my last blog I mentioned how I don't tell my family certain things in advance, but wait until after. Well, this was kind of like that. I did however inform my sister, since she has done this before...<br />
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I have been wanting to go <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>sky diving</b></span> forever, and that day had finally arrived!<br />
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And somehow James and I ended up in the first group...<br />
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Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-21555167683402339442012-09-22T02:22:00.001-07:002012-09-22T02:48:19.280-07:00Shh... I'll call you when I get back!There are certain things I tell my family, and there are certain things I wait and say "hey, guess what I just did..."<br />
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Like bungy jumping when I was studying abroad in Mexico for example. I called the family immediately <i>after</i> because I wasn't sure if they would support me or try to talk me out of it. And my parents tends to take the side of safety, so I told everyone after...</div>
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Given the opportunity (and resources...) I would travel anywhere. Among the few "why?" places I would love to see are Antarctica, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China... I don't want to read about it, I want to see and experience it!</div>
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So you can imagine my answer when my boss said "Hey, how would you like to go to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Bahrain</b></span> for a week?"</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Where do I sign up???</span></div>
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I was thrilled about this opportunity because since we have lived here I have heard of people having to travel to Bahrain, and I told James I would love if we had that chance.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Unsure experience number one:</span></div>
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I was traveling with two male co-workers and when we went through immigration, we were separated. They took my passport I was directed to sit over by a row of all women while the males went on. Hm. I was there for about 10 minutes when they called my name and I was allowed through. I still am not 100% on what happened there...</div>
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A few days into the trip the guys decided I needed to see the mall. Smart men.</div>
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I realize (especially now) this is naive of me, but when I think of the Middle East I think of run down building and lots and lots of dust... and rubble. I know- too much TV, hah. I know Dubai and Abu Dhabi are crazy wealthy, so not quite sure why I still had this picture in my head...<br />
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Bahrain was a nice awakening. I can't even imagine Dubai! The buildings were so modern and neat looking... And they have more American food and store options than Italy!<br />
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While we were enjoying a cup of Starbucks coffee (and I was able to buy my Bahrain Starbucks mug!) an alarm went off. No one was moving around, everyone stopped talking and looked around. I looked out into the walking areas of the mall and a security guard came out and stood in the middle. He looked very alert. Then there was a very loud wind sounding noise. No one spoke but everyone was looking around alertly. I just knew I was going to see men in uniform... But eventually the noise stopped, the alarm stopped, the guard left and all was normal. Except for my heart that had no idea whether to keep pounding or relax again. Another experience I am still not 100% about. I just might have to Google that...</div>
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Back on base I saw this sign:</div>
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Being in a conservative country, they have to have a civilian clothing policy. Pretty crazy.<br />
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Lunch in "American Alley":<br />
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And finally, time to check out. I don't have too many pictures because we spent most of our time on base. Which makes sense seeing as it was a work trip...<br />
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But before we left, I had to capture the local attire:<br />
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I noticed more women than men wearing Burquas. Many males would wear pants and button ups.<br />
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Funny-ish story: I separated from the guys to use the free internet in the airport. When I returned everyone from that terminal seating area were gone and they were announcing the last call for that terminal. I quickly walk to the front to hand them my boarding pass to board when the attendant gives me an odd expression. Once I get close enough he asks "You are going to Pakistan?" </div>
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I just smiled and told him maybe another time. He nodded and smiled back, probably not realizing I truly meant it.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">"Hey Mom, guess where I just got back from!..."</span></span></div>
Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-81661673918747635922012-09-22T01:12:00.005-07:002012-09-22T01:12:58.232-07:00This One's For Africa...James and his Doctor go TAD to Spain a few times a year. His Dr and wife are only here for two years, so she always joins them on their TADs and they make the most of their time by visiting other nearby cities or countries- and most times they invite us to join. We always go when we can, and this time we were off to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">MOROCCO</span>!<br />
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I didn't know much about Morocco, and well I still don't really, but it was a great experience and different from what I expected of my first trip to Africa.<br />
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The most important thing on James list for Morocco was to ride a camel, so we jumped at our first opportunity. I think it was like $3 to ride. So cheap!<br />
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I didn't ride because I wasn't dressed for the occasion.<br />
While it would have been fun, I rode a camel years ago when CLC hosted a community day so I didn't mind missing out this time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James' unforgettable new buddy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yelling again. Ok ok, I'll take the hint...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yelling at James - Like mother like daughter?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The waves would crash up- and the people were just chillin....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy House. I think it was some government official's home.</td></tr>
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Time for food.<br />
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James and I love to experience local dishes.<br />
Morocco was one of our favorites for food.<br />
And each meal just seemed to get better!<br />
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For the Petit salad they bring out several different items and we all share. It was kind of a tease - but a worth while one!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some orangey and chocolate deliciousness dessert!<br />Happy girl!</td></tr>
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On the next day's tour we stopped by a rich man's house and we were able to check out some fancy cars. I know that description wasn't detailed, but I cannot remember the significance so just enjoy the cars...<br />
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More typical Moroccan food. Yay!<br />
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Another reason we loved eating out was because there was always live music!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main course - couscous, veggies and meat!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More yummy food.</td></tr>
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Another country AND continent- check!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">WISH YOU WERE HERE!</span>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-4281363454765097762012-08-13T11:56:00.001-07:002012-08-13T17:11:04.568-07:00BFF4L Time!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As you can imagine, living in a time zone that is six hours ahead of my best friend kind of cramps our style, so she was due for a visit!</div>
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The ladies in her family took a girls trip to Europe, so Sarah (aka SP) took some time out in the middle of the trip to stay with us for an extended weekend.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Day one,</span> we met Sarah at the airport in Roma, checked her luggage in at the train station and we were off to take on the city!</div>
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The coliseum and some legitimate Roman soliders. Completely legit.</div>
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A group shot- Our friend Miguel would be moving in a few weeks so he joined us as a farewell to Roma.<br />
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No idea when or why this was taken but I love the confusion... All our trips aren't as smooth as the pics make them seem... But you know this if you've travelled with us (and not vicariously, hah...).<br />
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Cake Topper. Well, that's what it's often refereed to. It's really the Victor Emmanuel's memorial... Yeah, we'll stick to cake topper.</div>
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Alas, the Trevi Fountain and all it's gorgeousness.<br />
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An attempt at a self group shot at the fountain. At least all the people are there.<br />
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Sarah and I ensuring our visit back to Roma.<br />
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What's a trip with Miguel without some planking?<br />
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Pantheon. Love this structure. So old yet so sturdy.<br />
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Spanish Steps.<br />
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And finally, Vatican!<br />
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Normally you are not allowed to take pictures in the Sistine Chapel so, naturally, we had to sneak one...<br />
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... just after our success (after about three failed attempts), we looked around to she flashes and cameras all over the place. Apparently these security guards were not getting paid enough today...<br />
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So we took full advantage!<br />
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Later that night, when we got back to Naples, we took Sarah out for some fine Neapolitan pizza.<br />
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What's BFF4L time without sugar overload? It's what we're good at...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Day two</span> we took Sarah down the beautiful Amalfi Coast.<br />
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Then we stopped in Positano for lunch.<br />
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Sarah taking it all in...<br />
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While digesting we took a quick stroll through the town. The cutest town.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Day three</span> - 4L day!<br />
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We took a day trip to one of my favorite cities, Florence!<br />
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And then she was off again to explore more of Europe *tear.*<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Wish you (and SP) were here (again)!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>XOXO</b></span>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-45220598680533538442012-08-12T02:31:00.002-07:002012-08-12T02:32:12.059-07:00Run Love...I never thought we would be "runners." <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Ever</b></span>. I thought it would be a check in the box.<br />
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I was ever so wrong.<br />
