Palazzo Grassi
We started out with coffee at Caffe del Doge, reputed to be the best in Venice and who am I to dispute that? So, I agree. The coffee was really great! And then walked over the Rialto bridge, through campo … Continue reading →
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Getting into the Rhythm of Venice
Today, several times, I remembered why we love coming here so much. The uniqueness of Venice just kept jumping out at me and making me smile. I had read about the Festa della Sensa, a big boat event, and heard … Continue reading →
Arrivederci Modena
We woke up in Modena to a lovely breakfast full of fresh fruit in the Hotel Cervetta. We took another nice long stroll before going back upstairs to finish packing and go to the train station. So much of this … Continue reading →
Arrivederci Firenze!
I cannot believe how that week blew by! I kept thinking about it all day. Just way too fast! We had a cab come at 9:15 to take us to the train station. We needed to buy the Bologna/Modena part … Continue reading →
Up and Down
We were determined this morning to hike up to San Miniato and we did. Walking over the Ponte alle Grazie and into the Oltrarno, we first stopped for coffee. We started going up the zig zagging steps until we got … Continue reading →
Wonderfully busy
We are sleeping later and later each morning. After putting in some laundry we finally we got out for coffee–we really like this place, Enoteca Macci. They are always playing upbeat music and the coffee is great. Our destination was … Continue reading →
Don’t need a pedometer to know we walked enough today.
I am certain we got our 10K steps in today. Started out with coffee and a threat of rain. In fact it was starting to drizzle as we walked to Santa Croce. Instead of audio guides you rent an iPad … Continue reading →
What day is this?
Yes, we are already confused about which day it is and it feels great! We started Monday with coffee and shopping in the St. Ambrogio market, a visit to the bakery and the vino sfuso store where they refill your … Continue reading →
The Perfect second day.
We both felt pretty foggy with jet lag Sunday morning. We had to go to a grocery store for a few basics–olive oil and toilet paper especially, so we got that done, having coffee on the way at the Bar … Continue reading →
“We’ve only been here one night”
With absolutely no appetite for dinner (after our huge lunch) we set off for gelato. Our path took us in front of Santa Croce and then we walked along the Arno. It wasn’t too crowded until we got right to … Continue reading →