Dinner at vecchia roma
17 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Seems like a family owned place. Bruschetta just showed up and was delicious. Lasagne, ravioli, braciole were our order and were outatanding. Lizzie says it tasted home made. Highly recommended.
Rooftop breakfast
18 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
And a couples massage at 10. Rome is all right.
Just wandering rome
18 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
You know, nbd
Lunch at mastro ciccia
18 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Mozzarella and green tomatoes (picture forgotten, but crunchy and delicious) followed by a buffalo mozzarella and sausage pizza. Yum! Lizzie had an Aperol spritz. Less yum.
While the pizza was great,Читать далее
Pope town
18 июня 2017 г., Ватикан ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Of all the days to be closed, Sunday seems like the strangest
More Roman Wandering
18 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Over five miles of walking today. Sadly need about 10 more to burn off all that mozzarella...
Pardon the weird seam in the panoramic.. Google Assistant ain't perfect.
Dinner at ristorante da valentino
18 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
I had bucatini, Lizzie had ravioli, and we split a grilled lamb dish. Wundervoll! Tasted like home cooking.
Vatican on speed
19 июня 2017 г., Ватикан ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
So we had 2.5 hours until checkout. Taxi there was 10 minutes. But the line to get in was 2h long. We waited for 20m but finally succumbed to the hucksters offering "skip the line" passes.. but thenЧитать далее
Check in at myforte relais de charme
19 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Nicest place we've stayed so far, I think. Super nice and helpful front desk, functioning air conditioning, great shower pressure, cedarwood shampoo in a 200ml size, free bottle of wine, ice machineЧитать далее
Dinner at trattoria cesarino
19 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
A little restaurant with six curbside tables and a small amount of indoor seating. We got the fried dough appetizer which came with prosciutto and a creamy cheese called stracchiano that tasted likeЧитать далее
Wandering firenze
20 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We bought some wall art for the house, and Lizzie bought a mask. Stopped for lunch in a little cafe.
Lunch at pasticcia serafini
20 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Sandwiches and pastries, yum! We walked around a lot today (see additional photos), so this really hit the spot.
Dinner at fortevino
20 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
This restaurant had been open for 45 days, and is owned by the same family as our hotel. Lizzie got a meats and cheeses platter, and I got a steak in Gorgonzola sauce. It was really good, even thoughЧитать далее
Aaaaand here's venice!
21 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Let see what trouble we can get in before our return train at 7
Lunch at al bagolo
21 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Start with octopus salad, add a lasagne Bolognese, and finish with a prosciutto pizza. What do you get? A very full, very happy Lizzie and Eric.
Gondola ride
21 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
When in Venice, there are just some things you gotta do.
A visit to basilica di san marco
21 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Our good friends Miro and Maria got married here. Incredible.
Phone dies but we make it home anyway
21 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Note to self - use airplane mode on trains or the phone eats the battery trying to find cell towers in the countryside.
Also, here are some more pictures from Venice before I ran out of juice.
Dinner at trattoria di' sordo
21 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
We arrived 10 minutes before the kitchen closed (guess that's a pattern for us.. why does everyone close at 1030?) But got proscuitto and mozzarella appetizers, I got pasta Alla amatriciana, andЧитать далее
Back to serafini for lunch
22 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We slept in and then walked back over to the cafe. I didn't see the big pistachio eclairs so I just got a sandwich, which is just as well since my stomach has been bothering me this week. Lizzie got aЧитать далее
Relaxation on the rooftop
22 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
It's rather hot today so we have decided to relax on the rooftop of our hotel. It is a little noisy but a spectacular view. Everything that Florence has to offer can be seen from up here.
Late lunch at cafe scudieri
22 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Lizzie took us on a walk around town since the crowd was lesser today. Stopped at this cafe for a light snack and discovered an awesome Italian soda called spuma bionda paoletti. I sure hope they haveЧитать далее
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Random wandering
22 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We've seen a lot of Florence before, but with the thinning crowd it presented a few photo ops.
Last dinner in firenze @ t. Il barrino..
22 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
.. and oh my God did we do it right. We start with the traditional Tuscan appetizer platter... Which turned out to be a ton of things each more delicious than the last. Pea souffle, pate and tomatoЧитать далее
Last breakfast at serafini
23 июня 2017 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I will miss these pistachio eclairs. I also had and enjoyed a caffe latte.