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It all started when our friends Juan and Viviana suggested we run a half marathon in Rome with them. Why not right?! 13 miles sounded like a good challenge for three-miler-runners, and how cool to do it in Roma!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">*Spoiler*</span> We caught the bug - on the bus ride home from the half marathon we signed up for the Rome marathon (which was three weeks away)! We have been going strong since. Darn Sandoval's!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Race #1, Roma Ostia. </span>Let's do this...<br />
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Any good race day needs to begin with a pre-race day dinner... and every good pre race day dinner needs to end with a yummy dessert.<br />
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I give you nutella pizza.<br />
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When in Italy, race day must start off with a caffe! It's mandatory. Ok, it's not that serious, but we love our caffes, as do the Italians, so why not?!<br />
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Check out the growing crowd of racers behind us...<br />
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Warm up dance.<br />
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They were supposed to be taking a picture... but instead...<br />
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The silly Sandoval's. Love them!<br />
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The Keaton's (love them too)!<br />
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I couldn't believe all the clothing people were leaving behind.<br />
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Best oranges ever! Blood oranges never tasted this good!<br />
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One of my favorite parts about running is the food. And there is <i>always</i> food.<br />
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Our time was 2 hours and 17 minutes so you can ignore all the times displayed in the background... But that is the finish line.<br />
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Oh the relief!<br />
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Medals. Another reason we run. Well, James anyways... Though after that race I must admit, I kinda felt like an olympian... Or in Juan's terms, a <i>boss</i>. Just saying...<br />
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Awesomeness.<br />
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Keaton's first half marathon - check!<br />
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It was pretty hard. Lots of inclines that we did not train for- the furthest we had run before this was eight miles (and even that was only once), a<i>nd</i> we were wearing Nikes (no need to explain that one to my runner readers...).<br />
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And three weeks later we were off to the FULL Maratona di Roma!<br />
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Eek!<br />
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Oh, and I dragged my co-worker "T" into it the race as well.<br />
She's a beast.<br />
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At the end of expo for the marathon our names would pop up on the screen to let you know it was reading the chip in our bibs... there are our names.... Yay!</div>
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Two of my fave ladies, Viviana and T... and the balloons we borrowed from the kiddies...</div>
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FINALLY!!! 5 hours and 41 minutes later... </div>
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I know, I know - get a room Keaton's...<br />
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Again we were running in our Nikes... we didn't learn. Neither of us run in Nikes now, hah...<br />
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It was a struggle for me, my stomach wasn't having the snacks or water, and my feet and knees were hating the run. But as they say, it really is a mental thing- you have to push yourself even when you want to cry, stop, eat, crawl, catch a cab... let's just say I probably would have received a <i>DNF</i> (Did not finish) if it weren't for James. What a man. I'll get you back next year ROMA!<br />
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Oh and T finished an hour a head of us... with very minimal training!<br />
I told you... She's a beast.<br />
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This is only the beginning of our running adventures, but enough for now...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Wish you were here!</b></span><br />
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<br />Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-82090668829665748792012-08-11T15:49:00.000-07:002012-08-11T15:49:17.822-07:00Home again and Carnivale.Where has the time gone?!<br />
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As the count down to leaving Italy begins (10 months!!!), I realized that I haven't blogged in about eight months!!!<br />
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So, here's what you missed in February:<br />
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I was paid to go home for two weeks!<br />
Oh wait, no... I went TAD for training for my new job which happen to be in Virginia for two weeks.<br />
Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.<br />
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So, lots of family time, which I am so thankful for!<br />
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I got to attend my nephew Ethan's 4th birthday party!<br />
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Presents and cousins. Awe. So happy.<br />
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Hugh Laurie and Starbucks for my commute.<br />
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Reunited with the little wild one in his little Napoli jog suit we bought him for his first birthday.<br />
So cute!<br />
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He's quite the little Frowner! Love him!</div>
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Little helpers helping the big helper...<br />
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Aka my sister is in the process of moving, I was helping, the kids were playing with the vaccum.<br />
And I loved every minute!<br />
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Dishwashing. Starting him young.<br />
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Church in transition.<br />
This was the first service at Damascus High School. I was glad to be a part!<br />
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Baby Forbes and all his sweetness!<br />
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Wyatt just keeps getting bigger and cuter!<br />
Make it stop!<br />
The growing- not the cuteness...<br />
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More family time before I had to leave.<br />
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And Ethan was being Ethan!<br />
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Once settled back in, My Love and I were off to Carnivale in Venice!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding the Ferry to the islands of Venice! Too thrilled.</td></tr>
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Oh the excitement!<br />
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Our room.<br />
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The view.<br />
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The skylight.<br />
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The main island.<br />
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The CROWD!<br />
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The masks.<br />
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More masks.<br />
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The water!<br />
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The cute shops on the water!<br />
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The romantic Gondolas.<br />
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The sunset.<br />
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The costumes!<br />
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Oh the costumes.<br />
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The water taxi<br />
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The glass blower.<br />
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The glass!<br />
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The glass museum. Awesomeness.<br />
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The creativity.<br />
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The Fun!<br />
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Venice is the coolest city I have ever been too, and so romantic. While I wouldn't recommend going for Carnivale, if you're on a limited schedule anyway, because it was super crowded!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>XOXO</b></span>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-61184850172916701332012-08-11T15:06:00.001-07:002012-08-11T15:07:53.962-07:00Oh, just a weekend trip to Milano...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We originally wanted to get out of Italy and maybe work on our Spanish, but we kind of waited last minute on buying our plane tickets and we did not like the prices, so we made a more reasonable trip to Milano!</div>
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And besides, we couldn't leave Italy without at least dropping in at some point!</div>
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Since the main site to see is the Cathedral, that was our first stop!</div>
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People were buying seeds and holding our their hands to let the pigeons land on them.<br />
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The very detailed doors.<br />
I'm sure there is significance, but I don't know enough to explain...<br />
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Inside the Duomo there was a statue of Bartholomew the Apostle (aka Nathaniel).<br />
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He is believed to have been skinned alive. This statue depicts that as he is holding his skin. You can see his head on his back (below) and his feet dangling by his hand (above).<br />
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Next we climbed to the top.<br />
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Crazy cool architecture!<br />
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After leaving the Duomo we went just next door to the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele.<br />
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This Galleria looks identical to the one in Naples, except in this one you can spin on the mosaic bull on the ground for good luck!</div>
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After a little shopping we returned the see the Duomo at night:<br />
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We had tickets to see DiVinci's The Last Supper. It was so gorgeous and probably our favorite part of the trip. Unfortunately they only give you 15 minutes to awe and then they move you along.<br />
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Bam! Well worth it.<br />
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Next we ran off to the train station and were LAKE COMO bound for the day.<br />
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Gorgeous. Gorgeous. Gorgeous!<br />
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It was a pretty chilly day so we warmed up with some delicious and thick Italian hot chocolate!<br />
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Then we walked around and explored for a bit.<br />
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<i>The view behind James was really pretty but the camera wouldn't let me capture it!</i><br />
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James being a toot:<br />
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But he made it up to me!<br />
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<i>This in only one of the many pictures we have of the ducks...</i><br />
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After a few hours at Lake Como we hopped on the train and headed back to Milan for some more walking around.<br />
