Category: Travel
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Scout Camp 2016
A couple of weeks ago I spent two days and a night at our stake’s Aaronic Priesthood Camp at Aspencrest near Woodland, Utah. I hadn’t planned on making a video, but then I take a few pictures and some slow-motion clips and can’t resist. Here you go: Music by The Lower Lights.
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On going kind of viral
Over Memorial Day weekend we drove from Utah to Montana and back, 10 hours each way, to visit my brother’s family. We had a great time even though the visit had to end with the apology “I’m sorry my dog killed your chicken.” I grew up sleeping during long drives, but most of our five kids are…
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Hills in Italy
And with that, the trip is fully documented and we can all go back to our normal routine. Day 1 – Rome Day 2 – Bike Tour of Rome, Ostia Antica [amazon template=iframe image right&asin=1631211838] Day 3 – The Colosseum and The Vatican Day 4 – The Pantheon and Venice Day 5 – Galleries and Gondolas Day 6 – Bike Tour…
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Last Day in Italy – Florence and Pisa
Day 7 It’s coming to an end. Our final art gallery was Galleria dell’Accademia where Michelangelo’s David is housed. (There’s a replica outside Palazzo Vecchio but the original was moved to the Accademia). This was a perfect gallery to save for last because it’s relatively small with just a few must-sees. I enjoyed the small History of…
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Italy Day 6 – Bike Tour of Florence
Day 6 Our hotel was near an excellent pastry shop that we visited 5 times in 2 days. I was really impressed with the crepes and pastries and Nutella creations at cheap prices in Italy. A loaded crepe was €3.50 ($4) and many pastries were €1 ($1.13). I was also pleased to find a couple…