Posts Tagged ‘day trip’
Nov 11, 2011
By Lisa T. Bergren
After our visit to Hadrian’s Villa (Villa Adriana), we moved up the hill to the Renaissance estate inspired by the crumbling remains, Villa d’ Este. Here, Cardinal Ippolito d’ Este built one of the finest 16th century villas and gardens ever created, on the site of a Roman villa and beside a Benedictine monastery. It was—and still is—so awe-inspiring, that many European gardens were modeled after it. Continue reading
In Italy, Rome, Trip Reports
Tags: Context Travel, day trip, fountains, Italy, Rome, Tivoli
Nov 1, 2011
Hadrian’s Villa
Part 1: Context TourBy Lisa T. Bergren
We loved our semi-private Context tour and the day’s escape to Tivoli. We met up with our archeologist docent, Francesca, and two other couples at a train station in Rome, then set off in a hired car for Villa Adriana (Hadrian’s Villa). Continue reading
In Italy, Rome, Trip Reports
Tags: ContextRome, ContextTravel, day trip, Hadrian's Villa, Rome, Tivoli, Villa Adriana
Aug 30, 2010
Mt. Princeton & St. Elmo
A Central Colorado Day TripBy Lisa T. Bergren
Interested in exploring some of Colorado’s hot springs? After packing a lunch and swimsuits/towels/change of clothes, we set off on this day trip from Colorado Springs to a place that had won high marks from fellow moms—Mt. Princeton. Continue reading
In Colorado, Trip Reports, USA
Tags: Buena Vista, Colorado Springs, day trip, Denver, ghost town, hot springs, Mt. Princeton, Nathrop, St. Elmo, waterslide
Jul 30, 2010
Little Bighorn Battlefield
Southern Montana Day Trip (or Interstate Stop)By Lisa T. Bergren
We usually buzz by this historic national monument (previously called “Custer Battlefield National Monument”)—where the lieutenant colonel met his death and Chief Sitting Bull enjoyed one of his last victories—in our annual burning quest to get to The Lake. Continue reading
