http://johnandlaurel.com The Excellent Adventures of John & Laurel Shull Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:07:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, it's been a year and it's time for another trip.  This year we are staying broadside, but travelling to the other side of the country... to NYC!  That's right, we're off to Manhattan, the Big Apple.  Leaving tomorrow at 3am to get to the airport parking at 4:30am so ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=22 Finally got the Italy pictures uploaded. Over 1000 and a few video clips. They are grouped by City or event. You can access them here: http://picasaweb.google.com/john.shull For our friends who joined us there (an anyone else) you can download the ones you want. Just find the ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=21 Got back home late Wednesday, April 16th. We're draggin' ! Need sleep. Started our journey at 3am (wake-up) in Venice to catch the 4:08 water taxi boat to the bus terminal then to the airport for a 6:25AM flight (that took off at about 7am). Laid ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=18 [this is an email I sent to family when we were unable to post on this blog]   Greetings from the Tuscany Villa !!   Now this is the jewel of the trip.  There is time to relax without the tourist schedule that can wear a traveler out.  If you will remember the great ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=17 Our time at the villa ends tomorrow.  Tonight we have a farewell dinner planned.  We have all (9 of us) contributed to having a local cook come to prepare a three course Montisi Italian-style dinner.   Our stay here has been relaxing AND full of side trips to neighboring hill towns.  Yesterday, ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=16 Will post shortly.  Looks like (for some odd reason, today, it will let us --- go figure.) We have to go offline, compose, then post it.  Hopefully, it will allow us.  Ahh, the mercies bestowed upon us by a fricking computer. http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=15 Not being able to upload pictures at this time -- except one by one and then they are so big it won't fit on the page.  We had to change design of the blog to post - strange but so computer-like (if you know what I mean). All the pictures you ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=14 We have been here in Cinque Terre now for two nights with our room in Manarola.  Tonight is our last.  The view from our window is spectacular, any time of day.  We are at a high point in the town, right next to the church, and stretch our calves each evening on ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=13 We arrived in Florence yesterday early afternoon after a train ride with so many hilltop villas, rolling green hills and in the distance snow covered peaks.  We talked nearly non-stop with a young man, David (named after Michelangelo's David), from Venezuela.  Sounds like we must go !  The three of ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=12 What a marvel these mammouth structures are!  A glorious day in Rome, totally sunny. We head for Florence tomorrow.  Waiting for more time to get better journaling.  May not happen until Tuscany villa. We are presently downloading photos (John has just installed Picassa on a pc at an internet caffe in Florence) ... http://johnandlaurel.com/?p=11