Parks
Since we plan to spend the next three weeks in an urban environment, Venice, this was the day to fill up on nature. We walked through town and found ourselves on “embassy row.” The American Embassy is in a stunningly … Continue reading →
Jan
Rain Rain Go Away
Easter Sunday. The town was so quiet. The food tour guide told us that family Easter meals are for brunch, not dinner, so there were only us few tourists out and about today. We were headed for Tivoli Park, but … Continue reading →
Townies
The day was totally grey and threatening rain. With Easter weekend upon us and knowing that just about everything will be closed Sunday and Monday, we focused on gathering provisions. List in pocket, we headed to the market. First we … Continue reading →
Lake Bled
Still well below freezing, we decided to wait for the 11:00 bus to Lake Bled. (I cannot believe this is me going out when it’s in the low 40°s, but I try to walk super fast and warm up). Got … Continue reading →
Food Tour
It’s in the high 20°s when we wake up in the mornings, so I am in no hurry to go out. So, we did some laundry and finally went for a walk in the late morning. We came out the … Continue reading →
Very Satisfying day
There is a cold spell here; it was below freezing in the morning, so we really took our time. Bundled up, we set out. First stop was coffee–not as good as Italy. Next stop was the “Tourist Information Center” which … Continue reading →
Zdravo (hello), Ljubljana
Time to say arrivederci to lovely Udine. We got ready early enough to go out for a coffee at Grosmi on Piazza Matteotti, so peaceful in the morning. We got picked up at 10:00 by the GoOpti bus–a 9 passenger … Continue reading →
Last Day in Udine
I woke up thinking we should not have stayed here so long but I was wrong! We had a wonderful day! We started looking for a garden, “Giardino Ricasoli” which I saw on our map. First we stopped at Grosmi, … Continue reading →
Cividale del Friuli
The trains run once an hour and we caught the 10:33 for the less than 30 minute ride to Cividale, just east of Udine. We strolled into town, stopping for coffee at a friendly bar. We saw this street on … Continue reading →
In Town
The sun was shining! What a difference beautiful weather makes! All over town there were people, walking, sitting in the sun or sitting outside at a bar, having coffee. We strolled for a while, got some coffee and a … Continue reading →