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That evening we decided to shop a little. We walked down Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga- Milan's version of Rodeo Drive (simply to window shop of course) and then at the end came arcross stores like Gap and Banana Republic! We had no idea stores like that were in Italy. So we shopped a little more! And finally I had to check out La Rinascente, a designer mall. It was a mall with only designer names. Floor after floor of Louis Vuitton, Dior, Valentino, a Tiffany's, etc, etc, etc! Needless to say we walked out with the same bags we walked in with...<br />
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As usually, with all that shopping and walking we worked up an appetite.<br />
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Not to sound spoiled, but we were getting a little tired of Italian good so we googled a Mexican restaurant near the train station.<br />
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We heard there was a castle, but what we didn't realize is that it was one street away from the metro stop we had to change metros at on a regular basis. We found that pretty humorous.<br />
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One final stop by the Duomo...<br />
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And one last delicious Nutella covered waffle-snack-thing...<br />
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<br />Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-6273380823967462632012-01-07T23:38:00.000-08:002012-01-08T00:11:35.997-08:00Buon Anno!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Naples for New Years Eve is like nothing we've ever seen before.</div>
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For every holiday (and in some cases just a random day) there are fireworks set off in different cities. We always hear them from the base, sometimes closer and sometimes further away, sometimes early and sometimes <i>way</i> late at night! But one this is certain - we're no longer surprised to hear fireworks on any given day.</div>
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Their biggest fireworks show is New Years Eve. While I love watching the fireworks with the president on 4th of July, DC has nothing on this show. <i>Ok, so maybe not WITH the president, but in his current city of residence... </i></div>
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Last year we brought in the New Year at a friends house with dinner and some games. It was a blast- and to many people's surprise, we didn't hear the fireworks going off. However, for the next few days I kept hearing about how there is a 360 of fireworks, so this year James and I were determined to experience for ourselves! Especially since he was on-call for the hospital, so we couldn't be very far from the base for the whole weekend. </div>
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The other base has a five floor garage, and we heard from up there you can see really far and see tons of fireworks, so that's where we decided to bring in the New Year.</div>
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The pictures aren't very clear but all the lights, big and small, are fireworks:</div>
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It was definitely worth while!</div>
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The majority of the fireworks started to die down after about 20 minutes, but we heard them from home until we went to bed about an hour and a half later!</div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Happy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">New</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Year!</span></b></div>
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<i>We forgot the sparkling juice in the car but we still wanted some. </i></div>
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<i>Classy.</i></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">X</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">O</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">XO</span></b></div>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0Naples, Italy40.8399833 14.25254210000002840.7780523 14.142291100000028 40.9019143 14.362793100000028tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-40004808266238305032011-12-28T09:32:00.000-08:002012-12-06T04:43:43.907-08:00Turkish Delight!When I thought about traveling Europe, I never thought about Turkey. Not only do I not know anything about the country... but, well, I didn't know anything about the country. I barely even knew where it was. But thanks to Rick Steve's (and the Barger family stories) we decided to give it a chance. I started to read up on it and immediately Istanbul was bumped up on my "Places to See" list. Then when I realized that it's a 98% Muslim country so everything is "business as usual" on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and "Boxing Day," I realized istanbul was the perfect place to maximize our 3-day Christmas weekend! <br />
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(Unfortunately I have to consider these things now that I'm back in the working world!)</div>
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So Merry Christmas and helllooo Istanbul...</div>
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<b>Day 1 (Christmas Eve):</b></div>
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Since we were only there for three days, we pretty much hit the ground running. We dropped our luggage off at the hotel and were off to the Grand Bazaar <i>(Ohhh, so that's where that big indoor flea market filled with random goodies in Silver Spring, MD got it's name...).</i></div>
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<i>And we were properly fueled with Starbucks!</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">There were mosaic</span> lamps <span class="Apple-style-span">galore!</span></div>
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<i>And we just might have splurged and bought one as a souvenir...</i></div>
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Tons and tons of shops!!!<br />
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After wards we had to take our great purchases back to the hotel, then we headed to Istiklal Street - kind of like their Georgetown in DC.<br />
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<i>A Christmas Tree!</i></div>
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They don't celebrate Christmas, but they decorate for New Year's in a way that is similar to the western world's Christmas decorations... I'll take it!<br />
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<i>Merry Christmas!</i><br />
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We ate dinner at a place right off the street, where they made us a large platter to share with samples of all the different Turkish traditional foods.</div>
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<i>We crushed it. No Pics. Oops.</i></div>
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Luckily, like the Turks, we aren't very tall:<br />
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<i>This was the bathroom entrance. Not everything in Turkey was this short...</i></div>
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Finally, we were back at the hotel where we realized we were about to have an amazing shower:<br />
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<i>The rainfall shower head did not disappoint. Merry Christmas (Eve) to ME!</i></div>
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<i>Note to self for dream home...</i></div>
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<b>Day 2 (Christmas Day!):</b></div>
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We started the day with breakfast and a little Christmas devotion. Together with the Rivera's, we brought Christmas to Istanbul in our own small way. In our hotel room we read and talked about the Christmas story together before starting our next adventure.</div>
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Then... </div>
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Ready... set... Hit-everything-you-can-in-one-day-so-you-can-shop-the-Grand-Bazaar-again-before-we-leave-tomorrow ... GO!</div>
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We started out at Topkapi Palace. Home of the Sultans:</div>
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This bed was HUGE! You can't see it all because the glass case is in the way, but it had to be the size of two queen beds put together.<br />
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Each sultan built on to the palace so the styles seemed kind of random.</div>
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There were several cool sections (including a treasury with a 86-carat diamond!), but most you couldn't take pictures inside, so we'll move on...</div>
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Our next stop was just outside of the palace grounds - Hagia Sophia:</div>
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The was originally a church built by Justinian in 530s A.D. where it served as the "eastern Vatican" for 900 years. Then when the Ottoman's took Constantinople in the 1450s, they added some minarets, covered up the paintings and converted it into a Mosque. </div>
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Now, it's simply a museum:</div>
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The interior:<br />
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<i>Huge and beautiful!</i></div>
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When originally built, the center of the Apse was facing Jerusalem... However, when it was converted into a Mosque, and Muslims pray towards Mecca, the niche had to be moved slightly to the right to point just south of Jerusalem, to Mecca.<br />
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Here's a better view of the off-center niche:<br />
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Going to the upstairs part:<br />
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Here you can get a better sense of the size (and extreme height!) of the structure:</div>
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An old mosaic on the wall from when it was a church.<br />
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<i>The little pieces used on the mosaic were quite awe-inspiring!</i></div>
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A picture of what it would have looked like:<br />
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<i>Here the virgin Mary and John the Baptist are asking Jesus for the salvation of souls.</i></div>
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And back down...<br />
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Another Mosaic above the entry way.<br />
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<i>When the church was converted to a mosque they painted over the mosaics of people because they didn't want it to distract worshippers from focusing on the one they were worshipping. Once it was turned into a museum they took off the plaster to reveal the incredible art work underneath.</i></div>
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Lunch!</div>
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<i>Lots and lots of Donor Kebabs... though this time we got chicken rather than lambs meat. It was a nice break for me!</i></div>
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James Lunch:<br />
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<i>As usual, he always seems to find the yummiest thing on the menu.</i></div>
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Next, Sultan Ahmet Mosque, or "the Blue Mosque" as it's called by tourists because of all the blue artwork on the inside.:<br />
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The Blue Mosque was built in 1616 by the same architect who rebuilt Kaaba (the holiest shrine of Islam- the giant black cube at the center of the mosque in Mecca).</div>
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First we got into a long line to enter in the front:<br />
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<i>Only to realize we were in line with the locals, not the visitors...</i></div>
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Self Explanatory:</div>
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Going through the visitor's entrance off to the right side of the mosque:</div>
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<i>Notice my apparently-too-short skirt...</i></div>
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We had to take off our shoes, and I had to wear a sheet to cover my knees...<br />
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Hello Mosque-appropriate Heather:<br />
