Where in world were we?

Well, this as an interesting finale to our trip......due to some "transit issues" that kept us on our toes; a flight cancellation that was quickly remedied, we managed to get in this past week at around 1am....of course I was back in the office at 6am that morning. So, thanks to Cathy's help, I managed a few nights of sleep before doing this post.

Just to catch you up...….from my previous post. We flew back and ended in a city full of history....

Much of the western world's history is tied to this ancient city.

Especially in terms of religion.

We took three private tours during our stay. The one we enjoyed the most, was visiting a town where one of the central religious figures was born.

And things were quite festive. On the day we visited, a very important relic was returned to the city. It was lead by marching bands......

It was quite amazing to actually visit places that I'd been taught about since a very young age....places ingrained in religious traditions.

It was also surprisingly expensive here. But we did eat well.....

Vegetable dishes were quite delicious.

And even though some of the folks here were very rude; like when we went to a recommended shop to try a dish I had on my "list" and were treated rudely, and then when ready to order were ignored....they took all the other customer's orders and ignored us. There was still a silver lining as I got to try a dish I often make at home.....

And on our last evening in the city we had a really good meal...….

We flew back to the Missus's favorite city......

Spending just one evening.....we had intended on returning at the end of our trip; but due to some crazy circumstances; basically stayed in our next location for the duration.

The city is known for it's bridge, which is the subject of a famous children's song.

Also, for a period of time the Papacy was located here.

We made the best of our time here and really enjoyed the food as well.

And though the situation caused a bit of a disruption; we made the best of things.

So let me regroup and get some posts done.

Thanks for stopping by.

Comments

[Soo]

Lovely looking city.

[kat]

despite the transportation problems, looks like you had a nice time!

[caninecologne]

Welcome back to you and your Missus! Amazing photos...looking forward to your posts.

[Kirk]

It was an amazing trip Soo!

We did indeed Kat!

Thanks CC!

[Junichi]

Welcome back. Can't wait to hear your adventures.

[Kirk]

Thanks Junichi!