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    The Day I said “YES!” – When in Rome

    by shaunagardner January 22, 2019February 2, 2019
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    The Day I said “YES!” – When in Rome

    Two years ago, on January 22, 2017, my now husband and I got engaged in Rome. 🙂 We had arrived the previous day, had stayed out way too late the evening before (one too many bottles of vino), so we slept in and got a slow start that morning. Before leaving our hotel, the Palazzo Navona, to find espresso, we decided to go up to the rooftop to see if it would be a good spot to enjoy an apertif that evening.

    At first, the door appeared locked so I said, “Oh well, we will have to come back.” But Chad was set on getting out there (little did I know why at the time). Sure enough, we found the key and a little jiggle of the door and voila!

    It was the perfect January day in Rome, low 50s with the sun peaking out. The terrace of the hotel had two levels so we climbed to the upper level to get an even better view. Turning around in a circle, there was a panoramic view of the city which not only included Il Vittoriano, the top of Sant’Agnese in Navona but also the Pantheon.

    The next few minutes were a bit of a blur but it went something like this…

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    The Perfect Day in the “City of Light” – Paris

    by shaunagardner January 18, 2019February 3, 2019
    by shaunagardner January 18, 2019February 3, 2019

    On our first official full day in Paris, I had put together a rather packed itinerary of places to go (mostly to eat), to the point that even I thought it was…

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    Hotel Belair – Sorrento

    by shaunagardner January 11, 2019February 2, 2019
    by shaunagardner January 11, 2019February 2, 2019

    Some of my favorite memories of our honeymoon were on the balcony of the Hotel Belair in Sorrento. After arriving in Naples via train from Rome, we had reserved a car to…

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    Where to Eat: Capri

    by shaunagardner December 15, 2018January 11, 2019
    by shaunagardner December 15, 2018January 11, 2019

    Capri is a dream. It really is and one that does not disappoint. It is definitely worth adding on to any trip to the Amalfi Coast as a day trip but if…

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