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<i>We were told that we didn't have to wear a scarf over our hair. Apparently that used to be the rule, but they have been Westernized and now a scarf is only appropriate to cover your shoulders for exposed-shouldered-visitors during the summer months.</i></div>
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Our shoeless feet:<br />
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Check out all the artwork. It was really beautiful!</div>
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And I thought it was crazy how open it was inside.</div>
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Oh, and there were no pews. I never knew that about mosques...<br />
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<i>Visitors had to stand in the back. Only worshippers could go into the front area. There was a barrier to separate us. </i></div>
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<i>You can see a few people kneeling in the front.</i></div>
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<i>Also, women had a separate prayer room so the opposite genders would not be distracted by one another during prayer.</i></div>
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Hello shoes...</div>
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Random man making some cool looking goodies:<br />
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We had to try them out:<br />
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<i>Not as good as they look. </i></div>
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<i>None of us finished them...</i></div>
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The mosque from further back. It's huge!<br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><i>According to Muslin tradition, the imam (prayer leader; often called a muezzin) would climb to the top of a minaret five times each day to announce the call to prayer. Today, the imam still performs the call to prayer, but now it's amplified by loudspeakers at the top of the minarets...</i></span></i></div>
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<i>A single minaret was adequate for its strait forward function, but mosques financed by sultans often wanted to show off with more. According to Legend, Sultan Ahmet I asked the architect for a gold (altin) minaret- but the man thought he said "six" (alti). In all likelihood, Sultan Ahmet I probably requested the six minarets to flaunt his wealth. But at the time, the central mosque in the holy city of Mecca also had six. The clergy at Mecca feared that Ahmet's new mosque would upstage theirs- so they built a seventh minaret at mecca.</i><i> </i></div>
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<i>-Taken from Rick Steve's Istanbul</i></div>
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On to another shop stop... The Spice Bazaar!</div>
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This bazaar is just as hectic as the grand bazaar but significantly smaller!<br />
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They sell spices galore!<br />
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<i>And DELICIOUS teas and dried fruit! </i></div>
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Danielle and I trying to decide which teas to purchase:<br />
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Stephen taking a whiff of some seasonings:<br />
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<i>There were SO many options, and each store had a few mixtures of their own special seasonings, along with the usuals.</i></div>
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This nice man was our favorite. </div>
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He even helped Danielle make a tea-to-go.</div>
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<i>Notice her Turkey Starbucks mug- we're such tourists!</i></div>
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My favorite was the Turkish delights (I'm holding a bag of them):<br />
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And to reenergize after the Bazaar, what better than a Starbucks run:<br />
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That night, our Christmas presents to ourselves was to indulge in a Turkish Bath. There you start in a steam room - where everything is hot (including where you sit and walk)! Then you get a little exfoliation and a total body massage!</div>
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Also, everywhere we went people would wish us a "Merry Christmas," which we appreciated-knowing they don't celebrate it. The Turks are very hospitable people, and we loved them and Istanbul for it!</div>
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<b>Day 3:</b></div>
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<i>I woke up to Muslim prayers.</i></div>
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I forgot to mention that here the prayers, all five times a day, are broadcasted through the loud speakers on each of the Mosques' Minarets (and there are mosques everywhere!). During the prayers, for the people going about their daily lives it's business as usual. There aren't people all over praying- here prayer is only done in churches and at home, not on the streets. But everyone will turn off their music if they have any playing.</div>
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It was quite an eye opening experience, as being an American in this day and age, I think we are traumatized by Islam to an extent. It was a little uncomfortable to see (and hear) their devoutness, because part of me is reminded of the extremist and their hate for the country that I love. And the other part of me was uncomfortable because they have the discipline and respect for their religion, more than any other religion I've seen. In some cases, even including my own. It is quite intriguing. And completely convicting.</div>
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After the prayer it was time to get up, get breakfast and head underground for a quick trip to the old cisterns:</div>
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<i>In it's functional days (6th century A.D.), water would have filled it at least halfway up- the cistern covers an area about the size of two football fields and is big enough to hold 27 million gallons of water.</i></div>
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There are 336 columns supporting the ceiling.<br />
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<i>Most of the columns were recycled from the earlier Roman ruins.</i></div>
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Don't look into her eyes!!!<br />
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Underneath two pillars in the far corner were two medusa heads.</div>
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One was sideways and one was upside down.<br />
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<i>The Greeks used Medusa heads on tombstones or cementary walls to scare off grave robbers. To the Romans she was a protector of the temple. And to the Christians, Medusa was a reminder of the Romans persecution- so it may be no coincidence that these pagan fragments were left here in the dark corner of the cistern, never to see daylight again... </i></div>
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<i>(Rick Steve's Istanbul)</i></div>
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On our walk to Grand-Bazaar-Experience-Day-Two I got a little distracted by all the Turkish Delights in the store windows... Mmmmm!<br />
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...Until someone mentioned shopping of course!</div>
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<i>Us outside of the Bazaar entrance.</i></div>
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More items that people were selling... </div>
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<i>Scarves, pottery, hookahs...</i></div>
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More Light fixtures...<br />
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<i>Helloooo handsome shopper!</i></div>
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<i>Everyone there was confused by James' nationality. They always thought he was Spanish, Italian and even Turkish... hah!</i></div>
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Clothes, purses, shoes... Oh my!<br />
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Fresh-squeezed pomegranate juice...<br />
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<i>That's right, I said it. Fresh. Squeezed. Pomegranate. Juice.</i></div>
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Turkish hospitality, Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, fresh-squeezed pomegranate juice, delicious teas, Turkish bath, amazing shower head, a purse, a scarf, and lamp and some Turkish Delights later... we were broke...Uh, I mean, we were back on our way to Naples! </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial;"><i><b>Wish you were here!</b></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">PS. I never knew Troy was in Turkey- the whole Trojan Horse thing happened in Turkey! Who knew?!? We just realized/learned that on our last day. I just might have to go back to Turkey afterall!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: arial;"><b><i>XOXO</i></b></span></span></div>
Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-66833632152609390592011-11-16T11:50:00.000-08:002012-01-08T00:14:45.396-08:00To Do: Visit Prague.... Czech!Another week where I find myself in a place I never imagined or cared to see. <br />
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<i>They say "ignorance is bliss..." but I assure you- it's not!</i><br />
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When I was in college I met a girl who was from Prague - and very proud of it! But I always thought "that's great... who cares?!" </div>
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To her I apologize...</div>
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Since being in Italy, several people have told us that we "have to go to Prague," so at last we've given in.</div>
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Most people rave about the beer, and honestly most people weren't sure what James and I were going to do there without partaking in the alcoholic festivities, but as I told my friend- I doubt there's one place you can go where the only thing to do there is drink. <i>Turns out I am yet to stand corrected!</i></div>
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The most popular thing that we knew about was the Astrological clock in Old Town Square, so that's the first place we headed (after getting checked and settled into our super cute hotel). The clock on the side of a bell tower was just above eye level (note this because we didn't know it and spent quite some time trying to find it!), and every hour (while the suns out) it does it's thing for two minutes and then a man dressed in Medieval attire blows a horn from the top of the tower. <i>I know I did a fantastic job of describing it- you have to experience it for yourself, and it's well worth it. It was quite charming.</i></div>
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Too bad our heads block most of it, so here you go- a full Astrological clock view:</div>
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<i>There are several hands and several circles that each represent something. The obvious; time, as well as what time the sun will set, zodiac signs, and more- but I didn't completely get it so you can Google it if you're interested. You can also YouTube the clock in action if you so desire.</i></div>
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James had been told that the Segway tour is worth the money, so we thought that would be a fun way to orient ourselves with the city. However, we got totally turned around and didn't make it on time. But we did manage to find the cool-looking Dancing House:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">To catch the Segway tour we had to make our way across the Charles Bridge. Which we did eventually find. And crossed it several times a day after that. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">On our first crossing we saw these guys:</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHNqQBvklf09eNoJHiRI2muKDOEzliU1xZ_Zgpk_zAJBAnMGhhLPlR1m6pw4vWnTSKlHnqEPk7YSBWJifpg9WyVbKwO1xbHMinAuqxfgi5netGTAdEx4Bvo6OhDhXr-y8dPxLoHrrlRsb/s1600/IMG_5790.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675685552008560482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHNqQBvklf09eNoJHiRI2muKDOEzliU1xZ_Zgpk_zAJBAnMGhhLPlR1m6pw4vWnTSKlHnqEPk7YSBWJifpg9WyVbKwO1xbHMinAuqxfgi5netGTAdEx4Bvo6OhDhXr-y8dPxLoHrrlRsb/s320/IMG_5790.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><i>The Bridge Band - YouTube them!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">James absolutely loved them and I thought they set a perfect atmosphere for crossing the bridge. James wanted to buy their cd, but I told him we'd get it later... besides, what's the rush we'd be there all week! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">After more exploring, the sun quickly decided to set (oh, winter...), so we made our way back to Mr. Astrological clock where we climbed the tower.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Here's a view of the Castle from the top of the tower:</span></div>
