Party of 6

Austria has a beautiful countryside, Salzburg was an adorable town, and we got to recreate scenes from the Sound of Music. Salzburg has a stunning castle that can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. It was orginally built in 1077 and greatly expanded between the 15th and 16th century. This fortress has never…

The floating city was absolutely beautiful and what you would picture. We first took a gondola ride through the canals. We then explored the city by foot. We saw the Church of Sant’Aponal which was orginally founded in the 11th century. We saw St. Mark’s Basicilla which was also built in the 11th century. It…

I just adored this city and I think most of us did. The streets were beautiful and it felt very quaint. The girls have watched the movie Leters to Julliet, so we got to see some of the movie locations. One of them was the Fontana di Madonna Verona. The other was Casa di Giulietta…

Rome is packed full of history and it was surreal to be able to see in person so many things we read about when studying ancient history. First we visited the Trevi Fountain. Fountains became popular in Rome to mark aqueducts that supplied water to the city. The Trevi fountain was completed in 1762, but the…

We can now say that we have visited the smallest country on Earth. Fun Fact: The Vatican is guarded by the Swiss Guard. Despite the colorful, traditional Renaissance uniform they wear, they are highly trained soldiers.  Why the Swiss Guard? The Swiss have a history of being loyal to the Pope and Vatican for over…

We began our day at the famous architectural mistake of the Tower of Pisa, the bell tower of the nearby cathedral. It was built on unstable ground, therefore it began to lean. Architects reinforced the structure so it is now stable. We then headed for the Tuscan city of Florence. Florence is known as the…

We visited the fashion and financial capital of Italy. We first walked through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, which is a shopping area with iconic fashion brands. The Duomo di Milano is an iconic cathedral in Milan and it was stunning. Construction began in 1386. It is made from a pink/white marble. We walked the streets…

The Caldwells are on the move again. This time we headed to the Black Forest of Germany. The Grimm Brothers (who are from Germany) got their inspiration for the folk tale Hansel and Gretel from the Black Forest. Our mission though was to find a cuckoo clock. The orginal cuckoo clock comes from the Black…

We ended our Egyptian journey in Cairo. It certainly wasn’t without trouble. We have driven from Giza, to Saqqara, to Sohag, to Luxor, to Hurghada, and then Cairo. We were stopped at quite a few checkpoints. Some would just wave, some would ask for the car’s liscense, some would ask for passports, some would ask…

After visiting historical landmarks and major cities in Egypt, we headed to the coastal city of Hurghada, and spotted a truck of camels on our way there. We stayed at an all inclusive resort that was very nice and clean. The resort had over 60 slides, lots of pools, food options all day and night,…