The Biennale of Art in Venice is a real treat for me. The sheer quantity of contemporary artists represented is astounding and a bit overwhelming. Like most art, there is some you love, some you like and some that really … Continue reading →
Our morning in Brescia was delightful. The sky was pink out our window. We took an early walk to the Roman ruins right in the city. This forum area is mostly from the first century AD. I kept thinking to … Continue reading →
Sunday morning in Alba…this is where we came in. The vendors in white tents were lining the Piazza San Paolo and via Italia. We got all packed up and went to Caffè Italia for a last coffee in Alba. I … Continue reading →
The Alba Truffle Festival! But first, I went back for one more Pilates class in the morning. This was a group class and it was a group (10 people) mat class and to my chagrin, mostly on the foam roller–not … Continue reading →
Finally we awoke to a different kind of light, sunlight. The sun was shining and it was glorious. We met our friends on the corner and went to the Bar Italia for coffee before setting off into the Langhe for … Continue reading →
We started off the day with coffee, as always, and a nice walk through Alba. Each of the neighborhoods has a special banner and it adds to the general loveliness of the city to see them hanging out the windows … Continue reading →
Our great friends and neighbors, Steve and Linda Service, arrived yesterday. We met them at the Torino train station and I was jumping up and down like a child when I saw them walking down the binario. After all those … Continue reading →
This was one of my favorite kind of days in Italy–when we just “live” here and do our daily routine. We started with coffee just down the street but it wasn’t nearly as good as the previous one. And on … Continue reading →
A little less than a year ago, I messaged Diana about our dates in Alba and the possibility of a visit. And today was the day it actually, happily happened. We started out the day with coffee at the same … Continue reading →
We awoke to rain again. Here is our side view, of the restaurant, from the little balcony outside our room. Anyway, after a very nice breakfast in the agriturismo we drove, about 3 minutes, into Orta San Giulio.The original plan … Continue reading →