As a "non morning person" I realize that jet lag loves to track down the night owls. The alarm (barking dogs AGAIN?) seemed to sound just as I had finally fallen into a sound sleep but today there was not rolling around as it is our day to explore Milan. We found our hotel breakfast buffet was similar to what we had experienced in the south and I had my fresh yogurt with honey and Grant found his hard boiled eggs, tomatoes and ham. Fuelled for the day we wal...

Thursday September 14, 2017 Baggage debacle! Hayley has one of the suitcases we were going to bring. Packing challenge!! Pack as little as possible for hot and cold climates because one has to carry one's own suitcase without the luxury of using the trunk of the car for downsizing to a carry on for each stop on a daily basis! Embarrassing to go into any more detail about how long this whole escapade carried on but know that it was a fiasco in grand style!...