Seven days to take off!

Seven days to take off! I have always been fascinated by everything Italian. The book Eat, Pray, Love described the joy of Italy that I always imagined. Like the simple joy of saying a word in Italian because you love the way it sounds, in the book the main character loves the word “attraversiamo” meaning let’s cross over, she also identifies with this word for what is happening in her life. My favorite phrase is “Tutto va bene”, everything is fine. I believe everything in my life is as it should be. That’s not to say it’s perfect but that every experience gives me an opportunity for growth and makes me who I am at this moment. 

I’ve known I wanted to go to Italy and I thought I would do it sometime soon. Last fall, out of the blue, Irene called and wanted to see Europe, so we booked a trip taking us through the best of Europe with a third of it in Italy, yay! We didn’t want to rough it (no hostels for us, we’ll leave that experience to our 20-something-year-old children) so we are taking a Rick Steve’s tour. It will give us just the guidance we want with an equal amount of freedom to explore on our own, every other day is guided and the second day in each city is completely up to us. 
Blogging sounded like a fun idea. I really enjoyed Celina’s blog when she traveled. This blog is experimental. I don’t know if I will actually get around to posting regularly but here goes. 

Arrivederci for now.