Team Sullivan's Adventures in Warsaw: 8/4/13

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

A Southern Poland Weekend....

Last weekend we decided to get out and explore more of Poland. We headed a couple of hours south of Warsaw to an area with some cool castles. We enjoyed the sun and getting away from the city for awhile. And, it was great to explore more of Poland!

A great family weekend!

Tom playing round with the interesting decor at the hotel

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Southeast Italy...

Tom and I headed off to Southern Italy a couple of weeks ago for a weekend away! It was great, as always, to be back in one of our favorite countries - the place that inspired our passion for travel! This time we went to the Puglia region which is located in the "boot" part, aka. the Southeast region. The best part of being there is that this is not an area frequented by most tourists...so it was mainly Tom and I and the locals. We stayed in a charming little village called Conversano and our hotel was built in a 16th century building...incredible! Of course we had to indulge in delicious food...wine and gelato. We spent our first day exploring the little village we were staying in and relaxing in the main piazza over some delicious wine. The next day we were taken to a 14th century farm house outside the city for a horse and carriage ride through the countryside. Later that evening we were treated to our very own Italian cooking class. It was a ton of work...but well worth it. After hours of making everything from scratch we feasted on delicious antipasti, homemade pasta with pesto and fresh fish! The following day we drove through a couple of the small villages in the area. Our favorite one was Alberobella, which is famous for its cone shaped houses built centuries ago to keep the spaces cool. It was fantastic to be back in Italy and great to see a new area!