A Guest
Our friend from Verona was coming on the train! Even though she has been here quite a few times before we felt like she was a visitor to our city and that was a good feeling. On the way to meet … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Adventure 2018
Another Great Day in Paradise
Knowing that Saturdays are very crowded in town, we decided to go on a little field trip to the islands. First we had to take our garbage around the corner where I noticed this: We came back to check the … Continue reading →
Making the Circuit
We awoke to a beautiful breezy, sunny Spring morning and we wanted to go! Laundry in the washing machine and we were off. Campo San Luca, in San Marco, was our first stop for coffee. I like the always crowded … Continue reading →
Going Home…to Venice
After breakfast in the B&B in Bergamo, we went for a nice walk: and picked up some sandwiches to take on the train later on. We stopped for a coffee at Massimo’s favorite spot. We had to check out by … Continue reading →
History 101
After a little breakfast at our B&B, Massimo met us. We started out on a walk through Porta Nuova where there is this incongruous dinosaur advertising the science museum: and winding up to where the big art museum is. Massimo … Continue reading →
To Bergamo
We awoke to the clearest blues skies we’ve had in Torino yet. After getting all packed up and orgainzed we both stood out on the terrace for a while taking it in. The peaks to the west, The French Alps, … Continue reading →
Turin/Torino
Ken’s been having phone issues so we looked up the Apple store. Turned out it is about 2 blocks from here but we had never noticed it before. So, we went for a pleasant visit where they didn’t fix his … Continue reading →
Sunday!
No rain in the forecast so out we go. We set out a walk to the Po river, which winds kind of north and south through Torino, and back. So, of course, we walk on via Po! I stopped and … Continue reading →
Let the Sun Shine In
With the change in the weather and the beautiful blue skies we almost didn’t go to the National Cinema Museum but I really didn’t want to miss it so we seized the moment. And I’m really glad we did! I … Continue reading →
Rain Rain Go Away!
Rain Rain Go Away! We got a slow start because of our leisurely mindset, also called laziness and because of our resistance to being out in the rain. But we got all geared up to go to the Porta Palazzo … Continue reading →