Today, several times, I remembered why we love coming here so much. The uniqueness of Venice just kept jumping out at me and making me smile. I had read about the Festa della Sensa, a big boat event, and heard … Continue reading →
We woke up in Modena to a lovely breakfast full of fresh fruit in the Hotel Cervetta. We took another nice long stroll before going back upstairs to finish packing and go to the train station. So much of this … Continue reading →
I cannot believe how that week blew by! I kept thinking about it all day. Just way too fast! We had a cab come at 9:15 to take us to the train station. We needed to buy the Bologna/Modena part … Continue reading →
We were determined this morning to hike up to San Miniato and we did. Walking over the Ponte alle Grazie and into the Oltrarno, we first stopped for coffee. We started going up the zig zagging steps until we got … Continue reading →
We are sleeping later and later each morning. After putting in some laundry we finally we got out for coffee–we really like this place, Enoteca Macci. They are always playing upbeat music and the coffee is great. Our destination was … Continue reading →
I am certain we got our 10K steps in today. Started out with coffee and a threat of rain. In fact it was starting to drizzle as we walked to Santa Croce. Instead of audio guides you rent an iPad … Continue reading →
Yes, we are already confused about which day it is and it feels great! We started Monday with coffee and shopping in the St. Ambrogio market, a visit to the bakery and the vino sfuso store where they refill your … Continue reading →
We both felt pretty foggy with jet lag Sunday morning. We had to go to a grocery store for a few basics–olive oil and toilet paper especially, so we got that done, having coffee on the way at the Bar … Continue reading →
With absolutely no appetite for dinner (after our huge lunch) we set off for gelato. Our path took us in front of Santa Croce and then we walked along the Arno. It wasn’t too crowded until we got right to … Continue reading →
Oh my! We are here just 24 hours and fully immersed and loving it. Travel was messy at best. We had lie flat seats from Atlanta to Stuggart so we both were really able to sleep. A soon as we … Continue reading →