17 december 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
Two flights down and one to go. We have a three hour layover in JFK and have taken advantage of the new Admirals Club. It's nice, but in my snotty opinion, the Iberia lounge in Madrid is still farMeer informatie
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18 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
I guess American Airlines figures that when they are taking you to Italy, they can serve you the worst food imaginable and it won't dampen your spirits. I've had a lot of bad meals on a plane, butMeer informatie
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19 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Today was quite a wonderful day. Weather was cold but sunny and we did a lot of walking. One gorgeous art museum, one 15th century castle and a lot of detours down pretty residential streets made forMeer informatie
Dana Davies I loved Milan too! Your pictures are wonderful. The one of Joe outside the green grocery reminded me when I was there and a Milanese friend of my father’s passed by a window at a food shop and declared that the items were displayed like “jewels.”
ItaliëLombardiaMilanoCentro DirezionaleTorrente Seveso45°28’58” N 9°12’12” E
20 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Another chilly, ok cold, day. But sunny all day till the sun set. I won’t bore you with the details of the 4th century San Lorenzo and the Romanesque Sant Ambrogio churches, but one had 16 romanMeer informatie
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20 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 -1 °C
Just to say that Il Tavolino was our favorite restaurant in Milan. Although it seemed that all the English speaking customers got put off in the same room (coincidence maybe?) we had a deliciousMeer informatie
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21 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 0 °C
Took a fast train to Bologna and we were checked into out apartment by 2. We spent the afternoon getting our bearings and doing some grocery shopping — not that we plan to cook much! What aMeer informatie
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22 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 4 °C
About an hour by train from Bologna, Ravenna has more churches in its historic core than I think I have ever seen. We concentrated on the early Christian ones (4th- 6th centuries) though there wereMeer informatie
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23 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 3 °C
Today was another beautiful day in Bologna. We climbed the 498 stairs to the top of the tallest of the Two Towers, with gorgeous views below. We then went to the Medieval Museum that had some amazingMeer informatie
ItaliëEmilia-RomagnaBolognaPalazzo della Mercanzia44°29’38” N 11°20’51” E
24 december 2017, Italië ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Another nice sunny day with temps getting above freezing, hooray! We took a morning train to Ferrara, where the main attractions are the 14th century castle, a medieval quarter-Jewish ghetto, and aMeer informatie
ItaliëEmilia-RomagnaBolognaPalazzo della Mercanzia44°29’38” N 11°20’51” E
25 december 2017, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Our day can be summed up in three words -- walking, eating, and churches. We had a reservation in a fancy place (the menu had been vetted by our foodie friends Tina and John and they told us to go forMeer informatie
