Bella has decided to get her passport and travel with us. This creates an entirely different set of circumstances that allow us to learn a plethora of new things. We tried coming alone in October and we missed her terribly, so this time we made the HUGE decision to go thru all the STUFF you have to do for legally bringing a dog not only on an airplane but into the UK and EU. We will do the best we can to document our adventures, so if any of you chose to travel with your animals, you can share in our insight and attained knowledge. Wish us the best of luck!
We found David! I had been to Florence once before and could Not find David! Seriously, he is not just hanging out easy to find. Down a winding small street and not marked very well is the museum that David now resides. He is no longer in his original outdoor spot but in a museum that is hard to find and you need to know where you are going but we were victorious this time! and Wow Wow Wow is about all you can say. Enormous tall and details in the marble make you feel he’s going to start talking and breathing. He is beautiful and worth the search .
Circus Maximus, we’ve all seen the movie, Ben Hur and watched Charleton Heston race around the track. When you yourself get to walk down that exact same soil, you can feel the thunder under your feet!
And then as a Huge surprise, we got gifted with Real horses thundering down the track. My body and brain screamed to be let on a horse so I could really feel the thunder under my body. Alas, I don’t yet know Italian, nor do I know who or why these people were allowed to do this wonderful Sunny Sunday horse day? I was SO jealous and so thrilled at the same time!
We never did find out who or why they were there and we asked and googled a lot with no headlines of any sort. One day however, I will get my Ben Hur day! one can hope right?
Our first trip to England one of my favorite things so far is the Old old Pubs, like Really Old. Made it my goal to visit each towns oldest of old and have a pint. found some really great ones and had a great time researching all the old ones and their history.
The oldest in Salisbury was 898 and the newest was 1714! I love the history, the wonky floors, the giant wood beams but always Beware when going to the Loo, its usually up or down a tiny tiny winding staircase and the stair is for shoes size 6 or smaller! Truly watch your Ps and Qs!!!
(Points to those who know what a Ps and Qs is? Do you know?) private message me if you don’t know 🙂
Champagne Ardenne Valley is something to see and a must on your list. Champagne Caves and how the whole process is done by the names you’ve always seen: Moet, Tattinger, Veuve Cliquot and more. Super cool information on my favorite subject: Champagne!
It is well worth the monies and the time to go thru the caves and see how its all done and how it all started. And even better, there’s always the tasting at the end of the tour!
We went thru several: Veuve Cliquot, Tattingier,Castellane and Many local ones as well. The big houses give the best underground tours, but they all have great tasting tours. Its a must for anyone’s bucket list and I highly recommend it. There are two main cities to go to and they are about 40 min apart.
REIMS: The largest and a quite big city but the majority of the Champagne area and the Old City are small and very walkable. The Grande Dames of champagne are here: Veuve Cliquot, Mumm, Tattinger, Pommery,Martel and more. Additionally to the Champagne houses is the other very important site, the Unesco World Heritage Notre Dame (the Other Notre Dame) and the statue of Joan of Arc.
Epernay is the smaller of the towns but also bigger than you think with lots of shopping and plenty more houses: Moet, De Castellene, Bollinger, Pol Roger, Pierre Jouet.