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And here's a view of Signora Keaton at the top of the Tower:</div>
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Next, our favorite thing about Prague. Food!</div>
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<i>I can't describe it, just admire it!</i></div>
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Our American roots got the best of James:<br />
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Oh, hey Charles Bridge:</div>
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<i>We found it a lot quicker this time, imagine that.</i></div>
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This is Saint John of Nepomuk:<br />
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<i>He's a national Saint of the CR. It's said that he heard the confessions of the Queen of Bohemia but would not expose her secrets to the people... and was eventually defenestrated (legit word- I totally thought it was made up) because of this. They say when he landed (in the water off the bridge), five stars appeared. So now, whenever you see him, there are five stars above his head.</i></div>
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Excited to be crossing the beautiful bridge:</div>
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Next stop, Lennon wall:<br />
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<i>Apparently John Lennon's songs gave the Czech people hope and vision, so when he died in 1980 this wall was "spontaneously covered with memorial graffiti" (Rick Steve's Prague). Each night the police would paint the wall over, and each new day it was re-decorated (if you will...). And I'm pretty sure it still changes often, because my cousin Lauren has a pic here from earlier this year and the graffiti she was by is no longer here.</i></div>
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Viva Roma!<br />
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The Lennon wall is just around the corner from a little island... and this is us crossing the bridge onto Kampa Island.<br />
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If you know Europeans, wherever there's a bridge there are...<br />
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<i>Love locks (not sure what the official names is, but that works for me)! </i></div>
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<i>Lovers put their names on the lock and throw away the key to show their forever love- aw!</i></div>
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These creepy-baby-things were in a park on Kampa island. I took a pic with them and said, maybe we'll figure out what they are eventually...</div>
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<i>And figure it out we did: An artist painted babies with bar codes on their faces on a TV tower and said that is what will (figuratively) happen if we watch too much TV. And there you have it my friends- though that doesn't completely explain the sculptures of them in the park...</i></div>
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I've never actually seen someone practicing a tight rope...<br />
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<i>I kind of want one now...</i></div>
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Us on that beautiful bridge we learned to love!<br />
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On the bridge with the Castle in the background.<br />
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<i>PS... as many times as we crossed the bridge, we were yet to see The Bridge Band again... oops... As you can guess- James was not thrilled with me about that one!</i></div>
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After our little morning stroll we found the buses bound for Terezin.</div>
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During WWII, Terezin was a major hub in transitioning people to Auschwitz (Extermination Camp in Poland). It was our first Concentration Camp experience. Very sobering.</div>
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Walking entrance to the Jewish Camp:<br />
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In the first section, we went through a museum where we read a lot about the history and the timeline of events. There was also a lot of art from the kids that were there, as they used art as a way to express themselves (much of the art was so sad while others were so innocent and happy. And Sorry, no pics were allowed in any of the indoor facilities). Here we got to see how they lived day to day. It was not like what I pictured a "concentration camp" to be like. It was really a community (not a great one, but none the less...) or small town with a school, church, housing, etc.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">After taking all that in, we walked to the next portion- the small fortress. This part is what I always thought of when I heard concentration camps.</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">Walking up to the entrance there is now a memorial with tons of tombstones (but even still, not one for every victim, or even close to it).</span></i></div>
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Entrance to the living quarters:</div>
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This is how they slept, rows and rows of bunk beds. But 2-3 people would sleep on each layer. No one got one to themselves.</div>
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Cramped toilet room:</div>
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These were built so that during the inspection, The Holy Cross would think that the Jews were being treated humanly. Truth is, pipes were never even built to bring water in. It was all a facade.<br />
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These were their showers.</div>
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They were separated by gender, but had to shower in large groups.<br />
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<i>This is also set up like the gas chambers in Auschwitz. Since this was a hub for those going to Auschwitz to be exterminated, they wanted the Jews to get used to taking showers like this so they would be unsuspecting in the gas chambers. How horrible!</i></div>
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These were rows of extremely small rooms with one bed. I imagine it was like solitary confinement (but I could be wrong).<br />
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On the way out we had to use the restrooms. They are within the camp, which was a little eery and almost made me not want to use them, but my curiosity got the best of me.<br />
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<i>No worries- o</i><i>nce you walk through the doors they were very modern and nice. </i></div>
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To lighten the mood... dinner in Old Town Square!<br />
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<i>James got tuna steak with a vegetable and dried-fruit-rice and I got chicken with mashed potatoes and a yummy pumpkin side. Delicious!</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Day Three:</b></span></div>
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We started today off in the Jewish quarter. We felt it was only appropriate seeing as we just experiened the Concentration Camp.</div>
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The Old-New Synagogue is the oldest Synagogue in Eastern Europe:<br />
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<i>The Nazi's only kept it intact because they planned to turn it in to a museum of the extinct people.</i></div>
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Jewish people in Prague were only allowed to be buried in this graveyard from 1439-1787. There are approximately 12,000 Tombstones, but each plot is 7-8 graves deep, so there are about 100,000 bodies in this graveyard.</div>
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<i>Over time the grounds have shifted, so the tombs have shifted as well.</i><br />
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In Pinkas Synagogue in the Jewish quarter there are a few walls dedicated to all the people who were exterminated by the Nazis. Each individuals name, date and city of birth as well as the last date they were seen alive is listed on the wall. I wish I could have taken a picture. The list of names was so long. When the communists came into Prague they erased everything they could from the walls. But once Prague was free from the communist reign, they put the names back up on the walls.</div>
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In that Synagogue, on the second floor there were more pictures from the kids of Terezin. Again, some sad and some innocently sweet. One even showed a Jew being hung. It was quite an intense experience. I wanted pictures of the things in here too, but wasn't allowed. </div>
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Finally, something a little less sad and little more dreamy... We took a castle tour.</div>
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View down on the city from the castle quarter:</div>
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Here I am so proudly showing you St. Victus Cathedral:</div>
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<i>The Roman Catholic Cathedral which houses the tombs of the first three Habsburg kings.</i></div>
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<i>I love all the detail on European cathedrals!</i></div>
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Side note: The Cathedral started being built when gothic churches were "in" (obviously), eventually the style changed, so the very top of the church (the last part that was built) is a completely different style of architecture. Smooth work people.</div>
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Previously the castle area was not well lit. The Rolling Stones decided that the Castle Quarter was too beautiful to be in the dark, so they donated the lights from one of their tours to light up the area:</div>
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The Castle entrance:<br />
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No better way to warm up:<br />
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<i>Oh Starbucks how we miss you!</i></div>
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After our long day of walking and touring we hunted down a restaurant by our hotel that we read about in Rick Steves' Prague book. Restaurace Mlejnice "The Mill" was so delicious, cheap, and right off the Old Town center. Mmmm.</div>
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<i>On James' right is "sweet potatoes..." We thought we were ordering sweet potatoes as we know them, we were wrong. Apparently they eat sweet...potatoes... It was odd but delicious! It was more like a dessert, and a fun new Czech experience!</i></div>
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<b>Day Four:</b></div>
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It was the chillest day our of our stay. The expected high was 35 degrees! Brrr!</div>
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We decided to just walk around and take in more of the sites we didn't get enough of. Our first stop was the castle because it was getting dark when we previously saw it.<br />
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<i>This is a platform with neat acoustics... something you have to experience for yourself, sorry.</i></div>
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In the back, on that hill there were trees with orange, red and yellow leaves:<br />
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<i>Oh fall, we meet again!</i></div>
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Their Eiffel Tower:<br />
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<i>Because it's on a hill, the top is at the same elevation as THE Eiffel Tower.</i></div>
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Next we went to check out the largest equestrian statue in the world:<br />
