Barcelona, Spain – Last Bit of Wandering Before Flying Home to Qatar

We woke to another beautiful morning…..in Barcelona, Spain!  This is the view from our cabin…. Our luggage delivered to the airport for us, we disembarked with 2.5 hours left to enjoy the city before we took the bus to the airport! As we walked from the port, I was finally able to get a picture…

Genoa, Italy – MSC Magnifica Cruise Ship – Arriving On Boxing Day

Stazioni Maritime – Port of Genoa Michael and I woke with the view of Stazioni Maritime – Port of Genoa from our balcony. Cold Grey Day My first thoughts was how old the city looked. I was excited to walk through this city, but it was cold. The skies looked as if it might snow….

Vatican City, Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – St. Peter’s Square

Map of Vatican City Christmas Day Crowds The crowds of people walking up the main road into St. Peter’s Square was intense, so we found a side road with what we though was an entrance. What is was, an exit turned into an entrance at 1:00pm.   It was 12:55pm when we arrived at the…

Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Sights Along Via del Fori Imperiali

Rome On Your Own – Sights Along Via del Fori Imperiali On our walk away from the Colosseum, along Via del Fori Imperiali, we saw many different sights. Looking For Vatican City We continued our walk along many narrow streets lined with beautiful old buildings and churches to find Vatican City. After Vatican City Following…

Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Piazza del Campidoglio

Piazza del Campidoglio After climbing Capitoline Hill, we step foot onto its crown – Piazza del Campidoglio. In the 16th century, Pope Paul III commissioned Michelangelo to design it, give it a facelift to impress Charles V, who was expected to visit Rome in 1538. View of The Roman Forum, Arch of Septimius Severus, Santa…