Pete's fav bakery just below our apartment - no better way to start the day

Faking it in Oratoria di Santa Maria Assunta - Peter made me do it

Trying to learn more about wines from Cinque Terre

Our local grocery - this is as big as it gets

We chose to be outside, sipping Litan ,the local wine, and enjoying the view.

Day 14 - R & R and 75th B-Day dinner

September 14, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

The weather forecast said 100% chance of rain, so we used that as an excuse for a bit of R&R after our marathon trek yesterday.

Finally, I had a chance to launch my blog. Thank you Aaron, Rob & Jim for replying so quickly - delighted to know it actually seems to work.

Just walking around Rio is a workout - narrow staircases everywhere heading up & up. Finally, we found a friendly young girl in the information booth who gave us good suggestions for some “reasonable” hikes the next few days.

A quick stop at 3 of our fav spots - bakery below our apartment where Peter picks up croissants & focaccia every morning, local wine shop, Coop 5 mini mart where we buy all our food - and we were back in time for cocktail hour on our tiny patio sipping Aperol Spritz. Soooo Italian.

Then it was down to the Marina for my B-day dinner at Restaurante dau Chila recommended by our hostess - Michelin sign on the door, good food, but even better setting. Think the owner is a friend of Franca, our hostess.

Forecast tomorrow is 100% chance of rain. Hope it’s as wrong as it was today.Read more