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  • From Italy with Love
    Päivä 13

    Trouble in Paradise?

    6. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    It's all relative. Our pain is we have to leave again. Such trouble! We have to leave the beach, the rhythm of the waves and the relaxed energy of Monterosso. Today, we are bound for Florence and a walk to the top of the Duomo in 90 degree heat this afternoon.

    We took a boat ride down the coast to Porto Venere yesterday and got a great from the water view of every picture postcard town along the way. It was hot so we took a dip in the ocean w our regular clothes on. What the hay?! Plus tasted a remarkable solo cup of cold pesto pasta and we are still talking today about how good it was. ;) Who would have thought?

    When we returned, i went on a wonderful hike to Vernazza and took the 10 minute boat taxi back. it's sez it's an hour and a half. But I got er down just under an hour. Then went for a swim w the fish back in Monty. See hike pics    Lue lisää

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  • From Italy with Love
    Päivä 11

    From Red Neck to Italian Riviera

    4. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ 🌙 72 °F

    We spent a week in Florida in January on the acclaimed 'Red Neck Riviera'..and now the Italian Riviera. It is WOW! It is a beach town. Bellagio is like an outdoor Italian mall along Lake Como. CT is like Lake Superior with warm water, tons more people, great food, and stunning beauty.

    The trip had us go thru miles of tunnels. We had I94 like clean roads until we approached Genoa and the coast. Tons of switch backs and narrow roads that test the most seasoned Italian drive--the last 1.5 hours of the 4 hour drive from Varenna. You have to monitor your speed, shifting down and up, lane control, your co-pilot, and if u are in the left lane u have to watch ur rear view mirror constantly for the fast folks exceeding 100mph. It's like a real life video driving game..but real!! oh so real.

    You don't really appreciate Italy and all that it offers...until u are here...we flip out at the grocery store. Even the gas convenience store has better sandwiches than most restaurants in Chicago and the Twin Cities. we flipped out there too. We had every hand and arm full of stuff! People in the store were giving us the who the f are these people when checking out?! lol It was like we were in Tomah, Wi buying everything we could find.

    If u need a purse place your order. Let Tricia know. Room service on our patio outside our room tomorrow for bfast. Bueno note. ;) photo of tunnel connects Old Town w New Town so to speak. the last is a view from our patio!    Lue lisää

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  • From Italy with Love
    Päivä 11

    Monterosso al Mare

    4. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F

    Monterosso! What a place.
    It is the western most village on the Cinque Terre.
    The area is famous for its many lemon trees that can be seen throughout Monterosso. It is also renowned for its white wines, grapes, and olives.

    This is just a photo dump mostly of food and outstanding views from our time here. divertiti!    Lue lisää

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  • From Italy with Love
    Päivä 11

    The Most Wonderful Place

    4. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    A day in Milan and final evening in Varenna and now we are off to CT. We are like...a whole another week? How can we possibly top the trip. ;) Tricia has had two overwhelming moments. One we climbed out of the Subway and found ourselves smack dab in the middle of Marienplatz plaza in the heart of Munich. The other was the Duomo in Milan. We took an electric scooter from the train station to the Duomo and we double up on it. So I'm not sure she couldn't believe she was actually at the Duomo or just survived a 🛴 in Milano. I'm thinking the former. ;) Off to CT!! Basketball tourney across from Duomo. See pics. lolLue lisää

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  • From Italy with Love
    Päivä 11

    Milano Milano

    4. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    Just a quick post before bed 💤 … spent much of today, Saturday, in Milan. Took the train there from our flat in Varenna. Lots of people and an entirely different vibe from the slow lake life towns of Lake Como. Crazy that the two of the most famous sites-the Duomo Milano and Leonardo’s Last supper- are placed here in this big city. We are grateful and humbled to have seen these!
    After returning from Milan we spent time on the shore of Lake Como for a beautiful evening and a swim in the lake (All Steve not me)!    Lue lisää

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  • From Italy with Love
    Päivä 9

    Bond...James Bond Secret Villa

    2. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F

    We made a wonderful tour of the Lake Como Villa del Balbianello. It was in a Casino Royale and Star Wars movie as well. It's had many owners. The first was a rich Cardinal in the late 1700s. The last, an accomplished expeditioner, died at age 60 in 1988. And nothing has been touched since. Wine in decanters and pack of cigarettes on his desk. The tour was very interesting and found doors and tunnels for Bond to make his great escape. There was turmoil in Italy and quick escapes were necessary apparently.The villa has multiple levels and is like everything off the charts gorgeous! I pulled a grandpa Phil Black Hills vacation move and snapped at least 500 photos. Enjoy! The English hutch is worth 800k. The mechanism was for automating the bell tower bell pictured as well and still in operation. Ciao! Prego!Lue lisää

