Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
Time in transit can feel like such a waste, but since we have a high-transition lifestyle I’m trying to change my view on it. Otherwise a huge chunk of life ends up as wasted time—time about to move, time while moving, time waiting for orders, time during COVID, etc etc. I don’t want all that…
One pattern I noticed on our trip was that our first full day in a new location was often a little grumpy as everyone tried to find their stuff and stop stepping on each other. Getting oriented probably added a little to grumpiness too, and the first afternoon and evening of shocked, “WOW! I can’t…
It’s hard for me to really get into the Coliseum. Just imagine! People and animals ripping each other apart—for people’s enjoyment! Gross, no thanks. So I don’t really have a lot to say about that part of our day. It’s architecturally cool, but…. I would have been fine just admiring it from Caffe Roma, where…
“How do you say pizza in Italian?” —Eloise “Look at those people down there. They’re so tiny they look like crumbs,” said Eloise on top of the St. Peter’s Basilica dome. “This is my worst fear.” Eloise climbing inside the wall in the dome. “Kids, tell me something that was worse than the museums,” I…
Who doesn’t love Peter, right? In Bible study when Chris and I were first married we had to answer a get to know you question of who’s your favorite biblical character besides Jesus. I said Peter, because he often says the wrong thing, he often screws up, but he never stops following Christ. Sometimes he’s…
The Vatican Museums weren’t my favorite. I like museums, and I love art and history, but everything was off. We started the morning with an epic, out of character meltdown from Elo. She was so tired from our late arrival and last day of school excitement and too much sugar the day before. It was…
We arrived in Rome as the storm broke—lightning flashing, fat drops plopping, water rising in the street. We hopped on the bus to the city center and the storm passed by the time we arrived. We decided to walk the 16 minutes to our hotel, which was a mistake. It was 9 p.m. when we…
