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 →
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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 →
Walking around
Church bells, long and loud woke us at 7:15 and I was glad because it was market day here. The morning light on our lovely island view did not disappoint: We went downstairs into the piazza and it was the … Continue reading →
Testing, Testing, uno, due, tre, quattro
Home from a grand girls tour. Now it’s time to get ready for our next trip and part of getting ready is making sure this blog still works. Here’s our itinerary Itinerary—Spring 2023–6 weeks March 20, Fly MIA to Milan … Continue reading →
One Great Lunch
I got up early to watch the sun rise over the lagoon: We did some laundry and around 10:30 walked to Rialto with Shannon, Marcia and David. First stop was the Puppa bar. Our old friend Masood was there and … Continue reading →
We’re fulla Bologna
Ready to experience this city, we took off for the Santo Stefano complex. This fascinating group of seven churches was begun in the first century and continued by the bishop of Bologna, Petronius, and added onto through the centuries. Here … Continue reading →