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<i>Ooh Ahh...</i></div>
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Pitt stop for Goulash in a bread bowl! </div>
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We were planning to share since it was supposed to be a pre-dinner snack... but James ended up having to order his own... Hi.</div>
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After lunch I realized it was about the same time we saw <i>The Bridge Band</i> initially, so I suggested we seek them out...<br />
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<i>Oh hey Bridge Band!</i></div>
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Then out of nowhere a bride and groom (and their photographer) got between The Bridge Band and the crowd and started dancing:<br />
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<i>How Sweet!</i></div>
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... And James finally got his cd:<br />
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...And then the sun set at about 3pm. <i>Ok, not really but that's what it started to feel like.</i></div>
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<i>Enjoying our last night in the Old Town Square.</i></div>
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What are these yummy treats!?!<br />
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<i>In the Old Town Square there were several kiosk type booths, and they were always selling goodies so we decided to check out these cylinder treats everyone was munching on...</i></div>
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And there they are, fresh off the... cooking stick grill thing...<br />
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There are many ways to enjoy this treat...<br />
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My preferred method was eating them...<br />
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So, I guess that means there really <i>is</i> a lot to do in Prague besides trying the beer...</div>
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Til Next time...</span></b></i></div>
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<i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">XOXO</span></b></i></div>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-36368632852350680662011-11-13T07:40:00.000-08:002012-01-08T00:15:08.626-08:00Our first family visit: Benvenuto Ernesto!Finally- One of our family members missed us enough to come see us!<br />
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My brother Ernesto along with his friend Jade came out for their first Euro-experience. They spent a week in London and Paris, and then headed south and spent a week with us in Italy.</div>
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<b>Day One:</b></div>
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They arrived late afternoon, so after getting settled in and catching up for a bit, we took them to our favorite local spot "Country house" (yes, it's in English). It's right off the base, and the food is dependably delicious!</div>
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There they had their first Southern Italy Pizza experience!</div>
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That night we just chatted and got some quality rest in preparation for our fun-filled week!</div>
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<b>Day Two:</b></div>
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Our first adventure was the Amalfi Coast drive!</div>
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James and I had driven it before (<a href="http://signorakeaton.blogspot.com/2011/04/its-not-possible.html">with Chris and Vicki</a>), but we turned around at about half-way in Positano. So the second half of this drive was a new experience for us as well.</div>
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In Sorrento (the first city on the drive), we pulled over to take pictures: </div>
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Conveniently, where we stopped there was a women selling peppers, large lemons and other fruits, lemoncello, and a few other random things:</div>
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<i>Ernesto and Jade were able to pick up a few things at a good price.</i></div>
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We were so excited about the beautiful views along the drive that we just didn't know what to do with ourselves:</div>
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Group Shot!<br />
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LOVE!<br />
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<i>We didn't realized the photo op wasn't over...</i></div>
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Finally, after about three hours of a curvaceous-at-the-edge-of-your-seat drive, we reached the end!</div>
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Hello Ceramics at Vietri:<br />
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Ernesto checking everything out:<br />
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Jade and the super friendly store owner:</div>
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After the long nerve-wracking drive we were ready to eat, so we tried a new restaurant that a friend told us about called "Old Village" (Yes, another Italian restaurant with an English name) Ernesto and Jade were loving Italian food, so we tried to get as much of it as we could. James and I, on the other hand, are used to the delicious Italian food, so I changed it up and ordered fagiole alla Messicana (Mexican beans)- which were oh-so good! </div>
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But we still ordered our new favorite Italian-appetizer:</div>
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<i>Mmmm, Prosciutto e mozzarella!</i></div>
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At home, Jade and Ernesto showed how proud they were of their giant Lemon from Sorrento:</div>
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<i>Sorrento is known for their lemons and lemoncello.</i><br />
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<b>Day three:</b></div>
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We took a hike up Vesuvius... then visited Pompeii (the city destroyed/preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D.).</div>
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Happy at the beginning of our hike:</div>
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Jade with her hiking stick:<br />
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At last, we made it to the top!<br />
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Ernesto decided to be an overachiever:<br />
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The view from the top was worth the intense 20-minute hike!<br />
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James and I had done the hike before, but it was a cloudy day so we didn't get to see this gorgeous view!</div>
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That night we decided to get some real Neapolitan pizza. So naturally, we were off to L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele!</div>
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<i>This is my favorite pizza, so I was quite the happy train rider!</i></div>
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My fave pizza preparers hard at work:</div>
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Dinner is served!</div>
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Unfortunately, it's a very happening pizzeria and there was a two-hour wait to sit down, so we decided to get our pizzas to-go and found a little spot to sit and eat outside on the sidewalk.</div>
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<i>James couldn't join us because he had school that night...</i></div>
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<b>Day Four:</b></div>
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Roma!</div>
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James had to work, but I am pretty familiar with Rome so I took Ernesto and Jade there one day to show them the ropes (then they went again another day without me).</div>
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First, we stopped and got a quick little meal at good ol' Mickey D's in the train station:</div>
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Because the catacomb times are a little random, the sun sets earlier in the winter, and it was a little out of the way, we started out day at the Catacombs of San Callisto.</div>
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There are approximately 40 catacombs in Rome. The catacombs were used in the first through fifth centuries AD because Christians preferred to be buried rather than cremated, but the land was very expensive, so landowners donated their land- well the ground under their land anyway. The catacombs were layers and layers deep. They built tunnels and then started burying people from the top down in little pockets in the side of the tunnel walls. Then they would close the pocket (tomb) with a piece of marble.</div>
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Now, the tombs are emptied out, but you can visit and get the idea as well as see some old wall paintings.</div>
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Unfortunately you can't take pics inside...</div>
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<i>Buuutt I may have snuck one with my iPhone *shhh*</i></div>
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Next, I took them to all the major hot spots (of course) that we could fit in, so we started off with the Coliseum. </div>
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And of course we had to stop and get some caffe at one point:</div>
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On Heather's Quick-Tour-di-Rome, we dropped by my favorite fountain:</div>
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<i>Fontana di Trevi</i></div>
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Then, from there we headed on to the Pantheon, where we saw a lady painting with spray paint. I had never seen this kind of art before- she is really talented.</div>
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<i>Jade bought this piece.</i></div>
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And finally, the Pantheon (followed by dinner and the train ride home):</div>
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<b>Day Five:</b></div>
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<i>Capri</i></div>
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Just arriving to the beautiful island:</div>
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<i>Yay!</i></div>
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While <i>Capri</i> is what most people think of when they think of this island, that's actually the name of the island itself and also the name of the touristy city. <i>It's the more expensive city as well.</i> However, some tourists don't know that if you go a little more upward to <i>Anacapri</i> it's the same idea, but cheaper and has more to do and see. So we went strait up.</div>
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Walking around Anacapri:</div>
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After checking out some of the shops we sat down for lunch.</div>
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Ernesto and I split the fish of the day with a side of potatoes.</div>
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<i>It was a little out of my food-comfort zone, and was the first time I had fish with bones in it, but it was rather tasty and worth the fishy risk!</i></div>
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Next we headed to the Blue grotto, but my bad luck came back to haunt me, and we missed it by just a few minutes. <i>Closed</i>!<br />
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but wouldn't you know... <i>closed!</i> Again.</div>
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I was a upset, but it was so beautiful we just enjoyed the views and the weather with some gelato! </div>
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<i>Let's just say those bus drivers have skills!!!</i><br />
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Once we finished exploring the island, we played in the water while waiting for our ferry:</div>
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Since they couldn't get enough Italian food and the ferry dropped us right back in downtown Naples, we took advantage of that opportunity to get pizza!</div>
