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Not-So-Speedy Dressage

From Endurance to Dressage

Arrivederci!

6/10/2016

 
We're are heading to Italy this morning. We'll be gone until late June, so you'll have to find someone else with whom to drink your morning coffee. I'll miss you!

In case you're wondering where we're going, here's our itinerary.

First Stop - Venice
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We'll be in Venice for two nights. We're touring the Doge's Palace and among other things, a glassworks factory.
Next Stop - Florence
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This is the door (#18) to the apartment we rented!
We're taking the train from Venice to Florence where we'll stay three nights in an apartment. We have tickets to see Michelangelo's David as well as the Uffizi Museum. 

And Then - Pompeii
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Again, we're taking the train. We'll only be in Pompeii for two nights. For me, the ruins of Pompeii are quite fascinating, but I am far more interested in Mount Vesuvius.
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We've booked a hike up to and into the crater of the volcano. As a science teacher, this is super cool! I've been to several other volcanic craters (Costa Rica and The Canary Islands), but this one looks pretty neat.

And on to the Amalfi Coast
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Are you kidding me?!?!
We'll be picked up in Pompeii by a guide for a private car tour of the coast. We're staying four nights in the small town of Positano. We got an apartment here that is on one of the cliffs over-looking the Mediterranean. I can't even imagine how relaxing this part of our trip is going to be. 

​Last Stop - Rome
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Our driver from the Amalfi Coast tour we'll take us into Naples where we'll catch the train to Rome. We'll stay in the Italian capital for three nights. We have several tours arranged: Vatican City (which includes the Sistine Chapel) and the Colosseum along with the Forum and Palatine Hill.

We have a direct flight from Rome to LA, and then a two and a half hour drive home. Coming home from Europe is always a very long day.

​See you in a couple of weeks!
Tracy link
6/10/2016 06:20:29 am

My inlaws went to Italy last year and LOVED it. Hope you have a blast!!

Kelly link
6/10/2016 09:31:15 am

Enjoy!!! Looks like an amazing trip!

Olivia link
6/10/2016 10:49:21 am

Oh my gosh. Have fun. I really want to get to Pompeii and Vesuvius one day. Your trip looks awesome.

Val
6/10/2016 11:12:55 am

What an awesome trip and itinerary!

I loved seeing the volcanos on the Big Island in Hawaii. I used my personal photos and videos in my science class and felt like I was reliving the trip each year.

Micaylah link
6/15/2016 03:03:55 pm

This sounds like an amazing trip! I can't wait to hear all about it

Elinor link
6/18/2016 09:09:00 am

Hi,
I love reading your blog, always a variety of topics :) I am on Wordpress and most of the blogs I can just click "follow". Not sure why I'm so challenged here, (blush) but I can't seem to follow yours. You have to click RSS feed only?

Anyway, have an awesome vacation! Hope to hear from you when you get back :)

Bakersfield Dressage
6/18/2016 11:29:15 am

I am certain it is not you! Since I pay for my own site, I don't get any of those cool gizmos that make following easy. I post Monday through Friday, usually by 6:00 a.m. PST (recent change as I posted seven days a week for more than five years), so you kind of have to just do drop bys. I don't mind; my door is always open. I'll be back to posting in a week or so. 😊

Elinor link
6/28/2016 03:56:29 pm

OK, you see how extremely high tech I am since it took me some 10 days to come back to the comment field ;) Eeek. Anyway, I love to follow along on the posts, so I'll come back of course. For now - I'll just click on the Facebook ikon.

Bakersfield Dressage link
6/28/2016 04:06:48 pm

OMG!!! This is too funny!!!! I didn't click over to your blog when I responded to you (we were in Italy and our wifi wasn't always working). Yours is the blog that I just found through Mia (Avandarre in Dressage). Just TODAY I left a comment on one of YOUR posts!!!!! What a tiny world we live in. I am so happy to meet you and look forward to following YOU! : 0)

Elinor link
6/30/2016 03:17:03 pm

The coolest thing is that we're both in California. It would be great to bump in to each other one day at a show. I met another fellow blogger friend when she showed at CDI here right around the corner. It's really fun!
I originally found your blog through your Micklem Bridle post. But, as I'm challenged and scatter brained I only rarely came back. :) (It's easy to get sucked in to the ease of only reading on Wordpress)

Bakersfield Dressage link
7/1/2016 11:19:51 am

I know! I know you're in northern California, but I haven't been able to pinpoint exactly where. :0)

I haven't shown up north yet, but it's not out of the question! I have made at least one really good friend through blogging, and I get to see her a couple of times of year. :0)

Elinor link
7/1/2016 03:19:20 pm

I live in the foothills, east of Sacramento. Too long a drive for just a small show, but who knows where we'll both be if we keep training our horses :)

Bakersfield Dressage link
7/1/2016 03:59:20 pm

I kind of guessed your location after reading a few more posts. We'll be at the same place one of these times. I competed at the CDS Championship in 2015 on Speedy, and I know you scribed (?) at the championship last year (?), so we'll meet up eventually. :0)


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    • Sydney
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