The Borrowed Abode -The Borrowed Abode

And now we present . . . the final chapter in Jane, Ryan, and Baby take Italy 2016!
Waiting for the ferry to take us to Sirmione
We took one day trip during our final few days staying on the southern end of Lago di Garda, visiting Sirmione, a small town at the tip of the peninsula that juts into the lake.  It was a Roman resort town dating back as far as the 1st century BC.  Talk...

We finished off our Italy adventure at Lago di Garda, or Lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy.  Its location, midway between Venice and Milan, made it the perfect final stop on our journey.
I would compare the lake to our Great Lakes in the US.  It is incredibly long, starting as a mild, hilly region in the south and ending in the breathtaking Italian Alps at the north. We had wanted to stay midway up the lake, but traveling there, car...

On our next to last day in Venice, the sun finally peeked out from behind the clouds and I was elated.  Venice is always beautiful, but sunny Venice is a much happier, and less moody, place.  Although I had barely slept the night before (Maple was up...

Venice is one of the most incredible, unique, and vibrant cities in the world.  The best way to see this car-free city is to just start walking and get lost in the twists and turns of the ancient cobblestone alleys.
The Venice portion of our trip was the most stressful one. Looking back at it, Maple’s ear infections were probably flaring up  but we didn’t know that at the time. (She has never had symptoms other than crankiness.) As a result, the days there are a...