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 [...]
Departure: Sacramento to Milan
A pretty typical travel day with no curve balls thrown. Grateful for that. And I'm always amazed once we get to that first destination - [...]
Pre-Departure
Why Italy in January? This trip was created out of a variety of circumstances. The airline tickets have been booked since April because Dan had [...]
Laundry and Office
I think these are pretty self-explanatory. Paint, new cabinets, appliances and light fixtures. Before. After. Notice the light fixture is skewed. That's on purpose so [...]
Kitchen
This is where the most work was done. Again, a gut job. All new appliances, cabinets, flooring, and the hutch removed. The only thing that [...]
Bathroom
[Apologies for all the posting. I'm moving material over from one platform to another...] Because we lined up the sink, shower and toilet all on [...]
Living Room (part 2)
[Apologies for all the posting. I'm moving material over from one platform to another...] Theirs. Ours. This is the entrance to the bathroom from [...]
Living Room
[Apologies for all the posting. I'm moving material over from one platform to another...] Technically, the only changes we made to the living room [...]
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