A few weeks back, I was visiting Los Angeles. I was tracking something down with google Maps. It sent me in the wrong direction, which, while frustrating, actually turned out to be a good thing. I was in the Echo Park area on Sunset Boulevard. Traffic was crazy and when I realized I needed to … Continue reading Local Boogeyman — An L.A. store that’s really SCARY good!
I woke up that Monday morning. It was April 15th. It was my birthday. I didn't expect anything special since we had celebrated the occassion at Makai Surf & Tiki Bar the night before. However, when I emerged from my room, I was delighted to see that there was a small gift from Erich and … Continue reading Europe 2019 Part 17: Inside the Colosseum, the Roman Forum, and the long voyage home
This day was going to be one of gruesome and somewhat morbid adventures. Erich and I were going to go on a tour. Ricki wanted no part of this tour. Why? Aside from being toured out, the places we would be investigating were all underground and most had to do with death in one fashion … Continue reading Europe 2019 Part 16: The Bone Church, Catacombs, and…a Tiki Bar!?!
The day after the crazy, uber-crowded trip to the Vatican and its museum, Ricki wanted to spend the day shopping on the Via del Corso. I had no interest in shopping. However, the Via del Corso was near several touristy things I wanted to see. Erich was fine doing both. So, off we went via … Continue reading Europe 2019 Part 15: Exploring Rome–The Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon and More!
On the morning of April 11th, we trudged back to the breakfast room of our hotel in Naples. The buffet was basically the same as the day before, except this time we noticed the huge mold stains on the ceiling. Special. After breakfast, we had the hotel call us a cab. I so wish I … Continue reading Europe 2019 Part 14: Be It Ever So Humble, There’s No Place Like Rome!
