We awoke to a gloomy day, but were excited to be going on a little food tour of San Daniele. Our guide, Alessandra, picked us up and we drove northwest of Udine to the Prosciuttoficio/factory, Bagatto in San Daniele. (I … Continue reading →
I love how when you first get to a town it seems big and everything is far away. As you become more familiar, the town seems to shrink around you. That’s what’s starting to happen here in Udine. We started … Continue reading →
We got up early to give ourselves plenty of time. Our plan was to get a cab at the Porta Genova Station nearby to get to the big Milano Centrale. There were no cabs at the station and another woman … Continue reading →
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 →
We woke up to this stunning view of the mountains, pink with the sunrise light. Off we go to Milano. The drive was easy, just about 2 hours. Took a cab to the Navigli, a district based around a system … Continue reading →
We slept really late after staying out so long at the restaurant plus we changed to Day Light Savings time and sprang forward another hour. Anyway, we were lazy and just relaxed the whole morning. Finally we went out … Continue reading →
The morning view was clear to the snow capped Alps, The Maritime Alps, to our west, and they are stunning! They form the border between Italy and France. We took off for the 20 minute drive to the Self Service … Continue reading →
Our friendly host, Stefano of ortaflats.com, helped us with our luggage on the uphill walk to the garage where we found our car. It seems a little less humongous and formidable to me now. It’s a Jeep Compass. We drove … Continue reading →
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 →
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 →