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 →
A Very Expensive Day
So, in order to do these long trips I make a loose budget and try to stick to it. One of the basic rules is not eating too often in restaurants and never twice in a day. Well, we totally … Continue reading →
Culinary Adventure
I woke up excited about the day. A cooking class! Ken and I went to breakfast, saw Johnny buiding the fire in the pizza oven, and hung around until 10:30. Pamela’s two part class was wonderful. Part one was on … Continue reading →
Walk down Memory Lane
We began our day with a lovely breakfast at Poggio Etrusco and, after getting some parking advice from Pamela, took off for Siena. Having spent 2 weeks, twice, studying Italian in Siena, about 14 years ago, it was like a … Continue reading →
Return to Tuscany
We said our good byes to Napoli and took a taxi to the airport where we picked up our Fiat 500L from Europcar, reserved through Auto Europe. It was easy getting on the autostrada (freeway) from there to head north … Continue reading →
Last day in Naples
First thing, I bought our skip-the-line tickets for the Capella Sansevero for the afternoon. So we had the whole morning ahead of us. After getting the laundry in and we chose to spend it in the Vomero neighborhood. We walked … Continue reading →