It’s Sunday…Right?
Another beautiful day and we had a full calendar. We started with coffee at Puppa. I bought one for the African guy asking for money down the street. I’ve been giving him a euro or two every once in a … Continue reading →
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Low Key
We both felt like we were suffering from the aftereffects of our over indulgence the night before, so we just hung out most of the morning. Finally, we mustered our courage and got out to face the world. We kind … Continue reading →
Lots of Steps
A gorgeous day! Clear and cool, sunny and bright–a tourist’s dream weather. I had a date with Elisa to go for a coffee and for her to show me the “green grocer” (fruit and vegetable shop) and the bakery she … Continue reading →
La Festa di San Marco
We awoke to real rain—not just a drizzle, but a hard constant rain. Frankly, it was welcome by me. I really needed some plain old down time. So, we just hung out and relaxed and read and watched the rain … Continue reading →
A Regular Day
My first idea was to take the boat to Sant Erasmo and have a good walk, but just out the door it began to drizzle so we quickly changed course to doing errands. This is actually my favorite kind of … 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 →
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 →
Leonardo Day
We started the morning with a nice walk to the Museum of Science and Technology featuring works by Leonardo da Vinci. The place is huge and we didn’t see anywhere near all of it. The first room showed a lot … Continue reading →
Sacro Monte/Sacred Mountain
Another beautiful day weather wise. After grabbing coffee we took off on foot for the Unesco Heritage site right here in the middle of Orta San Giulio. Winding up the path (my legs are getting stronger) we passed by some … Continue reading →