Rimini, Italy (and Miramare)

When we went to San Marino, we stayed in Rimini, which is a beach town on the Adriatic Sea. Having lived the last 3 years in a beach town, it was really interesting to see all of the similarities and many differences as well! The beach spreads for miles and miles and there are hundreds of private beaches where you can pay and spend the day. Each private beach has its own activities (tennis, trampoline, bouncy house, bocce, shuffle board etc.). It is really a site to see! Such a fun weekend!

Even the simplest of decor was adorable!

Definitely not the white sands of Destin, but fun to see!

Kiwi enjoyed the cool floors of the Bars (a Bar in Italy is a coffee shop)

Love these 2!

Cappacino!

Fisherman :-)

Hotel Mia

Gelato!

And the thousands of Beach Chairs...

Miramare!!

Finding shade (masks get a bit hot in the sun - yikes!!)

If only it were so simple!!

The lady of the Sea!

More beach chairs and umbrellas!

So pretty!

They even have an "Eye" of Rimini, like the London Eye!

 

The Country of San Marino

 You learn something new every day! I knew Vatican City was its own country within Italy, but I had no idea that San Marino was also its own country within Italy. It is the 5th smallest country in the world and is the old Republic in the world as well! We parked at the bottom and took the cable car up to the towers. It was Kiwi's first ride on the cable car and the only rule was that she had to wear a muzzle during the ride (not a big fan - ha ha). Kiwi got a taste of what it is like for us to wear masks all day. She also had her first museum experience! (it is so great because dogs are allowed everywhere here!). We visited 2 of the 3 towers - the 3rd was closed, but we were able to get pictures). The country only has 30,000 residents and they elect 2 presidents a year. Truly an amazing society. We even met a lady whose family had emigrated to the U.S., but decided to move back to their little country. Such amazing history and such amazing views!!

Their parliament building

 

Ponte Avis Tibetan Bridge

We took a fun hike to the Ponte Avis Tibetan Suspension Bridge. It is about an hour drive to the mountains, and about 20 degrees cooler (which was great on such a hot day - but we definitely a bit cold without sweatshirts!). There is a beautiful hike through the trees up to the bridge. Kiwi joined us and found herself a stick to keep her entertained - ha ha! It was ridiculously big, yet she carried it the entire way back down the mountain - so funny! Bryan opted not to cross the bridge, but so graciously watched Kiwi while Mia and I made our way (a little daunting when you looked down, but an experience for sure!). We love all of the little treasures that are found everywhere here -a fun day!

Love these 3!

 A bit large, but she wouldn't let it go! :-)

So excited to see where we end up!

Ponte Avis

Making her way across the bridge

We didn't see any cows, but I was on the lookout!

Mia!

You can get a sense of the steepness of the mountain...

Reminds me of a foggy sound of Music!! :-)

So pretty!

A great day!