My Travels Around The World
August 2016
Day 3, Fri 8/26: Vienna, Part 3
I slept much better last night, 8 hours total in two shifts but I'll take it. Dan didn't sleep as well but felt rested enough. [...]
Day 2, Thu 8/25: Vienna, Part 2
So much for catching up on sleep. I went to sleep easily just before 2am, but was up wide awake at 4:30am and never went [...]
Day 1, Wed 8/24: Vienna Part 1
We both slept well: Dan 7 hours, me 8. I haven't slept that much in months. Hoping to catch up on sleep on this vacation [...]
Departure: Monday/Tuesday, 8/22-8/24: Sacramento & Raleigh to Vienna
[The majority of this was written in the lounge Tuesday afternoon during my 5 hour layover.] Monday was the first full day off I'd had [...]
Pre-Departure
I typically do this entry a mere week before leaving, but I'm feeling the need for a little distraction this morning: a combination of tired [...]
June 2016
Gratitude for Grief (and how I got there)
It’s been a long time since I’ve written. So much for my intention of at least once a month! I’ve had several inspirations but nothing [...]
January 2016
Home: Final Thoughts
[Most of this was written during our layover in London on Saturday. It's now 4:40am on Sunday, January 10. I've gotten a total of about [...]
Day 8: Rome, Part 3
It's 1pm Saturday London time. Dan and I are having lunch in the British Airways lounge. He's playing a video game on his iPad that [...]
Day 7: Rome, Part 2
I got up about 6:30am; Dan about an hour later. He woke up with that tell-tale scratch in the back of his throat. Bummer. He felt worse [...]
Day 6: Florence to Rome
We slept until the alarm went off...the first snooze, actually, which was 6:40am. That clocked me in at about 7.5 hours, Dan at about 6. [...]
Day 5: Florence
Dan finally caught up on sleep, getting about 9 hours. I did OK at 6, although they weren't very restful. The cold is moving on [...]
Day 4: Venice to Florence
I slept on and off for about 6 hours, Dan only slept 2 or 3. I was up around 5am, did some work until 6:30 [...]
Day 3: Venice
Since we are supposed to be on vacation, we're not setting the alarm unless we absolutely have to be somewhere. That resulted in not getting [...]
Day 2: Milan to Venice; The Last Supper
Dan did not sleep well at all last night. But he's sleeping now (it's 11:17pm local time as I start this) so that's a good [...]
Day 1: Milan
We were still awake last night when midnight struck and got to see lots of fireworks from our 6th floor hotel window. Fireworks were being [...]
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