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This time we went to "Trianon" which is right across from L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michele and is said to be there competition. </div>
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Trianon is bigger and has more variety of pizza which makes it convenient and fun, but I still love my L'Antica pizza!</div>
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Jade and Ernesto went to Rome on their own.</div>
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Time to say goodbye.</div>
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They're flight left at noon, so in the morning I took them our for their last Caffe! We went to a local "bar" and enjoyed a typical Italian Breakfast of pastries and caffe.</div>
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Oh, and before the flight, we swung by some Burger King!</div>
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<i>We American's love our fast food restaurants don't we?!</i></div>
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I had a great time with Ernesto and Jade! I was so sad right when I dropped them off!!!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>...Now who's next?!?!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>XOXO</b></span></div>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-47568669270021016582011-11-06T01:52:00.000-07:002012-01-08T00:15:36.788-08:00Brushing up on history<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">My friends and I try to get together once a week and have a girls day. Whether it's exploring a new area, revisiting a place some of us have already experienced, or simply having lunch together, it's <i>always</i> a great time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">I will share two of our latest adventures, both of which were new for me!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 130%;">Adventure One:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><b>Vietri</b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">Vietri is a small town at the end of the Amalfi Coast that is known for it's hand-painted ceramics. We decided to venture there in search of Christmas gifts! </span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"><i>It's never too early to prepare for Christmas right?!</i></span></i></div>
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<i>That's a lot of ceramic...</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Though I must admit, we all came home with gifts for ourselves...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>But that's besides the point.</i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6vZczB0Ty1WoA0pDRTkDN6foCVGsEXUzb-qgODeWeSnISvVZTG0YG4HNpzWDxNJDuEIG0AceeTKD3aBB4qwXO_YXGZpyo5Qq6QsfU4WtabDp-eLZcWHD9G-kNpCU6BuAFSt2xwvAHpBB/s1600/314331_10150345941677485_507502484_8225704_1339210943_n.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674489306379682322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6vZczB0Ty1WoA0pDRTkDN6foCVGsEXUzb-qgODeWeSnISvVZTG0YG4HNpzWDxNJDuEIG0AceeTKD3aBB4qwXO_YXGZpyo5Qq6QsfU4WtabDp-eLZcWHD9G-kNpCU6BuAFSt2xwvAHpBB/s320/314331_10150345941677485_507502484_8225704_1339210943_n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">At one point we stopped in a cafe (or "bar" in Italy) for a restroom break. We kind of sensed that the people working there weren't thrilled with this idea, so Rachel decided to get a cappuccino.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>Which is when I found out- it was her FIRST ITALIAN CAPPUCCINO! So clearly, I had to capture the experience.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">If you haven't seen my previous blogs, Facebook post and pics, etc, then you may not know this, but I LOVE Italian capps! It could very well be what I will miss most about this country when we leave. <i>There's a reason there are no Starbucks in this country!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">After we all found what we were looking for it was time for lunch.</span></div>
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The server decided to take the reigns on our order and asked if he could bring us out his choice since we couldn't decide what we wanted. He gave us a delicious variety of foods that we all shared- and I'm actually still not sure if we got played <shrugs>.</shrugs></div>
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Here is my purchase of the day:</div>
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<i>Touristy painting of Amalfi on a napkin holder.</i></div>
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<i>The back has a painting of lemons on it. Yum!</i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">First we had to get energized and who better to help (while in downtown Naples) than L'Antica Pizzeria Da Michelle (Where Julia Roberts ate pizza in Eat Pray Love - Yeah. I know. I go there often...)?!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">Let the underground-ing begin!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">The tour started off with a Greek-Roman theatre from the 4th Century BC.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>It's kind of hard to grasp how old that is...</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">The exit of the theatre:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674496654394868754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PO-XNQPtM4FThymnHSSMVGNktvdiXZIRwLTvRlp45nTAjcYdpor_k5n3JWLByUXk8Pq8XJYQv4McksYFVV8JTLsB5ay8R2bobYbciTWIEx5ndyoD5UW2h5ph33FfoCPHp1kVlvNoMVqy/s320/319240_573224461565_14400240_32143780_1755084739_a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 180px;" /></span><br /><i>and "probably the most photographed clothesline in Naples..." - Rachel</i></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span">On our way to the main event, the aqueducts, our guide showed us an external buttress that was added to support the structure during the Roman Empire:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">And now, I give you... Napoli Sotterranea </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>with some of my favorite girls (and baby boys- though they didn't make the pic, oops)!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">First we had to walk down 40 meters:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">During WWII, the caves were used as bomb shelters:</span></div>
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A display showing how in the 4th Century BC the Greeks dug deep into the ground to build the city walls and temples:</div>
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Some of the walkways didn't have lights so we had to carry candles!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">We had to squeeze through some <i>tight</i> spaces:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>This pic doesn't do the small walkway justice.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><i>Chip was such a good sport... a</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>nd look at Heather clinging onto her purse.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i>Hah!</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;">All the candlelit and tight walking lead us to a Roman Cistern:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Us in amazement:</span></span></div>
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Great times with an interesting Napolitano history lesson...</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>xoxo</b></span></div>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-15114595485790226752011-10-10T02:50:00.000-07:002012-01-08T00:18:39.422-08:00La Dolce Vita<div>
Sun. Good Food. Hospitality. Passion. The Sweet Life.</div>
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I Love Tuscany and I'm pretty sure it defines "la dolce vita."</div>
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Columbus Day weekend = "96" = Time to indulge in the sweet life!</div>
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James' cousin and his wife are in Italy for vacation so we planned to meet them on their most free day, Sunday, in Florence. Since we had three other days to spare that weekend, we decided to spend time in Lucca, which is an hour and 20 minutes away from Florence.</div>
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<i>FYI- </i><i>Tuscany is not a city. </i><i>Lucca and Florence (among other cities) are IN the state of Tuscany. I didn't know that until I moved here, and I've learned I'm not alone, so I thought I'd share...</i></div>
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If you know anything about Italian transportation it's this - they are always late. <i>Oh wait, that is just Italians in general.</i> So, we got to Lucca (via train) a few hours later than planned. By the time we arrived we were worn out and hungry. Conveniently (or unfortunately) there was a McDonald's next to our hotel (Eurostars Toscana Lucca), so we checked in, got some McNuggets and french fries (just enough to hold us over until dinner) and brought them back to the room, where we relaxed for an hour or two.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Once we were reenergized, we walked to the city. Our hotel was a 10-15 </span>minute easy<span class="Apple-style-span"> walk from the city walls. And by walls, I mean old school city-wall walls. So cool. We had all the major sites planned out for the next day, so that night was all about walking around and just experiencing the city. It is the cutest little city (only 2.5 miles around), and very close to the "Italy" I would picture before moving here and having the Naples experience. <i>It is quite an experience</i>... Back to <i>My Italy</i> - old beautiful structures, clock towers, churches with bell towers, piazzas, few cars, lots of people on bikes, and lots of loud, happy people. </span></div>
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<i>Oh Italia. I've found you at last!</i></div>
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That night we walked down random streets and stopped in cute stores along the way until finally picking our spot for dinner. James had Roast Beef with Potatoes and I had the Lucchesi specialty of Tordelli (homemade raviolli stuffed with meat and covered in a meat sauce). To start us off they brought out Tuscan bread, which is bread with a hint of breadstick-ish flavor and texture without the loads of butter. <i>Delicious</i>!</div>
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Day two<i> (Part one)</i></div>
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We walked to the city walls:</div>
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Biking is a big thing here. People bike everywhere, and tourists rent bikes to ride around the wall, and/or in the city (if they're feeling risky- the city is small with lots of people walking around).</div>
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We decided to rent a Tandam bike!</div>
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I wanted to have fun, not irritate my husband! </div>
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(<a href="http://signorakeaton.blogspot.com/2010/09/well-always-have-paris.html">See my Paris blog</a>)</div>
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<i>Believe it or not, this was James' idea. </i></div>
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<i>Oh and my steering wheel was fake. I think James might have worked something out with the bike rental guy...</i></div>
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The wall is really thick (to stop intruders, cannon balls, etc) with great views on top (to see attackers coming in the distance). And there were no railings or gates, so it was a bit of a thrill to walk on the edge of the wall- Which we stopped and did every fews minutes, hah!</div>
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Yet another beautiful site (looking into the city):</div>
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This is what the path looked like most of the ride:<br />
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<i>And we were biking on top of the wall, so that shows you how wide the wall is!</i></div>
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People walking in and out of one of the entrances.<br />
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<i>You can get an idea of how tall the wall is too.</i></div>
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For lunch we stopped at a cafe where we had caprese sandwiches (buffalo mozzarella, tomato and arugula) and cappuccinos. </div>
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I can't get enough of these:<br />
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<i>Cappuccinos definitely deserve their own picture.</i></div>
