Postcards from Jiles Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Hello Friends! Today we arrived on the Amalfi Coast and it sure is pretty and interesting! Sorrento seems extra spectacular — especially compared to where we were yesterday. We took the tender in to the mainland and that took only a few minutes once we were moving. PrettyRead the Post
Livorno — The Port That Gets You to Florence, Tuscany, and Pisa . . .
Postcards from Jiles Sunday, 14 May 2019 Ciao! Today we’re docked in a very industrial port in Italy called Livorno. We thought the view we woke-up to was kinda funny. Here’s the view from our stateroom . . . . Here’s today’s breakfast view. . . . Livorno was rather unremarkable. There was a freeRead the Post
Art, Antiques & Outdoor Markets in Old Town Antibes . . .
Postcards from Jiles Saturday, 11 May 2019 Bonjour mes amis! We visited Antibes (pronounced: Antib) in France. By far one of my favorite stops! The tender took us to the Old Town area which actually had a similar vibe to our Old Town ย . ย . ย . plus a few hundred years and a distinctly FrenchRead the Post
Monaco. Monte Carlo! Magnifique . . .
Postcards from Jiles Wednesday, 10 May 2019 Bonjour mes amis! Monte Carlo is soooo gorgeous! The grass and flowers are so perfect I got up close to make sure they were real! It’s the second smallest country in the world — only one square mile in size. We’ve been here since yesterday. We anchored outRead the Post
Nice! C’est la Capitale de la Cรดte d’Azur . . .
Postcards from Jiles Thursday, 9 May 2019 Bonjour mes amis! Today was our last day getting on a tour bus. lol. We’re anchored out off the coast of Monaco for nearly two days so we decided to take a family field-trip to Nice for a bit of beach and a wine tasting. The bus rideRead the Post
Saint Tropez! Trรจs Chic . . .
Postcards from Jiles Wednesday, 8 May 2019 Bonjour mes amis! Today we visited Saint Tropez. And you can feel the chic blowing in off that lovely Cรดte d’Azur breeze! There is a stylish vibe to the glamorous riviera town. Obviously, right, otherwise it wouldn’t have the reputation it does? And the yachts now outnumber theRead the Post
Poking Around Palma de Mallorca Spain . . .
Postcards from Jiles Monday, 6 May 2019 Hola friends! Greetings from the city of Palma in the Spanish island of Mallorca — also spelled Majorca like the pearls they manufacture here. Oceania actually had an excursion where you could tour the factory. My mom went to the pearl factory tour and she said it wasn’tRead the Post
Postcards from Jiles . . .
May 2019 in Europe We’ve started Postcards from Jiles to journal our European adventures. For those of you who don’t know, I’m Jennifer and my husband’s Miles and “Jiles” is the combo of our names. The nickname was given to us when we first started dating. It stuck. lol. Now that we’re blessed with unlimited vacationRead the Post
Mirror Mirror โ Old Town’s New Public Art is Up, Running, and Very Instagramable
Mirror Mirror is the new sound-responsive, interactive public art in Waterfront Park and I predict the new it place to snap a selfie in Old Town. The mirrored piece of public art reflects Old Town’s historic and urban environment, the Potomac, and the spectators themselves allowing for visitors to have an uniquely interactive experience. The artRead the Post
What’s a Party without Deviled Eggs . . .
A friend of ours, John, left Old Town and moved to Richmond. So we had a few people over to celebrate his next chapter and I decided to do a southern inspired menu since he was moving further south. And with a southern menu, I needed to southern-up my deviled eggs. I scoured the internetRead the Post
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