Rimini and San Marino

Robin and the kids and I took a little trip down to the Adriatic coast (eastern side) of Italy. Robin was happy to spend time with us during her R&R but she needed some fun and adventure too! Unfortunately, Bryan was too busy getting ready for an inspection to join us. We went to the beach town of Rimini and had a fantastic hotel by the beach.

On the way down to Rimini, we stopped in at the town of Poggio Renatico. This was where Robin had once spent some deployed time. We stopped by the family-owned little pizzeria that fed Robin every day. They were happy to see her again and I sure loved trying their pizza! No wonder she ate there everyday! It was some of the best pizza I had in Italy!

YUMMMMMMMM!

Sara and little Giulia

From our base of Rimini, we day-tripped to the Republic of San Marino -- another micro-country within Italy (the other is Vatican City). We were so sad that Bryan couldn't be with us because this ended up being one of the most perfect travel days we ever had! It was a gorgeous day and San Marino was interesting, beautiful, immaculate and charming. We began with a tram tour of the train tunnels through the mountain. These tunnels sheltered thousands of Jews in WWII. The trains had stopped running, and each Jewish family had a section of the tunnel to "live" in, with their respective space marked by painted red lines.

Tunnel exit

We blazed through the tunnels quickly on our tram, but there were photos and descriptions of the Jews' time there.

Since San Marino sits up on top of a mountain, the day was all about steep climbs and panoramic views from castles! I will let the photos of the rest of our day speak for themselves! Picture perfect!

An amazing day! One we'll never forget! We went back to Rimini for another night and then headed home late the next day.