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Southern Italy! Palermo and Naples (9/18-9/23) hig

Southern Italy! Palermo and Naples (9/18-9/23) highlights include incredible gelato in Sicily, views from the cathedral in Palermo, and exploring the ruins on Pompeii. (Featuring yet another C and J battle be in the theater.) Also, really great pizza. We ate a lot of pizza in Naples.

Dougga and El Kef, Tunisia! (9/14-9/17) We stopped

Dougga and El Kef, Tunisia! (9/14-9/17) We stopped at Dougga on the way to El Kef from Tunis, and it was really incredible. Roman ruins of a 25,000 person city on the site of an even earlier (400 BC) Nubian Empire settlement. We had the whole site to ourselves. The El Kef Kasbah had great views of the city and the mountains leading to Algeria, and we had a few quiet days at our B&B where the boys tried to find enough wifi to do homework.

Tunis, Tunisia! (9/11-9/13) We stayed in the laid

Tunis, Tunisia! (9/11-9/13) We stayed in the laid back blue-and-white waterside suburb of Sidi Bou Said and loved the people here and our beautiful Airbnb. Also wandered the local town and the medina of Tunis proper. (Karen found some great blankets there that we just shipped home from Sicily.) It was really hot, so Karen and I left the boys in air conditioning to do homework while we explored the Roman ruins on our last day. We walked to the first of four sites, but then realized how dumb to that was when taxis were only $1.75!

It's our 18th anniversary! (On the 18th!) Maybe no

It's our 18th anniversary! (On the 18th!) Maybe not our best, but certainly memorable, with some excellent pizza in Sicily with the boys and a very long, very tiring, very frustrating set of passport/customs/ticket lines on our ferry back from Tunis. We're going out to a fancier dinner tomorrow night to celebrate without the boys.

Northern Italy! (9/5-9/10) We did a quick few days

Northern Italy! (9/5-9/10) We did a quick few days in Venice, Florence, and Rome before catching our ferry to Tunisia. We especially enjoyed staying on the island of Murano when in Venice, with a slower pace and less crowding from our fellow tourists. Rome was too hot, so we spent several hours hiding in an Irish pub en lieu of touring the Forum. (Kind of a shame, but we've seen a lot of Roman ruins in Tunisia too!)

Current status: after taking the train yesterday f

Current status: after taking the train yesterday from Florence to Rome and then Rome to Salerno (near Naples), midway through a ferry to Tunis, Tunisia with a short stop at the port of Palermo, Sicily. We're not getting off the boat here, but will come back to Palermo for a few days after our week in Tunisia. First time in Africa for James, but the other two saw (and don't remember) Morocco in 2012. This ferry is disappointingly of much lower quality than the Scandinavian ones the boys loved, but we have cabins and they'll play screens until we arrive.

Prague! (9/1-9/3) Highlights included a falconry c

Prague! (9/1-9/3) Highlights included a falconry class for Charlie, a 10K for me, walking around the city, and seeing muskrats on Shooters Island. We also ate India food 3 nights in a row because there was a good place right outside our Airbnb.

Poland! (8/29-8/31) We stayed in Krakow where the

Poland! (8/29-8/31) We stayed in Krakow where the highlights included a pierogi making class, walking around the old city and old Jewish quarter, and a tour of the communist demonstration city of Nowa Huta for me and Karen. We also spent a day visiting the concentration camp at Auschwitz: even though, Charlie and James are younger than the recommended age, we thought it was important history for them to understand.

I ran a 10K in Prague! I wasn't planning on it, bu

I ran a 10K in Prague! I wasn't planning on it, but after a day exploring the city yesterday, we saw them setting things up and I was able to sign up at the last minute to run with 5,000 other people. It started at dusk, so I had some beautiful night views of the castle during my run. Not my fastest race, but I haven't really been training, so was really happy with how it went. Looking forward to running a half marathon in Crete in exactly one month.

Berlin! (8/25-8/28) Karen and I love this city and

Berlin! (8/25-8/28) Karen and I love this city and spent a week here without the boys a few years ago, so we're excited to introduce them. After some expensive Yellow Fever vaccinations and topping off our antimalarial supplies, visited the Brandenburg Gate, Tiergarten, Spy Museum, and Checkpoint Charlie. Day tripped to Lübben to canoe on the Spree and then on our final day, left Henry home to visit the East Side Gallery, Berliner Dom, Nikolaivertel, and Science Museum. Bonus near our hotel: a nice sprawling park and the subway where a fight scene was filmed for the 2011 movie Hanna.

