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We travel home, satisfied, tired, and yet sad to leave. In this post, read my final thoughts about the trip, including details I could not otherwise express.

We spend the day walking around Venice, the colorful island city with beautiful glass and masks.

We travel around Florence, seeing the Basilicas of the city and stumbling upon an interactive museum detailing Leonardo Da Vinci’s creative mind.

We arrive in Florence after a beautiful train ride. Seeing the Statue of David exceeded my expectations and left me breathless.

We take a quick trip to Capri Island and enjoy the beautiful garden and view that it offers.

We enjoy a tour of the beautiful Turuziello family farms, learning about limoncello, cheese, olive oil, and pizza making.

We say goodbye to Rome and take a beautiful train ride to Sorrento, where we travel through the ancient ruins of Pompeii.

We continue exploring Rome on foot, touring the Colosseum before visiting the Pantheon and the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major.

On the second day in Rome, the Uphams explore the Vatican. Where we see wondrous delights, timeless artwork, and learn quickly that marble is tough on the toes.

The Uphams land in Italy, exploring Rome by foot and visiting the Trevi Fountain.

Traveling is fun, but packing and preparing can be stressful!

A poem about a very naughty boy who captured my heart.

Everyone has their comforting snack that gets them through the hard times.

It's rainy and the sky is dark. A perfect day for writing vampires.

Poor Poppy the squirrel needs to be sent to rehab.

It's important that we do everything we can in this day and age to protect our climate, even in small ways. We must think about the space we occupy and our everyday impact on the environment.

In the wake of political disaster, when fascism is on the rise, it's difficult to fight the ongoing depression and burnout.

The madness of Prince Hamlet serves as a cautionary tale. For with a deep desire for revenge, one may cause irreversible harm.

Shakespeare uses the supernatural to instill chaos in his characters to create comedy for his Elizabethan audience. It is the mixture of these two conflicting traits that makes the story and the supernatural theme enduring.

An elegant woman by day, an operatic master by night, the elegant lady holds high expectations for her audience.