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On to the site seeing!</div>
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First we climbed the clock tower:</div>
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207 steps of pure... well, I'll let James show you how it was:</div>
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But the view didn't dissappoint!</div>
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View of Guinigi Tower with the roof top garden- <i>that's our next stop:</i></div>
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This clock tower has been around since the 1700s- with the original wood stairs...<br />
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<i>You could feel the wood shift under your feet... let's get outta here!</i></div>
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Phew! Back on the solid streets.</div>
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As if 207 steps weren't enough, we went on to climb Guinigi Tower's 227...</div>
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Again, wonderful views.<br />
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<i>Apparently this little cloud didn't get the memo...</i></div>
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View of Piazza Anfiteatro.</div>
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<i>There was once a Roman Amphitheater and when it was out of use and torn down, they kept the round shape that once was. They also kept the arches where you would enter the amphitheater, only now you enter a cute little piazza through those arches.</i></div>
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Us at the top of the tower:<br />
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One side of San Martino Cathedral:<br />
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<i>I thought it was beautiful and picture-worthy...</i></div>
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Us in the front of the church.</div>
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This one was very different from most that we've seen with all those different pillars. </div>
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Neat labyrinth on a piller in the front of the church:</div>
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<i>It represents the struggle and challenge our souls face in finding salvation. </i></div>
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And that was all for our Lucca visit...</div>
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<i>We'll miss you Lucca!</i></div>
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Day Two (Part Two!)</div>
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Cinque Terra </div>
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Our friend Shelly from back home has an internship in Germany for the next few months and earlier that week she told us that she would be in Cinque Terra (CT) for the weekend. So since we were finished in Lucca early, we hopped on the next train CT bound!</div>
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<i>Graffiti is huge here. From what I've been told, kids (not hoodlums or gangsters) see it in American movies... and well, this is what happens. </i></div>
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A few hours later- paradise!<br />
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<i>Hello Italian Riviera...</i></div>
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Oh, Hello Shelly...</div>
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We walked up and down Monterosso (one of the five cities of CT)...<br />
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Found some fun...<br />
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... and a cool (I guess?) statue...<br />
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...then had dinner and headed back to Lucca.</div>
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There aren't very many trains from Monterosso to Lucca so we were trying our luck on the very last one. </div>
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We were waiting at platform 1, when 10 minutes early the train pulls up on the platform (3) that we were supposed to catch our train on. After no more than one minute the train workers blew the whistle, which means they are about to leave. The doors shut just as James and I are running up, so he releases the door and lets us on.</div>
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Phew! We thought it was crazy that it came and left early because that never happens in Italy, but were just glad we caught it. Until about 3 stops later when we realized...</div>
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We were on a train bound for Parma. Yeah. That's not by Lucca. At all.</div>
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So we hopped off and planned to catch the next train going back two stops to La Spezia, the stop just outside of CT- this would allow us to get back on track<i> (track. hah...)</i>. At this point it was 10:45pm and the next train was coming in 45 minutes. Doesn't sound too bad, except when I tell you we were dressed for 65 degree weather waiting outside at a stop where we could see our breath. <i>It was not 65 degrees. 45 minutes.</i></div>
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Once thawed off on the train and back on track in La Spezia, we learned that the next train getting us closer to Lucca was at 1:27am AND that would only take us to Pisa. From Pisa we would have to take another train that would depart at 6am. So, basically we would be awake and waiting in train stations all night. </div>
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We considered a taxi - 240 Euro.</div>
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And we considered going to Pisa, then taking a taxi, but that was more of a risk than I was willing to take because Pisa train station is 30km from our hotel. It was kind of the half way point from La Spezia, so I just halved the taxi price we were given in La Spezia- I didn't like that number.</div>
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All the meanwhile our luggage was all cozy in our hotel room and my phone on the verge of death.</div>
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Fortunately, we met a really nice hotel concierge who took pity on us and let us sleep on the couches in the internet den.</div>
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<i>Doesn't he just look so comfy and cozy!</i></div>
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Day three</div>
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La Spezia, Lucca, Florence...</div>
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Five hours later we got up, headed for the train and got to Lucca. That part was smooth. Thankfully!</div>
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Once back to our hotel (7am), we showered, relaxed, ate breakfast, drank a latte AND a cappuccino (each) and then headed back to the train station to Florence to hang out with our cousins for the day!</div>
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That morning was really working with us as that ride went smooth and we were with Kevin and Emily enjoying Florence at 11am.</div>
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<i>Us at the Duomo.</i></div>
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The whole day was pretty relaxed. We walked around the town taking in the beautiful buildings and enjoying bella Firenze.</div>
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I had really been wanting a new leather purse lately, so that was pretty much the mission of my day. There were two "leather market" spots, and once I found the purse I wanted, we set out to find the best price!</div>
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Kevin and Emily were key in this. They play the bargain game well and keep their game faces on- something I'm not good at. We got my purse down to E35 from E55- and I just love it!</div>
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At Ponte Vecchio:<br />
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<i>This is probably my favorite area in Florence, it's just so cute! </i></div>
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All of us on "old bridge:"<br />
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It was a great trip- FULL of madness, but I wouldn't take it back! </div>
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And we <i>will</i> ride on the train again. Even with all it's flaws and our errors- it's just too convenient!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Amo Toscana!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>XOXO</b></span></div>
</div>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545795652309934464.post-27543545341811034232011-10-10T01:45:00.000-07:002012-01-08T00:16:19.444-08:00Two years later...Well, I was stuck in Spain for our actual Two Year Anniversary, so we didn't get to take a major vacation as hoped for. Instead we took a weekend getaway to Capri to celebrate two whole years happily married!<br />
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<i>...Did I say stuck in Spain like it was a bad thing?!? While that's how I felt at the time, please excuse my spoiled-ness...</i></div>
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Back to Capri.</div>
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<i>In Italy it's pronounced CAH-pree... not Cuh-PREE like the pants</i></div>
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We stayed one night in Anacapri. The first evening, our wonderful bed and breakfast (Da Carlo a Veterino - 08-837-2505) owner, Carlo, gave us several suggestions. The one we took him up on was to swim into the Blue Grotto (<a href="http://signorakeaton.blogspot.com/2010/07/moving-day.html">see my original CAPRI blog</a>). </div>
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During the day it's run by a company who puts you on a boat and takes you into the cave. Once the sun starts setting, the grotto isn't as well lit, so they stop running for the day. That's when the locals swim in for their free Blue Grotto experience. As much as we wanted to do this, we got bored of waiting for the company to leave, so we took a swim at another local's spot and enjoyed a few moments of the super salty and clear water.</div>
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<i>And that's when we learned that James and I are kind of chickens when it comes to the open water. We were a little freaked out by what we couldn't see. While the water is clear, you can't tell just how far the rocks are on the bottom... and it's not like looking through a glass.</i></div>
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Afterwards we headed back to our B&B to freshen up and continue on with our adventure. We had dinner and dessert at a cute pizzeria in the downtown area...</div>
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Then walked around taking in the city- and eventually headed back to our room.</div>
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<i>Gorgeous sunset and view at our B&B!</i></div>
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We didn't know this until we got to the top, but the only thing to do up there is see the view (and get a caffe of course).</div>
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The first time we went to Capri we saw these boats that you could rent. I picked up a pamphlet that time just to have as FYI in case we ever wanted to rent one. This time we wanted to. After lunch, we rented a "CapriBoat" (081-837-5188, 80E/2 hours).</div>
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It was just the two of us on the open waters! </div>
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It was a blast and we can't wait to do it again!</div>
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Ciao Capri!</div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">In honor of our anniversary... </span></i></div>
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While I was in the states, my uncle gave me some wedding pictures that he took and we never saw... this one makes me laugh:</div>
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<i>Why does it looks like Tony's boys and a bodyguard?</i></div>
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<i>Who's wedding was it?</i></div>
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I just love this one of the Keaton guys:</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>XOXO!</b></span><br />
<br /></div>Heather Keatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14505218194666557401noreply@blogger.com0