I wrote a post about our time a bit over a month a

I wrote a post about our time a bit over a month ago visiting the "low countries" (including biking in Amsterdam) and family in Germany. You can read more at the link
https://kidsoncamels.com/blog/2022/09/01/low-country-low-down-and-some-german-roots/

Bulgaria! (8/17-8/24) Part 2: Fancy dinner for me

Bulgaria! (8/17-8/24) Part 2: Fancy dinner for me and Karen at Cosmos in Sofia, old train car at Sofia station, drinks by the ancient colloseum in Plovdiv, more Orthodox churches, swimming in the pool and Black Sea (300 feet from our resort in Sveti Vlas) and a few nice dinners. Ended it all with an ear infection before flying to Berlin! (Charlie is better now.)

Bulgaria! (8/17-8/24) Part 1 in Sofia: a really fu

Bulgaria! (8/17-8/24) Part 1 in Sofia: a really fun city where we had more burgers for Henry, beautiful Eastern Orthodox churches, iconic socialist statues, conducting of pigeons by Charlie, and a nice solo run, followed by runs with James and then Charlie. We stuck around for a couple of days instead of hurrying on partially because our cool Airbnb was only $50/night, but are very glad we stayed!

Bosnia! (8/13-8/16) We loved our time here, includ

Bosnia! (8/13-8/16) We loved our time here, including the famous Old Bridge in Mostar, a rest day for the kids in Sarajevo while Karen and I learned more about genocide during the war from 92-95, feeding stray cats, the footsteps from where an assassin started World War I by killing Franz Ferdinand, excellent food, and more history from the siege of Sarajevo where over 300 shells where launched daily and over 11,000 people were killed, including 1,000 children. (If you'd like a fictional view of the siege, Karen, Henry, and I read "The Cellist of Sarajevo" which was excellent. The "Tunnel of Hope" is the last picture.)

Croatia! (8/11-8/12) The highlight was Plitvice La

Croatia! (8/11-8/12) The highlight was Plitvice Lakes National Park, with beautiful lakes and waterfalls, although at times the boardwalks (and parking line!) were as crowded as Disney. We also enjoyed a couple nights stay along the shore in Trogir and had a nice day trip to the town of Split where we ate Italian food and saw the ancient Roman palace.

I wrote a post about our time in London and Paris,

I wrote a post about our time in London and Paris, which I used to shoehorn in a reference to Charles Dickens. I also talk more about teenagers being embarrassed by their parents, which I might have some experience with. Read more at the link!

https://kidsoncamels.com/blog/2022/08/11/a-tale-of-two-cities/

Budapest! (8/8-8/10) Karen and I think this might

Budapest! (8/8-8/10) Karen and I think this might be the most liveable city we visited except for Amsterdam, as evidenced by the ridiculously cool playground: literally the best we've ever seen (and it had a bar!) Also great food, and great views. We went swimming too, which was nice. (Currently on a train for Zagreb, but just spending the night before driving a car to the coast and then Sarajevo before flying onwards to Bulgaria in 6 days.)

Vienna! (8/4-8/7) The highlight for the boys was t

Vienna! (8/4-8/7) The highlight for the boys was the "art house" north of the city on the Danube, where we swam in the (tiny) pool, played with bunnies and turtles, and watched Amadeus (and Eurovision, the movie.) Also visited a couple Hapsburg palaces and tried to stay cool in 96 degree heat.

Bratislava, Slovakia! (8/6) Just a day trip from V

Bratislava, Slovakia! (8/6) Just a day trip from Vienna, but we left wondering if we should have day tripped to Vienna from Bratislava. Beautiful blue church, historic old town with castle, great Slovakian food at "1. Slovak Pub" and an interesting tour about communist Czechoslovakia.

Innsbruck, Austria! (8/3) Also has a last shot of

Innsbruck, Austria! (8/3) Also has a last shot of Karen capturing our 20 minutes or so passing through Liechtenstein. We only spent a day here between Zurich and Vienna, but really liked it! Palace, playgrounds, schnitzel (the sign James is posing with says "schnitzel never goes out of style", which he heartily agrees with.) Also, cheap gelato in a lovely square.

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