Another warm day in Florence. Enjoying the art at the Uffizi Gallery and a little sunshine at the rooftop cafe!

And just like that we’re back in Italy 🙂 strolling the beautiful streets and piazzas. So happy to be back after three years.

We left Lindisfarne for Durham which would be our home for the rest of our pilgrimage. We took day trips from Durham for the rest of the trip. Durham is home to one of the top Universities in England, Durham Cathedral and a Castle. Gorgeous, totally fun college town with good food too! some of…

While I was in Bali we visited two Hindu temples. Ulu Watu was located on a very high cliff with a gorgeous view. A gang of monkeys live here and terrorize the visitors who walk the trail, stealing sunglasses, hats, smartphones and anything else you have on you! At Ulu Watu they also performed a…

On our second day we enjoyed a leisurely morning catching up, exploring the amazing breakfast buffet, and by noon we made it to the beach. View from breakfast. My breakfast of local and Asian flavors. The beach… And of course a frothy beverage…

I’m skipping ahead in order to update more real time on where I am now, which is just leaving beautiful Bali. I’ll go back and get the rest of Italy up soon I promise, especially because the last two weeks were with Bob and then we met the girls in Rome for the last week….

The church of San Miniato is located above the Piazzale Michelangelo. The view from there is also lovely. But inside a treasure awaited, the monks singing their daily prayers. Hopefully my video will play for you to have a small sense of the wonder. We were allowed to come in closer, which I did for…

The area on the other side of the River Arno from where I was staying is called the Oltrarno (literally means the other side of the Arno). I had many walks there during the three weeks to visit different sites with each of my guests. The neighborhood I was staying in was directly connected to…