And off we go
We got up early to pack. Licia came to get the keys and say goodbye and we had a nice talk. She booked a cab for us to go to the “fast train” station called Mediopadana just outside of Reggio. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Adventure 2018
Taking it easy
Feeling better for sure but still very low energy. Stayed in all day but I did muster the energy to make us dinner and Ken went shopping at the Coop all by himself to get the ingredients. What the man … Continue reading →
Down for the count
Well, I must have caught it from Jim Zurer in the blogosphere. I spent all day yesterday in bed with a massive headache and fever. Oh well. It rained all day, too. Better days to come!
Continue reading →Parma day
Ever since we spent 5 days in Parma in 2006, I’ve wanted to return. Just a short train ride from Reggio to the northwest, it has a totally different feel and color scheme. We walked to the train station, bought … Continue reading →
Just our Typical Day
We got out in a leisurely fashion, to further explore Reggio. And, of course, get food. First destination was a small gastronomia, a shop where they sell prepared foods which you generally have to reheat but that’s all the cooking … Continue reading →
Oops! (but not too bad)
The day started off great. We went to a really nice, bio/organic market right near us in Piazza Fontanesi. It had it’s own gentle rhythm and beautiful products. I am really sorry we didn’t buy anything. … Continue reading →
The Foodie Pilgrimage
We had been to Modena twice before and The Albinelli market there is my all time favorite. Every time we visited I would say—“I would love to be able to shop here and cook something.” So that’s what we did! … Continue reading →
Short and Sweet
The title of this post refers to our stay in Ravenna, not to me. (It’s hard to make a joke on a blog, I think.) So…we had breakfast and got onto the A14 autostrada towards Bologna. Dozza was only a … Continue reading →
Wow! Mosaics, Ravenna.
When I was tossing around ideas for this itinerary Ravenna was not really a priority but I had a few people (probably on sloweurope.com) say something like “if you’ve never seen the mosaics, go!” so here we are. After a … Continue reading →
Moving On
I was happy to find Pamela eating her breakfast on the patio so we could have a little visit before we left. She and Johnny were heading into town to do a big pici making demonstration and we were on … Continue reading →