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    Päivä 9

    A day on Lago di Como

    2. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    Lago di Como welcomed us today with taxi rides to Lenno which is on the western shore of the lake and then to Bellagio. We visited Villa del Balbianello which is the most beautiful mansion on the peninsula of Lavedo. The last owner, Guido Monzino, left his estate, museums and gardens to the FAI upon his death at age 60 in 1988 (national trust of Italy).

    Lunched right on the lake with pasta pasta pasta, wine and a happy little cappuccino, evviva!!

    Then we explored Bellagio’s bustling streets and secret stairways. Soooo busy there! Got in trouble (in a good way) at the wine shop there, oyi!!

    I was happy to return to our apartment in Varenna which is slower paced. And once again Ended the evening with dinner and wine.
    Not pictured was the gelato we had after dinner from Bon Bon.. it is a shop owned by Alessandra who also owns our air bnb apartment. She makes fresh gelato right on premise. The two flavors I had: malgata- sweet wine and raisin- holy smokes, and the other was a combo of ricotta, fig and Carmel. I mean REALLY??!! Maybe I’ll have to go back - twist my arm- so I can post a picture.

    Buona notte! Ciao!    Lue lisää

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    Jaw Dropper in Varenna Italy

    1. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ 🌧 63 °F

    What? Mountains and lakes combo?! Only in Italy. Tricia has just crossed 100x zone for saying wow! The drive from Verona to Lake Como was like any other major hwy. Not until last 15 minutes could we get a good view of Lake Como...even then not the best. Then after at least three wrong turns...we made it. At one point, there literally was three different exits for Bergamo, Italy on a roundabout and Google maps was lagging, we, of course guessed wrong! Once we arrived, our locally raised Airbnb host, petite Alessandra, greeted us w efficiency of a German and panache of an Italian. Follow me, log in here, go there to park..boom...boom like machine gun. When her husband called. Her first words were Pronto, pronto w questions regarding the two week old gelato shop they just opened called Bon Bon.

    Our first task, was laundry. lol. I scored some Peroni and a fruiti bianco wine and we settled in. Then pizza for each of us the size of a car tire and we are done. Big rain came and the town deserted w everyone scurrying to a dry locale. We really can't believe we are here?!! Day two will bring a visit to the villa where the James Bond film Casino Royale had a scene sequence, then a visit to Bellagio and dinner by the water front. ;) Ciao!

    Go Gophers!

    Added a photo from Verona. Our house/hotel was located just across the bridge on bottom of photo.    Lue lisää

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    Arrivederci Verona!

    1. syyskuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Beautiful late morning and early afternoon strolling the streets of Verona. Sad to leave. We began with breakfast delivered to our room- a bedside cappuccino was a first for me!
    Steve came out of the sandwich shop two fists full - no surprise there!
    Highlight of the day was an impromptu wine tasting at a local restaurant, a recommendation from our hotel owner- he set us up and we were not disappointed… made it out of the tasting with enough wine to fill the backseat. Such hospitality!    Lue lisää

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    gastronomy: the art of good eating

    31. elokuuta 2022, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Food post! We are in beautiful Verona Italy tonight, at the Relias A Ponte Pietra! Our host took our breakfast order for the morning about 30 seconds after we checked in - priorities!

    As Steve said in his earlier post, dinner was la nebbia cibo meraviglioso!! He found the restaurant weeks ago online as we we’re planning our trip and so glad we carried through with it, because just about every corner and alleyway in this city has a restaurant that looks perfecto!

    Entree selection: Medium Rare Seared Beef, Arugula Pesto, Parmesan Cream, Balsami Reduction, Tomato Confit, Monk's Beard Greens Salad

    Appetizer: Poached Egg on Toasted Pan Brioche, Foie Gras, Frothed Parmesan Cream, Black Truffle Sauce, Balsamic Reduction

    Various pallet cleansers

    Dessert: Cinnamon Hinted Soft Base, Citrus Mousse, Dark Chocolate Ganache, Crispy Almond Chip, Rosemary Powder
    THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS!

    Dinner and wine, more than divine 🍷 ciao!    Lue lisää

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