As the birthplace of gelato, we expected Florence to have the very best gelato. It did not disappoint. For this visit, we were in town forless than 24 hours, so, we had to hit it hard. First, Dei Neri – Via dei Neri, 9/11, 50122 – had one of the best pistachios ever, and, the Read More …
“When in Rome, live as the Romans do; when elsewhere, live as they live elsewhere.” – St. Ambrose. Our interpretation of this astute quotation is – since gelato was created in the 16th century, for, no less a being than Catherine dei Medici, and we’d love to live like a Medici, we must eat all Read More …
Today we hiked up this really hard path that was overlooking the ocean. I was breathless at the top of the steep, stone steps and we still had 2 hours of hiking to get to the next town over. Did you know that the low trails were washed away in landslides and floods a couple Read More …
I was a little bit confused at first. We got on the ferry boat and we thought maybe Menaggio was Bellagio. They are across Lake Como from each other. Bellagio is this very little town. It has 4 streets going up and down, and 6 streets going sideways. I think it is the smallest town Read More …
We got to Bologna at 5 p.m. this was after the flight from h@ck on the worst airline in the world, Ryanair. I picked the hotel from the Internet and everyone liked it. It is called the SAVhotel and it was a great find. It has good breakfast, nice rooms and a workout room. it Read More …
