True confessions.  At this point in our excursion through Europe, specific details and facts associated with several of the 20-plus locations is at times becoming a bit of a conondrum as to what occurred at which destination.  My best response, i.e., defense to this would render the aggressive traveling itinerary […]

The Eiffel Tower and the Louvre were two locations I was anticipating with great excitement AND since our visit was not in the height of tourist season, we would most likely be  perusing at our own leisure. DREAM ON! VENUS de MILO….FAMOUS TOP 3 To make matters a little more […]

We may have considered re-routing our journey past Paris in lieu of the respite in Spain, however, we opted to stay the course. And. . .we are SO GLAD we did! We had a basic  agenda or plan to sojourn 3 or 4 definite tourist “traps” (added for sarcasm factor) during our […]

THIS IS TO  BE READ TO THE CADENCE of: “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh” (A Letter from Camp) OR IT WILL NOT WORK. Hello Muddah, hello Faddah,We are not in—Camp Granada.We’re in Europe—with a cell phone,Please don’t be afraid that we won’t truly come home! Here we are in……Barcelona.Eating fresh bread—with […]

Friday, when we were up @ 5am to catch our train, the first of our 4 trains, our gut issues had subsided. We were SO, SO GRATEFUL, as I am not sure how we would have been up to traveling. Phew!!! Our 10-hour trek was full of wonderful conversations with […]

A                                              DETOUR FOR SOME HUMOR. Yesterday in the very early hours of the morning, we boarded the train in Rome heading to Nice, France, in the French Riviera […]

http://sherrygregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FIRST-GLANCEIMG_0870.mov FIRST CLICK on the photo–THEN CLICK ON ARROW in upper left corner TO SEE THE FULL IMPACT. Where do I even begin? Before you even realize what is occurring, Rome gets under your skin.  You may fight this with snarky thoughts about having to stomp through hordes of people […]

http://sherrygregory.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/COLOSS-VIDEO_0986.mov There is this strange, and uncomfortable curiosity about the Colosseum, which is by the way, classified as one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World and Rome’s most popular tourist site. Our desire to tour this monument was unquestionable. It was indeed a must, and yet, this robust […]

How we ended up in a little Italian village called “Fregene,” deep into Italy’s country—coupled with earnest intentions to explore the sights of Rome, is beyond my imagination. Transport to Rome and back would require 2 train rides, 2 bus rides and two car rides from the Fregene train to […]

NIGHT BEFORE My head feels like mush tonight. I am beyond perplexed as to how I can, for beginners, gift wrap a lifetime of experiences–while describing accurately exposure to the multicultural worlds we have been privileged to encounter. I am grateful beyond.  There is something so alluring to anticipating the […]