Ad Lib: A Sojourn Impromptu

This journal records a make-it-up-as-you-go-along trip to Europe in the spring of 2017. From a "tramp steamer" crossing of the Mediterranean to a pickpocket heist in Naples, adventure abounds. Hotel reservations were made for the first night only. After that, Europe was our oyster.

From the engineering triumph of Gustave Eiffel to the organic design interpretation of Antoni Gaudi to the limitless genius of Michelangelo, artistic virtuosi still sets the tone of enlightenment in Europe.