Summer Plans

Today I reflected on the fact that I have neglected to share with my loyal readers about my summer plans. Yes, this year we have some pretty big plans for the summer. So here is a list of our big trips we have planned. If you have any tourist destinations, please include them below.

First up on the agenda: Fabulous Las Vegas.

Though Parker hates the Vegas, I personally find it to be fabulous and wonderfully gaudy. At this destination I plan to enjoy the loose slots, interesting architecture, and the crazy people. Throw that all together with a good dinner and a wax museum and I'm set!

Next up on our travel plans is to the Romantic Get-Away of Carmel/Monterey.

We fell in love with this place two years ago, and now we make a point to go every year. This year we plan on doing a more abbreviated trip, but we will still have some fine dinning experiences as well as view some inspiring art. Our favorite art, if she is still there, is Nicholette and her dealer Donna. And our favorite dinning experience, if we can afford it, Anton and Michele's. Ah. If not, we'll certainly go to Casanova's and dine on the back porch. Simply lovely.

Our third trip on the Captain's Log is our journey down south to the Always Happening Santa Monica.

This trip will prove to be fun as we have never actually spent more than a day in Santa Monica together. We plan to walk down to some shops, check out the pier, and go into the shops and restaurants on the promenade. One place in particular is the Mexican Restaurant just a few blocks down from Ky and Li's house, Fauf will love it and scream memories of Carmel when we go there. It should be fun as it leads right into our big vacation...

Our final trip of the summer is the pond jump to Historic Rome.

I am extremely excited about this trip as I have never been to Rome. This week I rented the Chipmunk Adventure and saw glimpses of the ruins and the Colosseum. Just a glimpse of this reminded me how excited I am. We plan to stay in a little hotel in the heart of Rome and take two tours in the Vatican. In addition we are considering a day trip to Florence. Everyone so far has told me this is a must. At any rate we hope to take in the joys of Rome from gelatto to authentic Italian meals. Ah... sigh.

So there it is. The summer of the Ig and Fauf. Please remember to give us ideas in the comments section below.