by ourbigfamilyabroad | Nov 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
I found out something interesting this week. Here in the EU, if you have a “big family” and are an EU resident you get discounts on museums and other attractions. I think this is so nice; so what is the EU’s definition of a “big family”?...
by ourbigfamilyabroad | Nov 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Alps Switzerland Torbel, Switzerland-A small village in the Alps The Swiss Alps are more beautiful than I imagined; and that is saying quite a bit seeing as how I grew up next to the Rocky Mountains. We drove from Venice to the small Village of Torbel, which is a...
by ourbigfamilyabroad | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Grand Canal in Venice Gondola ride on the Grand Canal by the Rialto Bridge I want to start this blog talking about what we decided to do to try to cut costs in Venice with a big family and looking back, what we could have done better to save a bit. We are trying to...
by ourbigfamilyabroad | Nov 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Today we visited the Grand Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) and the third largest Gothic Cathedral in the World. It was very spectacular. This Cathedral was started in the year 1386 and over the next 5 centuries it was built and added too. At present the cathedral...
by ourbigfamilyabroad | Nov 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
The City of Varenna Varenna from a distance Today we drove our leased car to the city of Varenna which is a coastal city next to Lake Como. It is thought by some, that Lake Como is one of the most beautiful places in the world. We visited in November on a rainy day....
by ourbigfamilyabroad | Nov 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Verona is the place Letter’s to Juliet was filmed and the town of the Montagues and Capulet families of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It is a tragic love story, but the town of Verona, claim it as the home of Juliet. Pictured above is Juliet’s...
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